I don’t want to be one of those “speak to the manger!” people,

You’re not one of those people if you’re making a reasonable request for something you’ve paid for! You need to tell her so you can get your money back and find another photographer on such short notice. Most are already booked for Christmas. Btw mini sessions are different than full sessions, it’s probably why she didn’t try to fit you in to her mini schedule

Ooooo this is such a good idea!

You should communicate this to the tattoo shop just in case (if you didn’t already). Just say something like “by the way, I did just want to let you know, I’m just starting out. If you’re still ok with me coming by, but I will understand if you’d prefer I not.” Or something like that.

“so who are you and why are you here?” and im just going to die of embarrassment

Why would you die of embarrassment? You’re the photographer there to take a few pictures. You’re gonna have to get comfortable being around strangers and making them feel like they’re your best friend if you want to do portraits

Sure but most devices shoot in 2:3 so it’s kind of ridiculous that you can’t use the most common ratio on the most popular “photography” site

I hate 1:1 and Instagram doesn’t support 3:4 in portrait mode, only 8:10 and I rarely shoot in 8:10. I’m not going to change the composition of my images to fit some standard Instagram decided on and have refused to fix. So borders on everything

Like what is this sentence??

You are not good people only care about the subject matter not the skills to do the job right and make things look good-great.

I literally don’t even understand what that sentence is supposed to say

I love green in the shadows, slightly underexposed with some grain

noticed that you can only print the photos with the dates

Wait what? I’ve used point and shoots before and there was no issue with printing without the date.

Are you new to Instagram?

I tend to trust people for no reason.

What? Why? Stop doing that

Are they bad shadows or just darker areas? Either way, don’t give out unedited photos. Offer to re-edit BUT only if it’s a reasonable request. Of course there’s going to be shadows, otherwise everything would be really flat. Btw since she just started, be aware that there are people that will complain and complain about pictures in the hope of getting a refund and basically a free shoot.

I would reach out to the vendor. There’s nothing that says they can’t tag the other photographer for organizing the shoot but also acknowledge that they are YOUR photos. I also think a lot of people in this thread don’t know what a “styled shoot” is. You weren’t a second shooter at a wedding, she invited you along to the shoot. Like a collaborative shoot. I’ve organized group shoots before and I wouldn’t take credit for the work of other photographers, that’s just crazy

I’m in the same boat 😅 upgraded from a 6D to an R6. I don’t mind replacing the 50mm but I have a 24-70L and a 100L. I really don’t want to spend the money for an RF 24-70 and I’ve heard the 100 isn’t great. I don’t mind using them with the converter but I don’t like the bulk it adds soooo I don’t know what to do

I’m in the same boat 😅 upgraded from a 6D to an R6. I don’t mind replacing the 50mm but I have a 24-70L and a 100L. I really don’t want to spend the money for an RF 24-70 and I’ve heard the 100 isn’t great. I don’t mind using them with the converter but I don’t like the bulk it adds soooo I don’t know what to do

I love watching Gavin Hoey on YouTube. He’s one of the first people I started learning with and then stopped because I thought I had outgrown him and because I hardly ever use external light. I’ve recently been getting more into studio work and started watching his videos again. They’re still great! He explains everything so well and it just clicks.

Quality over quantity.

It doesn’t matter how many pictures you take if you’re not trying to consistently improve. I’ve been doing this for ten years and I still have moments when I think, “wow I suck.” But other times I’m like “ok that’s not bad.” Keep shooting, it’s the only way to get better.

I edit the ones I like and send them those ones. So all the ones I liked, I can post. I don’t let the client choose 🤷🏻‍♀️ they choose terrible pictures lol

these sites usually make you sign off your picture rights by accepting their Terms

That’s not how it works. You agree to let Instagram/Facebook use your images but that doesn’t mean any one can use them.

Have you tried telling him you’d like credit?