{"id":815,"date":"2021-09-17T06:13:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T06:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.queidea.com\/?p=815"},"modified":"2021-09-17T06:13:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T06:13:59","slug":"why-you-should-and-shouldnt-work-for-free-as-a-photographer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/?p=815","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should (and Shouldn&#8217;t) Work For Free as a Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/07\/29\/Why_You_Should_and_Shouldnt_Work_For_Free_as_a_Photographer.jpg\" alt=\"Why You Should and Shouldnt Work For Free as a Photographer image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/07\/29\/work_for_free_as_a_photographer.jpg\" alt=\"work for free as a photographer image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/07\/29\/photography_business_tips.jpg\" alt=\"photography business tips image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/07\/29\/why_you_shouldnt_work_for_free_as_a_photographer.jpg\" alt=\"why you shouldnt work for free as a photographer image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/07\/29\/photography_business_tips_2.jpg\" alt=\"photography business tips 2 image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/07\/29\/how_to_get_more_photography_clients.jpg\" alt=\"how to get more photography clients image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/07\/29\/Should_you_work_for_free_as_a_photographer.jpg\" alt=\"Should you work for free as a photographer image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/07\/29\/photography_business.jpg\" alt=\"photography business image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\" img-rounded jch-lazyload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 5px auto\" src=\"https:\/\/static.photocdn.pt\/images\/articles\/2021\/07\/29\/photography_business.jpg\" alt=\"photography business image \" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\" img-rounded\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">photo by whyframestudio via iStock<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">So, the bottom line is, if someone contacts you for free work and is promising you exposure as though it were a real commodity that they control, be polite but see it for what it often really is, someone wanting your good work for no compensation.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But if you need to build a portfolio or reputation, or if you wish to create or continue goodwill in your local business community, go for it. Always have a contract or application of some sort, though, it&rsquo;s for everyone&rsquo;s protection and best interests.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Also, know for sure what you can and cannot do with your images or videos, having it spelled out in any paperwork concerning the transaction of doing work for free as a photographer.<\/p>\n<p>Learn More:How to Use Social Media for Your Photography Business Smart Investments for Your Photography Business <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>photo by whyframestudio via iStock So, the bottom line is, if someone contacts you for free work and is promising you exposure as though it were a real commodity that they control, be polite but see it for what it often really is, someone wanting your good work for no compensation. But if you need to build a portfolio or reputation, or if you wish to create or continue goodwill in your local business community, go for it. Always have a contract or application of some sort, though, it&rsquo;s for everyone&rsquo;s protection and best interests. Also, know for sure what you can and cannot do with your images or videos, having it spelled out in any paperwork concerning the transaction of doing work for free as a photographer. Learn More:How to Use Social Media for Your Photography Business Smart Investments for Your Photography Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[294],"class_list":["post-815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography","tag-db"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queidea.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}