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Melanie, Melanie, Yes, raise those prices!!! Your years of experience alone warrants this, not to mention the quality of your work.
Holy smokes, I can on and on about that darned "sad" issue. Do people think we only have 2 emotions?? I actually have to have a debriefing session with potential clients to let them know my thoughts on this matter. If they don't understand how NOT smiling DOES NOT mean they are depressed, well...I'm not your gal. Of course, this comes after doing several happy portraits with no soul. Like you said, the person has to be naturally as they are, not forced.
Chris made a great point about NOT catering to what we painters are 'supposed' to paint . Do what you feel strongly about and the clients will eventually come. It took me a long time to have a steady flow of work. Frankly, it doesn't necessarily come locally. A website would do wonders for you to extend your reach, advertise your many accomplishments and most importantly, to connect to the right type of clients.
Chris, What have I been doing? Practicing yoga in between writing a treatise on "To Smile or Not to Smile. That is the Question" Nothing like a button pusher question to get me back here in a fury
Melanie, Thanks for your kind words about the work. Don't give up!!
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