My client in Phoenix insisted on a drone shot I knew would look terrible

I did it anyway to keep the peace, and now they're upset the final video looks 'cheap'. Has anyone else had to push back on a bad creative request, and how do you do it without losing the gig?

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betty_perry241mo ago

That Phoenix sun makes drone shots look washed out, doesn't it?

wood.uma1mo ago

The 3pm glare over Camelback Mountain ruins most of my aerial footage.

violag801mo ago

Wait, you're flying drones at 3pm? That's the absolute worst time, the light is just brutal. I have to shoot everything in the early morning or it's just a white, blown-out mess.

simon_carr28d ago

Yeah, that Phoenix sun is no joke, just like betty_perry24 said. My buddy had a client who wanted a drone shot straight down a bright white stucco wall at noon. He tried to explain it would just be a glare bomb, but they pushed. He did the shot, and of course the final edit looked flat and awful. The client blamed his gear. He learned to just show examples on his phone now, side-by-side shots in good light vs bad light, before he even takes off. It saves the headache.