How many people are looking for a cheap wedding photographer. I got married 5 years ago. We looked cheap and not so cheap and landed in the middle and I think we paid $1500 and got about 15 great pictures; makes for expensive pictures, eh? By the way, we did not get a clear picture of our wedding party, no solo groom shot and no good family photos.
I have boiled down the problems with wedding photographers into three issues:
- They just aren't good photographers, they are focused on fancy cameras or gadgetry and end up with blurry pictures
- They don't like wedding photography, they don't want to shoot the classic wedding shoots rather they want to be "photojournalistic", "capturing the moment". As if somehow by neglecting the basics they will catch the once in lifetime picture to rocket themselves into "real" photography.
- They don't listen to the bride and groom. I suppose this is closely tied to #2, the artist sometimes overrules the brain and results in large differences between what was ask for versus what was delivered.
It is very easy to critize. Perhap it is time to test my metal. Since I found out I will be unemployed in January I have been looking into all sorts of new possible income streams. As some may have read in previous posts I recently graduated to a big kid camera. I have been into digital photography for quite a while and finally mustered up the courage to buy a real camera. So I figured maybe I ought to put that camera to work. There are many bad wedding photographers out there and even more people that don't have the money to spend $1000 or more getting a photographer. While not experienced I am not a bad photographer nor am I lazy. Perhaps I should give it a shot. Check out my Gallery. If you are local to Seattle, preferably north Seattle, don't have a much money and are willing to take a risk drop me an email via the contact form or leave a comment with some kind of contact info. I can't promise anything but a good price and a willing attitude.
