Originally posted by Na Horuk I think in this case its better to collect the money and leave it alone, unless she is somehow making a bunch of money from those facebook posts of hers (likely not the case).
Yes, its about manners, but some people don't have those, and arguing with them certainly won't improve the situation.
But feel free to refuse to work with her in the future if it bothers you
Yep, that's all in general I told to my friend photog: just drop it, and move on. You can't take it back and demand money for the damage. There was no contract, and you just will waste time and nerves if you drown yourself in a conflict. Not worth it. Just never deal with her because she has no good manners, and frankly speaking, no class at all. She is not your problem, the guy who refers her to all his connections in the photography world has problem, she will ruin his reputation one by one. We are all adults, we take the bad experience with the grain of salt, and quickly step out for the best.
He took it kind of hard because it's the first time he deals with such an attitude.
I think it's educational. That's why I'm asking you here to explore more.
If I ever decide to move into paid work, I learned one thing: either write a good contract, or just pay for damages of all sorts if you did not. Right now I found girls for "practicing" posing, not professional models, no money involved, just simple exchange : I take shoots, they will get final edited jpegs.
I stress right away, that I offer them a freedom to request picture removal if they are not comfortable with the images (yes, out of my good heart ))), I will not use all those pictures for commercial purposes, will not sell them to a third party, but will post them online wherever I may need them to introduce myself as a photog. From their side, I expect them not to edit my edits the way they want. If they want different editing, it's better to let me know, and we will discuss it. I can give them files for a pro editor. I just don't want horrible edits to be associated with my name. I think it's fair for both parties if there is no money involved.