I recently made a post about how frustrated I am with work. Grinding away at jobs at the cost of my mental health. I got an email last night. Hi. I love your work. Are you up for the challenge of real estate photography? I need photos for my air bnb business.”
“I’ve done it before, though I don’t advertise it. I need more information. First, what’s your budget? How many places am I photographing? Where will these be used?” I went to bed happy. But I’m posting here so you know it isn’t happy.
“It’s just one for now, but I’ll be buying a few more soon. I don’t have a budget for photography, I’m not sure what to expect.”
An agent who mentors me told me asking the budget is always a good first question. It’s helped many discussions. I went to his profile and I see his account on the website is ten years old with one review, a one star that says he negotiates unfairly. I’m kinda mad though. He has a budget to buy houses?? But photography has no budget? Is there even a point giving him an estimate? I see a lot of red flags but I’m absolutely not working for exposure.
Is there a more appropriate subreddit for this?