My friend hears that this couple is looking for a photographer for their daughter's Quince, so he recommends me...
They call me, and I give them my rates and costs as well as details of coverage (which is to cover 1-2 hours before the quince as well as the quince itself, until it ends). We meet up, look at me, and they give me the same look I've seen too many times, the look that says, "Oh, another grubby kid with a camera that thinks he's a professional". They turn me down albeit politely before even looking at my portfolio or shots from other Quince's/Weddings I've shot.
It turns out they go with this older photographer, who's been shooti