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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ryujin" data-source="post: 9869341" data-attributes="member: 27897">That side gripe is something that I also have. I'd never ask someone to do for free, what they do for a living. I'd never even ask for a discount. If they want to give me a discount that's great but that means I'm not criticizing their work, or pushing for a completion date. I'm more likely to ask for recommendations on who I should get to do something.On the other hand I've had the following happen to me:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get asked to design the paint scheme for a motorcycle. Thirty-two "minor" revisions and 10 days later.... Last time for that.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Can you shoot my wedding? (Sure, if you get on a motorcycle and have it done at 100 MPH.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can you shoot my racing event that will run for 8 hours at a location 200 Kms away, for "exposure"?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Hey, cool hat! Could you make one for me? (A co-worker, making no mention of payment nor asking how much.)</li> </ul>Whoops! Almost forgot the dozens of times I've been asked to fix someone's computer, for free.But then there was on friend who asked if I'd be willing to shoot his wedding and how much I'd charge. I declined and explained that my skills just weren't in that, and advised that he should hire an actual wedding photographer. I showed up with my camera and a portrait lens anyway. The 'wedding photographer' that he hired showed up with an entry level DSLR, with a kit lens, and completely ignored getting any of the candid shots they had asked for. Fortunately, I did get those, and he liked them better than anything that the hired "pro" got. Not all professionals are created equal.</blockquote>

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