Pros
You meet and work with amazing photographers at the local studio who are so friendly, artistic, creative, talented, and helpful. Very collaborative environment within the local employees.
Cons
The company frequently has layoffs and feels deeply financially insecure. The clientele is sometimes great but often difficult to work with. Photographers are expected to make magic within 45 minutes shooting anything from collapsible silicone shot glasses to nylon travel bags to dog treats. Clients are told they're the creative director but don't often have creative ideas, so you're left feeling like a monkey pushing a button and setting up scenes that aren't inspiring or interesting. As a freelance photographer now, the company feels like it's devaluing the photography market by offering such low photoshoots. Photographers are the lowest man on the totem pole at soona and are paid the least out of any position which feels ironic, because if they didn't have any photographers, they would go out of business in one minute.