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p.4 #13 · Unoffical Photographer selling event photos | |
After reading all the posts, i have to put my 3 cents back in, When I contract a wedding, i make the couple sign an agreement that I'm the exclusive photographer, no one can take pictures, NOT even grand ma. reason, I set the shot up, brought in the equipment, they paid me to take the formal shots, then grand ma says HOLD IT look over hear just as i'm taking the picture, and the little kids look at grandma, or she says wait my camera jammed, or it didnt flash, and she holds up the formal photo shoot, and she says, Oh i will just have doubles printed off and pass them out. Sorry, when i'm the offical photog, I dont like it when someone comes in, no liability insurance, gets in the way, then hands out free pictures, ( I had this happen just so he could get in and get pictures of his so called work out) I dont take the time to offer advise on how to use the camera while I'm working, I'm working, I teach classes, pay the enrollement fee, join the class, but dont take my attention away from me doing the work that the venue hired me to do. I do a lot of rodeos, along with a lot of other events. There are people out in the rodeo world that make you sign a wayver saying you wont take there picture.
I get hired to take a lot of graduation pictues, and the reason why, is sure the parent can take the picture of there graduating kid, but when they come down and clog up the isle, to where the graduate cant even walk down, thats why they hire me to take the offical pictures, and they let the parents know, if they want a pro picture, i'm there to do a job, not to watch an event, let the parents take them from the stands, miss the shot because there yaking with there relatives, and miss the shot.
If i'm the offical photographer which I am at many events, I have parents with there point and shoot cameras, and some with big lens, say'n hey let me take your kids picture too. for free, Let me set up a hot dog stand in front of your hot dog stand and give hot dogs to customers that use to come up to your hot dog stand. Just because I have nothing else better to do and have the finances to give free hot dogs.
I see so many unoffical photogs come in and shot, and the parents dont know who they are, and they could be someone with the intent to use them in the wrong way, Here the schools take a back ground check when they see any one they dont know taking pictures at an event.
Sorry,, I dont take kindly to someone thats stepping on the toes of us professionals, after us professionals have spent the time to net work the job, get the contacts,put out advertisements. Thats our job were professionals. Hope you dont let a " not professional work on your teeth, just be cause he's/she's a hobbiest!
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