someone's bad wedding photograph
I have to say that I just don’t get it. Everywhere that I look I see it. There it is in plain sight for anyone to see. Don’t people notice? Don’t people care? I am talking about bad wedding photographs. I do not understand why wedding photography has become like that old joke about people who can’t do anything, teach. And people who can’t teach, teach gym. Well it seems that we have come to the point where people who can’t photograph very well, and are not willing to learn to improve their skills, photograph weddings. I think that I get the most upset about bad photography when it comes to weddings because a wedding is such a special and important event. Those photographs are your lifetime memory of the event. People only get one shot (not pun intended) at it. If someone hires a poor photography then they are stuck with poor images. You can read more about this in my post ‘Mediocre is Unacceptable.’ If you could buy one car for say $15,000 an another more reliable, better looking, lower maintenance, longer lasting model for $25,000 would you go for the cheaper one just because it is cheaper? If you think that there is no difference you should read my post about ‘Why Wedding Photograph are so Important.’ These unskilled photographers are cheating their clients. They are willfully deceiving them just to make some money. And that stinks for everyone.
Unfortunately anyone with a camera can have some business cards printed, created a poor website, and they are instantly a wedding photographer. What about knowledge and skill? What about years of practice and specialization in wedding photography? Why does everyone think that it is so easy? Wedding photography is actually one of the most difficult photographic areas around, and I have done many types of photography including corporate/industrial location work with high ranking executives and high pressure deadlines. Wedding moments happen in a fraction of a second. You have to know what you are doing, have the right equipment, and the right knowledge to get those great photographic moments. Then you have to have an artistic aesthetic to make them look great, with great lighting, mood, emotion, and composition. That is why I am a fine art wedding photographer. I have many years of photographic experience. I know what I am doing. I have insurance. I have professional level photographic equipment, way too much of it, including backup systems to cover any malfunctions or problems during the wedding day. I take the time to get to know my clients, their likes and desires, and I deliver a custom fine art wedding album of the highest quality along with fine art wall prints. You can’t just hire a photographer because you want to save money, or you like them. Look at their work. No, really look at it. People can tell a good photograph from a bad one? I hope they can.
I am a real photographer and I am not ashamed to say it. I am getting tired of all of those wanna be’s entering the wedding market. They are land mines just waiting to explode during some wedding ceremony and you will have lovely blurry, crappy images to cherish for the rest of your life. Hiring the wrong wedding photographer is a big mistake. Spend the money and get a competent wedding photographers! I do not know how much more I can keep saying it and shouting it to the rafters. I am tired of all of those lame photographers out there. Go away and stop cheating your clients!
For more advice on how to hire the perfect wedding photographer you can read my post ‘Hiring the Perfect Wedding Photographer.’
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