While the adage that “the customer is always right” isn’t necessarily true and you have to educate and work together with your clients towards a common goal, there are times when you must absolutely fire a photography client
This is not something you should do lightly. Just because you have a small difference of opinion or they try to haggle a little on pricing doesn’t mean you should kick them to the curb.
However, if they are abusive, disrespectful, threatening, or outright dangerous – you need to know how to end things!
Be professional. Tell them that their behavior is unacceptable and that you will no longer be working with them. I find it best to have a “pleasant interaction” clause in my contracts that covers this sort of thing.
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It may seem frivolous, but it can help you avoid a lot of trouble. It certainly helped me when dealing with my absolute worst client…
And part two…
Have you ever had to fire a photography client? What was your worst client interaction? Tell me on TikTok, Instagram, or Twitter and we can all commiserate.
