DepthOfFocus
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Hey Guys! This is more of an emotional post, rather than the usual/business-type ones, so bear with me.
I've been shooting weddings for the past couple of years. Between being a sole/primary and secondary photographer, I've shot about 14 weddings (I do photography as part-time).
I get lots of good feedback on my work ... The referrals/Facebook likes just keep on coming in ... I've never heard anything bad really. Everyone has been pushing me to do this full time actually!
I'm looking to get out of wedding photography because I have mixed feelings about it. I got into it/enjoy it because I love capturing the moments, always meeting people, being part of the day, getting those "money shots" ... Ya know ... All that jazz.
However I'm finding that the cons outweigh the pros ... Mainly when I don't get the shots I wanted - Either because of timing (too little time in between ceremony/reception), poor lighting conditions, technical malfunctions, the couple is stressed/stiff/hard-to-work with ... Or my creative eye/brain just wasn't working the day of. Plus no amount of training/seminars/articles I read does not come close to real-world experience.
I sometimes feel like I'm that photographer the couple talks about that they weren't "thrilled" about - I'm a pretty like-able person, and I don't think any of them would be upfront about if they were unhappy about the pictures!
Although I'm fairly confident, I am probably being very hard on myself. I still feel like it's pressure/anxiety that I simply don't want/need in my life. It's turned into something I lose sleep over. I just want to focus on other things in my life (mainly my band/music).
I have only two confirmed weddings left this year that I'm the sole photographer for ... I'd rather just want to get out this. Should I:
(A) Just tough it out, shoot these 2 weddings, be done with weddings and not take on any more this year/next year.
(B) Give this another chance. Practice more and more. Get feedback/criticism. I can only get better and better.
(C) Try and pass on these weddings and be done with them. Make something up, like due to a recent legal issue... Or ... tell them I have an operation which means I can't be mobile ... etc.
(D) Be completely honest with them and back out. It won't be hard to find another photographer in late Sept anyways!
Again, I know this is more of an emotional post than anything else. Hoping if anyone here can relate.
With Love,
DOF
I've been shooting weddings for the past couple of years. Between being a sole/primary and secondary photographer, I've shot about 14 weddings (I do photography as part-time).
I get lots of good feedback on my work ... The referrals/Facebook likes just keep on coming in ... I've never heard anything bad really. Everyone has been pushing me to do this full time actually!
I'm looking to get out of wedding photography because I have mixed feelings about it. I got into it/enjoy it because I love capturing the moments, always meeting people, being part of the day, getting those "money shots" ... Ya know ... All that jazz.
However I'm finding that the cons outweigh the pros ... Mainly when I don't get the shots I wanted - Either because of timing (too little time in between ceremony/reception), poor lighting conditions, technical malfunctions, the couple is stressed/stiff/hard-to-work with ... Or my creative eye/brain just wasn't working the day of. Plus no amount of training/seminars/articles I read does not come close to real-world experience.
I sometimes feel like I'm that photographer the couple talks about that they weren't "thrilled" about - I'm a pretty like-able person, and I don't think any of them would be upfront about if they were unhappy about the pictures!
Although I'm fairly confident, I am probably being very hard on myself. I still feel like it's pressure/anxiety that I simply don't want/need in my life. It's turned into something I lose sleep over. I just want to focus on other things in my life (mainly my band/music).
I have only two confirmed weddings left this year that I'm the sole photographer for ... I'd rather just want to get out this. Should I:
(A) Just tough it out, shoot these 2 weddings, be done with weddings and not take on any more this year/next year.
(B) Give this another chance. Practice more and more. Get feedback/criticism. I can only get better and better.
(C) Try and pass on these weddings and be done with them. Make something up, like due to a recent legal issue... Or ... tell them I have an operation which means I can't be mobile ... etc.
(D) Be completely honest with them and back out. It won't be hard to find another photographer in late Sept anyways!
Again, I know this is more of an emotional post than anything else. Hoping if anyone here can relate.
With Love,
DOF