[Industry_Hack]

Originally Posted by photosbymark

No Hack they still apply. You know full well that fix it in photoshop only goes so far. The two most important things in a photographers tool chest are their minds, and their soul. For anything else there is usually a work around.

I went from being able to bill a high of $275/hr to not getting any work, because people would rather pay some noob with a cheap DSLR $400 to shoot their wedding.

[Hazy]

Blasted Hijackers!!!

Just kiddin around carry on

[Industry_Hack]

I bike for the fun of it.

[Garilia]

Originally Posted by chibibike

i've shot a few weddings. I think it's so ridiculas when someone gets a "professional" to take pics at a high cost.

Yikes!!!

[Industry_Hack]

Originally Posted by chibibike

i've shot a few weddings. I think it's so ridiculas when someone gets a "professional" to take pics at a high cost. I do it for free for friends and family and they look way better than a lot of "professional" work. I don't consider myself a pro and I don't have pro equipment but if you just know the basics and take pics yourself or have someone close do it for you you're more likely to get the kind of shots you want i think cause there's been too many wedding albems I've seen with weird pics that make me and the married couple think what was this photograher thinking.

I guess that since most folks are going to get married more than once, that shouldn't be too much of an issue. But just because you know the basics, that doesn't mean you should undertake what may be one of the most important days in the life of the bride and groom.

[Industry_Hack]

Originally Posted by chibibike

well maybe it's because i've had a lot of instruction but taking pictures is pretty easy to do. There's usually somebody that knows what they're doing with a camera that can take pics. and usually there isn't much difference in knowledge from "pro" and just the guy or girl that's a shutterbug besides the high cost.

Right. It's the same with cycling too.

[Garilia]

I wonder how many of these are the result of having a friend who's "good with a camera?"

Mike Bender: Awkward Family Photos: The Wedding Edition (PHOTOS)

[Industry_Hack]

Originally Posted by Garilia

I wonder how many of these are the result of having a friend who's "good with a camera?"

Mike Bender: Awkward Family Photos: The Wedding Edition (PHOTOS)

Ouch. Of course, there's not much difference between an amateur with an interest in photography, and say, someone who printed their own B&W for 20 years, or has a degree, or went through all the trouble of learning things like offset printing just so they could understand shooting for publication better. Nope, no difference at all.