The Tale of a Saturday.
Feb. 12th, 2014 03:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kv0925This upcoming Saturday has really bounced around, and it hasn't even happened yet!
I got an e-mail a couple weeks ago from a lady for whom I did a family shoot a couple years ago. It's her, her husband, and their two young sons. She was planning a birthday party for one of the boys, and asked if I could attend and shoot from 11am-1pm. Birthday parties are really sorta meh in my book--I dunno, it's just not something that I think generally leads to awesome photos, especially when the venue is indoors--so I quoted her my full hourly rate for the 2 hours, figuring she might opt for a regular session instead. And indeed, she wrote back saying they weren't wanting to spend that much, but could I just come for an hour? And really I didn't want to, but I also don't want to run off repeat business, so I was debating it.
Meanwhile, I've been arranging to get a security system installed at home. The company I work for offers a decent one, and it's pretty cheap for employees on a monthly basis but does involve some upfront installation fees, so we'd been tossing the idea around and never pulled the trigger. But lately there have been a number of break-ins and attempted break-ins in our area, plus the system offers some nifty bells and whistles, so we figured we'd go ahead and use my upcoming yearly bonus to pay for the installation and equipment. And when they got back to me to schedule an appointment, they offered Saturday afternoon, conflicting with the party anyway.
Meanwhile, we also went ahead and ordered a digital piano, as I mentioned last time. (If anyone cares, we decided on Kawai's CN-34, which seems to be a pretty good combination of features and quality for the price, and gets good reviews. We ordered it directly from Kawai's website so we could use a zero-interest financing deal, but for fulfillment they apparently get in touch with a local dealer that has that model in stock, who then arranges delivery. So I got that call yesterday, and they offered to deliver.. wait for it.. Saturday afternoon as well!
So from nothing to do Saturday, suddenly we had a birthday party photo shoot, a home security system installation, and a piano delivery. I wrote to the birthday party lady to say I can't do the party, but I offered her a discounted regular family session instead, which is what I'd prefer to do anyway. Meanwhile I wrote back about the security installation to see if a weekday was possible, and got it moved to Monday. And then, totally unexpectedly, the piano people called back today and said they could make it tomorrow (which is awesome)!
So after all that, we're back to no plans at all for Saturday. Which is just how I like it! The weather looks perfect, so I foresee some outdoorsy activities. Maybe I can finally get the kayak back on the water!
I got an e-mail a couple weeks ago from a lady for whom I did a family shoot a couple years ago. It's her, her husband, and their two young sons. She was planning a birthday party for one of the boys, and asked if I could attend and shoot from 11am-1pm. Birthday parties are really sorta meh in my book--I dunno, it's just not something that I think generally leads to awesome photos, especially when the venue is indoors--so I quoted her my full hourly rate for the 2 hours, figuring she might opt for a regular session instead. And indeed, she wrote back saying they weren't wanting to spend that much, but could I just come for an hour? And really I didn't want to, but I also don't want to run off repeat business, so I was debating it.
Meanwhile, I've been arranging to get a security system installed at home. The company I work for offers a decent one, and it's pretty cheap for employees on a monthly basis but does involve some upfront installation fees, so we'd been tossing the idea around and never pulled the trigger. But lately there have been a number of break-ins and attempted break-ins in our area, plus the system offers some nifty bells and whistles, so we figured we'd go ahead and use my upcoming yearly bonus to pay for the installation and equipment. And when they got back to me to schedule an appointment, they offered Saturday afternoon, conflicting with the party anyway.
Meanwhile, we also went ahead and ordered a digital piano, as I mentioned last time. (If anyone cares, we decided on Kawai's CN-34, which seems to be a pretty good combination of features and quality for the price, and gets good reviews. We ordered it directly from Kawai's website so we could use a zero-interest financing deal, but for fulfillment they apparently get in touch with a local dealer that has that model in stock, who then arranges delivery. So I got that call yesterday, and they offered to deliver.. wait for it.. Saturday afternoon as well!
So from nothing to do Saturday, suddenly we had a birthday party photo shoot, a home security system installation, and a piano delivery. I wrote to the birthday party lady to say I can't do the party, but I offered her a discounted regular family session instead, which is what I'd prefer to do anyway. Meanwhile I wrote back about the security installation to see if a weekday was possible, and got it moved to Monday. And then, totally unexpectedly, the piano people called back today and said they could make it tomorrow (which is awesome)!
So after all that, we're back to no plans at all for Saturday. Which is just how I like it! The weather looks perfect, so I foresee some outdoorsy activities. Maybe I can finally get the kayak back on the water!
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Date: 2014-02-12 09:44 pm (UTC)I think the discounted session is a better idea.
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Date: 2014-02-12 09:51 pm (UTC)I hope she'l bite on the session too. They were nice enough, and her boys were adorable. Indoor parties are just blah for photos, you know? I can make wedding receptions work because they're usually pretty grand affairs. Kids' birthday parties, not too much. :)