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 30

At the shoot for a campaign

  • (Handshakes.)
  • Female client / facility management (ca.50): Hello, my name is A. Nice to meet you.
  • Mareen: Mareen Fischinger, hello.
  • Female agent: My name is C., from the agency P.
  • Mareen: These are Stefan, assistant, and Jenny, intern.
  • Stefan/Jenny: Hi.
  • (Some small-talking between agent and client, while Mareen instructs Stefan and Jenny with putting together certain pieces of equipment and makes a phone call.)
  • Mareen: Okay, I would suggest we go upstairs first?
  • Female client: Ermm, what is your job here by the way? Are you an intern, too?
  • (Everyone awkwardly looks at each other, noone laughs.)
  • Female client: Assistant?
  • Mareen: ... Who do you think was going to take the photos?