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p.2 #7 · p.2 #7 · To those considering a glamorous career in photography... | |
paparazzinick wrote:
I get what you're saying. There is a new crop that came up where I live that act like they are lady gag or some shit like that. When I talk to other vendors at weddings and some brides that come to me for pregnancy photos after they get married, they all say how they hated those certain photographers. I had one DJ really open up to me a few weeks ago. He is one of the best in PGH and does 40+ weddings a year. he isnt cheap either. He told me all the dirt on the new crop of people and even some old heads too. Just how obnoxious they are, not really that great and a lot don't know what they are doing either. Just so sad. And those people are charging what I charge or more. They are really giving it to the bride in the ass. I just shot a new mom and her 3 month old. She told me how her photographer sucked, the photos were ok but she was too much in to her self and not in to the bride. She boasted all over her site that she is about the client and blah blah blah then the wedding comes and the bride said it seemed like the photographer was shooting for someone else and not for the bride. Such a damn shame it has come to this.
I though some of those photographers were decent and had good personalities. They just put on a good show until the wedding day comes and they blow it. but by then it is too late for the bride to change her mind and she is now stuck with a shitty situation.
As for the other people. HA Yea apparently our society was ruined by shitty smart phone photos and clients are ok with getting a bunch of shitty photos if a few look good. What ever happened to delivering a few hundred awesome photos?
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Completely agree! I feel that if a photographer is great, he/she can simply show his/her photos and have people go "wow." Nowadays, too many people think that having a high MP phone or DSLR makes them a photographer. Not too many know the rule of thirds, or even how to use A/S/ISO. But I also think that it is on the person hiring a photographer to do their research. We have google nowadays. If one were looking for a good wedding photographer, they should spend at least 10-20 hours of research on it with google. It's not hard to find great wedding photos and compare them to the photographers you're considering.
The problem is that a lot of people are not willing to pay the $4,000 or more for a real good photographer, and then those bad photographers say "I can do the same thing for $2,000," and the couple hires them. That's when things go all shitty. I would actually blame the people hiring the photographers on not doing due diligence in research. There are always going to be horrible or self-absorbed and self-called photographers, but I'm sure most of us on FredMiranda wouldn't hire them as a good number of us can tell what's good and what's bad. It's all a simple matter of education.
The best way to stop all that would maybe be a single organization that certifies photographers for certain events or different photography. It would work if anyone who wants entry is recommended by a well-known pro, or pays $300-500 for a pro or two in the organization to come by and watch them shoot, observe their pictures, and ask them questions. I mean, if you're a real pro and this organization worked that way, what's $300-500 if you know you're good enough to get in? Will also keep the self-absorbed out. And have different tiers and categories, like "Wedding Photographer [large groups]," "Weddings [2nd shooter]," "Portraits [black & white]," etc. so photographers talented in several areas can have it all on their webpage. Maybe the ideals are too high, but it would work if enough professionals (the type who own their own businesses and are already highly recommended almost every time by clients) bought into it.
I know I definitely would not get in right now (even with what I think is a respectable gear list [in signature] for wedding/event photography), but it would be something I can aspire to eventually.
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