The commission was very hit or miss, mostly miss as the company encouraged us to give the customers free stuff. Sounds good right? Well when you put in 12-14 hours in a day, that 75 doesn't go very far. The pay was $75 to photograph the kids in the morning, and commission in the evening. I usually worked around 60-70 hours a week. This company did offer benefits but they took a huge cute out of your paycheck to do so. I had gone through several other photography jobs that were non-full time or that didn't offer benefits. I started back in October of 2016, my job title being a full-time photographer. However if you can stand it, look just a little further.
I took the job myself out of financial desperation and not having any other offers on the table at the time. They don't recommend a second job unless it starts after your last school of the season, ends before your first school of the next season, and doesn't interfere with any random summer shoots they may acquire along the way. Their solution for this is to tell you that there's "plenty of time for freelance work". Schools are only interested in taking photos during the school year, which means there is little to no work during the summer months. Your work schedule is dependent on the number of schools in your territory under a TBP account, how well your booking agent and corporate can obtain and maintain those accounts, and the time of year. The true designation is "Full-time Seasonal", which means you will need to be available 5 days a week during the school season but does not guarantee that you will work all 5 days. Contrary to what is listed on the job sites and what they will tell you during an interview, there is no full-time photographer position for Teddy Bear Portraits.
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