JOEL McDONALD wrote:
There's no way of knowing if it's really going to gas.

There absolutely is. It's called a receipt.

acc2 wrote:
Personally i think it's pointless . trade shoots for me have to
be majorly worthwhile for me to do  and anyone that good i wouldn't ask
for "gas money" from .

Iv'e actually been offered travel money in the past and refused
it- i budget from the money i get from paid shoots so can
take gas money  if i so wish to trade with someone
out of that .

better pictures have always got me more work ]
which is more than worthwhile .

then again im not driving the car your driving

Um ... yeah.

Look:
#1 This is business, NEVER EVER TURN AWAY MONEY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#2 The trade is not gas money for photography ... it's your modeling for photography.

255 West wrote:
There absolutely is. It's called a receipt.

Because I'm really going to ask the person what they really spent $50 (or whatever) on?




Andrew Thomas Evans
www.andrewthomasevans.com

Andrew Thomas Evans wrote:
Because I'm really going to ask the person what they really spent $50 (or whatever) on?




Andrew Thomas Evans
www.andrewthomasevans.com

Some, no, many people here don't seem to understand business etiquette ... it's 100% fine to talk money, to talk expenses, and to ask for receipts. That's all standard business practice. I don't understand why people are so terrified to talk about money ... THAT'S what business is!

She asks for Gas money, the photographer (maybe) gives it to her, then he says "I need to make a copy of your gas station receipt for my studio expense record" ... and it's all legit.

Simple!
Nothing underhanded or rude about it in the slightest ... and completely STANDARD business practice.
It would announce tho the world "AMATEUR" to NOT talk money.

255 West wrote:
Some, no, many people here don't seem to understand business etiquette ... it's 100% fine to talk money, to talk expenses, and to ask for receipts. That's all standard business practice. I don't understand why people are so terrified to talk about money ... THAT'S what business is!

She asks for Gas money, the photographer (maybe) gives it to her, then he says "I need to make a copy of your gas station receipt for my studio expense record."

Simple!
Nothing underhanded or rude about it in the slightest ... and completely STANDARD business practice.

Many people here take things way too seriously.





Andrew Thomas Evans
www.andrewthomasevans.com

SPV Photo wrote:
Anybody can ask for anything. Whatever is agreed upon between the two parties is what is acceptable.

+1

255 West wrote:

There absolutely is. It's called a receipt.

Does it matter if it goes directly into the tank? Maybe the model used next week's lunch money to fill the car before she drove to the session.

Doing business requires a certain amount of trust and flexibility.

Now if the photographer needs a receipt for tax records it is easy enough to type one up and have it ready for the model to sign when the money changes hands. Just call it "travel expenses" and be done with it.