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It's not necessarily the newbie or novice wedding photographer asking about shooting a wedding for a friend or family member who can't afford a pro that bothers me. I have a excellent link that I offer them, as well as my best wishes.
What DOES bother me are the folks who plot to go into affair shooting weddings soon, but are asking basic simple newbie-type questions that anyone who has been shooting for a while should know. Obviously they have plans to make a lot of money for a few hours work on Saturday and the cost of a CD. Many are not prepared in any way, equipment-wise or in the photographic skills specialty, to even reckon of shooting a special occasion for pay. (Or sometimes even for free.) The wedding photography industry is suffering because of these Johnny-come-latelys. The thing is, they usually are not in "affair" for long. But the weddings they manage to book before their affair fails take away from the "pool" that working photographers have to dip from. Of course, the higher end pros really don't have to worry about the $400 and a CD beginner, they are targeting different markets after all. The mid-range and budget photographers are feeling some pain, even if, at least from what I see and read about.
I imagine that many couples unhappiness going the beginner or cheapie route when it comes to their wedding memories. Unfortunately, once it's done, they have what they have, excellent, terrible, or mediocre, art or snapshots.
There is such a wide diversity of couples and budgets for weddings, not everyone can afford a pro. (I couldn't). Some couples have to rely on whatever they can get, and sometimes that means cousin Billy with his new DSLR he got at Costco. At least cousin Billy is asking the questions, and trying to do a conscientious job of it, and not just showing up with half empty batteries, and a half full memory card. Better to give him some tips, and send him to a book store or web site, and arm him with at least some basic skills, that doom the whole wedding for sure.
well you have to reckon that sometimes even professionals have their idiot moments. as for the "newbie" photographer they still need to be guided and do, in this case, a wedding or else they wont get the know-how to get better in the future. i would be alittle weird about it even if.
Well, not everyone hires a professional photographer for their wedding. I'm an amateur photographer and a friend of mine questioned me to take the pictures at her wedding. I had never taken wedding photos before and I also had many questions about lighting and pose thoughts…..not because I'm a "neewbie" but because I wanted to give my friend the best pictures possible. The pictures came out absolutely gorgeous, by the way,and my friends didn't have to pay hundreds of dollars.
We all agree on this one! In fact, a group of friends recently had a discussion about whether it was really helpful to even try to answer these questions – kind of like the kids who question for evaluation, but only want praise. It might be better to ignore the question and not encourage them at all.
If it's someone who says that they want to start learning and question how, then they can be helped. If it's someone who says that they want a really professional-looking camera so they can "do" a wedding next week (like one we got yesterday), there's no top in trying to save them. They are going to hang themselves.
Every photographer starts out at some top. After having done it for a while, those photographers shouldn't be asking those kinds of questions but in the beginning, you have to question. As long as the couple knows the experience level of the person whom they are hiring then no I won't be frightened for the couple.
Newbies allows some couples to have a photographer at their wedding to take that special moment. Not all weddings are glamorous and extravagant. Not everyone can afford the pro prices.
Yes, but also kind of frightened for the photographer! Bridezillas can be mean!
I reckon anyone who has to question how to use an SLR camera has no affair shooting weddings anyway. There are professionals to do this for a reason.
If someone really seems to know what they're doing, or the bride really doesn't care if the pictures are low quality, then I see no problem. But that's not what I'm seeing in the questions here.
I'm also a small frightened for the out of work professional photographers trying to feed their families in a rough economy.
Lets be honest here. People believe that cheapest is always best. Those that hire someone who just bought a dslr in the last month and reckon that they are now a pro are just plain used to pictures that are of such low quality that they really reckon that their pictures are of pro quality. Besides everyone thinks that any flaw can easily be fixed in photoshop.
The truly professional wedding photographer who takes the time to set up gorgeous shots and really knows how to use a camera is suffering because people austerely believe that any pro looking camera is going to take the same kind of picture no matter how stupid the person looking owing to the lens is.
Photography is suffering as a result