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[adina]

I don't have that issue. Everyone pays me before I do any work. But then I do more portrait stuff, so that isn't an issue.

What kind of shooting are you doing for payment?

[JSPhoto]

Adina,

90% of my sports is shoot first pay later as it's done through newspapers and magazines. The latter has become a problem.

JS

[another view]

I'm not really in it for work anymore but I guess I was lucky with the jobs that I have done. A lot of people in different businesses have the same problem; cut off your customer too soon and there will be plenty of other suppliers they can use who won't complain (at least not right away). Let them go too long and you might never get paid.

There will always be people you can and can't work with, and if you find a customer you can have a mutual respect with do everything to keep them. Sounds easy, doesn't it?...