Jim Lennon Studio Visit

Last week our class took a field trip to Jim Lennon's studio. It was inspiring to see someone who is a successful professional photographer and to hear what he had to say. One of the main things he discussed was the importance of being a good business person. And of course with that comes good communication with clients and anyone else. A good point he made as far as negotiating that stood out to me was to steer the conversation away from money towards photography, talk about something you know and you will sound like a smart and knowledgeable person. He also said never to do a shoot for someone without getting paid, someone that wants you to work for free is never going to pay you. Of course there are exceptions to this friends, family, charity etc. I can't wait until I get to the point that I'm being paid to do something I love!