Glass Client

In the freelancing world, a glass client is someone who believes that professional photography isn't hard work and all it takes is the click of a button to get professional photos. Glass Clients think that everything comes easy to a photographer, so they devalue the photographer they want to work with. They ask too much of them for too little of a budget.

They say things like:

"I don't have money for your hard work but I have lots of followers who will see it! There will be tons of exposure."

"I love your work, but I can't afford you. Can you give me a huge discount... just because I love your work? And if you don't say yes, I have a list of other photographers I can go to instead of you."

"You do this for fun so why can't you do it for free?"

"I just need a couple of photos and it won't take long, so I don't see why I need to pay this much?"

Glass Clients can't see clearly and don't realize the importance of photographers and artists in the world. They won't ask Gucci to send them free t-shirts because Gucci must be passionate about fashion, yet they will shamelessly exploit other artists to give up their work for free.

A: Hey! Did you end up getting back to that person about your rates?

B: Yeah but I'm not down to work with them since they're a glass client lmao

by iwasherelongago March 20, 2021