Here is one for your laughing pleasure.
I recieved this email yesterday and rather than tell you about it......I'll just let you all read it:
Hello,
I'm shirley hilson I'm looking for a good photographer,who will come and shoot on my wedding day.Hoping to have the best.
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Further to it,I will need your services between 27th of december till 29 of december 2009.If you are out of Oklahoma,I will be responsible for the travelcharges from your state to the venue.Please let me know if you are out of Oklahoma,Get back to me with your charges then i will know what next.
Best Regards.
OK now I already see some red flags... #1 bad usuage of words in the email. #2 OK has no photographers????
I then recieved this email from her:
Hello.
Thanks for getting to me,I'm glad to hear from you.I'm celebrating Location of wedding (left out by Harrell Photo).You can view the map.Yes i see some of your nice work which i like a little,I will need pictures in CD,I want to look different that day,And the hours you need to shot for each day is 12:00pm till 4:45pm which is 5hrs per day.And i also want some copies for the guests but my finance said no.But here are the copies that i will need see below:
:50 copies of photographs
:All colored
:4 x 7 in size
Now let me hear you out with your final prices including your travels fees.
Best Regards
again.Here are red flags. #1 usuage of bad wording in the email. #2 I had not shown the person samples of my work nor have given the link to my website. #3 50 copies of all photos??? and her husband to be said no!!! #4 4x7's?????
Now that you have been given a little time to catch your breath tell me some of the crazy emails you have recieved!!