[post_page_title]Think of the exposure![/post_page_title]
Since the old, ‘helping a friend out’ trick didn’t seem to work, the man proceeded to use the ‘exposure’ technique to persuade her – which we are going to guess didn’t work in his favor.
According to him, the artist could actually benefit by painting the family portrait for him, since she could post it on her website and attract other potential customers. While this could be true, it still does not mean that she should put in hours of work and use one of her expensive canvases with no payment whatsoever.