Comments on: Sharing is Caring http://jarviestudios.com/blog/2010/01/sharing-is-caring/ Far off Places, and Jobs around Town Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:25:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Leslie Carpenter http://jarviestudios.com/blog/2010/01/sharing-is-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-16534 Leslie Carpenter Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:25:29 +0000 http://jarviestudios.com/blog/?p=2555#comment-16534 I always enjoy your articles! I always enjoy your articles!

]]> By: Ryan http://jarviestudios.com/blog/2010/01/sharing-is-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-16071 Ryan Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:36:21 +0000 http://jarviestudios.com/blog/?p=2555#comment-16071 AMEN. I could not agree more. Bread on the water works both ways. I have had many experiences that I have been treated as nothing more than a wallet that needed gouging. In return I make sure to get everything I am "due" from that person and never return. On the flip side if I feel like I am being treated fairly and that it is a partnership (which I believe ALL retail transactions are). That person/business/employer will get my referrals and all the business I can give them. The best part of this type of relationship is the negative feedback, I mean truly caring suggestions on way to improve, not jerk trolls. I have been following your blog for a while and I am very impressed with the work you do and with the skill you bring. However, the thing that impresses me the most is how willing you are to give, whether it be the photographer for a church activity of the charity photoshoots. You are an inspiration on how to run a successful life. Thanks. AMEN. I could not agree more.

Bread on the water works both ways. I have had many experiences that I have been treated as nothing more than a wallet that needed gouging. In return I make sure to get everything I am “due” from that person and never return. On the flip side if I feel like I am being treated fairly and that it is a partnership (which I believe ALL retail transactions are). That person/business/employer will get my referrals and all the business I can give them. The best part of this type of relationship is the negative feedback, I mean truly caring suggestions on way to improve, not jerk trolls.

I have been following your blog for a while and I am very impressed with the work you do and with the skill you bring. However, the thing that impresses me the most is how willing you are to give, whether it be the photographer for a church activity of the charity photoshoots. You are an inspiration on how to run a successful life. Thanks.

]]> By: Zach http://jarviestudios.com/blog/2010/01/sharing-is-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-16069 Zach Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:03:04 +0000 http://jarviestudios.com/blog/?p=2555#comment-16069 That's a very difficult situation or dilemma that seems to come up a lot for photographers. One of my biggest influences in photography was a doctor I passed while hiking up to Lake Blanche. He was shooting medium format and I was curious so I walked with him for a while. His advice was to make photography more of a gift and not a career, because you'll enjoy it more. I'm getting closer to consider using it as a way to make money, but the work I've done thus far has typically been for free or way cheap (partly, I suppose cause I'm not all that great) but in talking with other photographers, he had a good point. I would love a career in photography, but I think just as rewarding would be a hobby in photography as a gift to friends and family. I think there are benefits either way; and there will be grateful in less grateful people either way. I envy you and other photographers who are successful and have a great job, but it's a job nonetheless, and one that seems more prone to the situation you’ve described, so difficult circumstances like this inevitably come up. I think you're on the right track though and your priorities are definitely in the right place. Just my two cents, I really appreciate your blog and your work. You’ve definitely been a good influence in my style and work and I appreciate everything you share. That’s a very difficult situation or dilemma that seems to come up a lot for photographers. One of my biggest influences in photography was a doctor I passed while hiking up to Lake Blanche. He was shooting medium format and I was curious so I walked with him for a while. His advice was to make photography more of a gift and not a career, because you’ll enjoy it more. I’m getting closer to consider using it as a way to make money, but the work I’ve done thus far has typically been for free or way cheap (partly, I suppose cause I’m not all that great) but in talking with other photographers, he had a good point. I would love a career in photography, but I think just as rewarding would be a hobby in photography as a gift to friends and family. I think there are benefits either way; and there will be grateful in less grateful people either way. I envy you and other photographers who are successful and have a great job, but it’s a job nonetheless, and one that seems more prone to the situation you’ve described, so difficult circumstances like this inevitably come up. I think you’re on the right track though and your priorities are definitely in the right place.
Just my two cents, I really appreciate your blog and your work. You’ve definitely been a good influence in my style and work and I appreciate everything you share.

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