Hi, I am Mareen Fischinger, a 23-year-old female photographer from Germany.

This tumblelog started with a question I raised in my personal tumblelog.
The idea is:

I would like to know why people feel the need to compare me to "real" photographers. Comparing not in the sense of style or something, but as a different demographic (like, 35+ and male).

Just want to save the answers and think about it.

I have had several encounters where clients treated me like a child or thought I was the know-it-all intern of Mareen Fischinger.

So far, everyone here is stating the problem. Need to find a solution. Because letting your work speak for itself only works when the people you are supposed to deal with know it. But then it works really well! :)

More email or repost responses welcome. I will post them here. myfirstname.fischinger @ google’s email service
March 29

Meeting talk.

  • Girl Photographer: My daily rate is at between xxx-xxxx depending on the usage. I could offer you xyz for all photos including editing and basic post-pro.
  • Client: Oh haha, wait! This is how much I had to pay last time I hired a real photographer to shoot! And this guy knew what he was doing...
  • Client: I don't want to offend you or your work, but you must understand. I will give you half of what you are asking.
  • (...)
  • Girl Photographer: I am not one of the cheap "conveyer belt standard shooters", people hire me because they actually like my work and want their product displayed in a certain way.
  • Client: Don't get me wrong, I do believe that you can take good pictures.