As a photographer, you will have to deal with not just colleagues and clients; you will also have to deal with external people who will help you run your business. This includes people who hire or supply your equipment, people you hire studio space from, people who print your photographs and frame them, people who you hire vans from and so on.
When you become the person doing the hiring, it’s important to remember to treat people how you expect to be treated. This means following some rules to make sure you have good reputation but also do the right things for your own business.
Here are some tips on how to build rapport with your suppliers and contractors.
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Every Photographer at some point will need the support of his or her team. This could be your assistant or a technician, it could be a make up artist or a hairdresser, and it could be your models or your agent. Being someone that people want to work with, works in your favor because with a good reputation, you will be hired again and again.
No matter what kind of photography you do, if you have to work with other people then it’s important to be able to build rapport with them. It could be your clients or your models, it could be your assistant or team – being someone that is professional and can be trusted is important to make it as a Photographer.
Being a professional photographer is more than just being able to take good photographs. You must be good with people and you have to be very good when dealing with clients. They are the ones who will keep you in business so customer service is everything!