Organization Time!

I have had a wonderful time doing shoots with different people of all ages and being able to build up my portfolio. One thing that I have discovered through the process of working with multiple people at the same time, is that shooting and editing for just one person takes a lot of time. While I was doing multiple people all at once, I wasn't giving 100% of my effort. I am the type of person that doesn't particularly like to say no to people or really anything. So I always end up with more on my plate than I can handle. Well, I've come to a point in my life where my unorganized, creative, and non-stop part of my personality has taken over. I've become so unorganized with doing the simplest tasks, that it's hard to even complete them. While going to college over full time, this is a huge problem.

Today I'm saying enough is enough. I need to get my life together and mainly my photography life. I've decided that I should start my contract. I will have set rules and fees, that way there won't be any more confusion. I was having people that wanted to pay me, but they were unsure how much. I never realized how many decisions there were until I began to research it! Some include setting and location fees, rights released or not released, different packages, and most importantly my name and logo. I have been brain dead for a long time on what to call myself. Designing my logo would be a breeze, but actually finding a name that sets me apart from other popular photographers in town, is next to impossible for me. I feel very pressured to come up with a brilliant yet unique name so spur the moment. Waiting for a good idea to pop into my head when I'm actually inspired sounds more comfortable to me. 

I kind of feel like I'm not really justified to have a contract seeing that I am a newbie and haven't taken classes for it yet. Developing a contract, was mainly for myself to make sure I looked organized and professional. I really hope people see it that way, rather than think of me as some self centered girl that thinks every photo she takes is amazing, or someone who only cares about the money. What I really care about is if my client is happy. But unfortunately, you can't make everyone like you. 

Wish me luck!

-Annie ♡