This is why you don't hire an amateur for your wedding

[mrpink]

the first question that entered my mind when reading this. Buyer beware.

What is he supposed to do when the photographer shows up on the day of his wedding with a point and shoot? Fire him and get another one? Reschedule his wedding?





p!nK

The OP stated he didn't know it was a P&S camera until he seen the metadata of the images on the DVD. So it is a valid question.

As for what he "should" have done if he had of recognised he was using inferior equipment is a completely different thing which I never made any comment on in my post. It amazes me on this forum how people try to interpret a post instead of taking it for it's literal meaning. too many trollers on this forum

I am glad you are amazed.








p!nK

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Hire a pro. With pro gear.







p!nK

There are plenty of "Pros" that suck. No matter who you hired, you must do your homework and be picky. Everyone wants to talk about weddings being this big moment in your life but then people take a lazy approach to the photography only to whine about it later.

I have "Pro" gear, in fact my 7D is probably better than 90% of the local wedding photographers ( using 20Ds,40Ds, and 50Ds Unless they are shooting with a 5D or higher, I have them beat ) and I have all "L" lenses. I am NOT however a professional wedding photographer. I would bet that I could probably do better than atleast 30% of the people that ARE professional wedding photographers in my area, so this entire argument about Pro, or Amatuer is pretty senseless. It all boils down to whether or not you CARE enough about the photography to make sure you get someone decent.

If the guy made any misrepresentations that can be easily illustrated and proven, file a suit against him.

As for my comment about noticing the P&S, I think the other poster explained it best about the OP stating he was unaware until the metadata.

 

[e.rose]

If the guy made any misrepresentations that can be easily illustrated and proven, file a suit against him.

That was my question, but I didn't ask it since the OP doesn't seem to have returned recently... but since you brought it up...

*Was* this a case of the photographer showing them decent work and misrepresenting his skill set (or lack there of)???

Because if that's the case, I agree... why not fight it?

OTHERWISE... it's the couples' fault for not being thorough in their research.

I wasn't really sure which was the case here, though... I missed it if it was stated anywhere.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Although.....in all fairness though to MrPinks point.....I am sure there are more Pro photogs that are actually good than bad and more Amatuer photogs that are bad than good. SO I guess statistically speaking you would have better odds picking from a pool of pros, than from amatuers.

 

[JClishe]

In the OP's defense, I had an S5 IS with a lens tube and hood, and if you didn't get up close to it, then you really wouldn't know it's a P&S (see below). And as Ron mentioned earlier in this thread, the S5 really is quite a capable camera. If a photographer knew what he/she was doing, there's no reason that he/she couldn't get some very nice pictures with it.

 

[KD5NRH]

One of my proudest moments as a photographer was when I took a portrait that I shot of my friend's daughter into a Wolf Camera to get it printed, and the dude asked me if I was authorized to make prints of the image.

This, and occasionally explaining to cops/security/etc why you're wandering around with a big camera are good reasons to take advantage of some of the cheap deals on business cards, even if you never plan to make money off photography. I've occasionally had the WalMart folks do that, and the card makes it go a lot smoother. (Everywhere else, the employees remember me as the guy who keeps coming in with film and special instructions for the processing.)

 

[JClishe]

This, and occasionally explaining to cops/security/etc why you're wandering around with a big camera are good reasons to take advantage of some of the cheap deals on business cards, even if you never plan to make money off photography.

Wow, I never thought of that. Awesome idea.

 

[Croissant Seven]

This, and occasionally explaining to cops/security/etc why you're wandering around with a big camera are good reasons to take advantage of some of the cheap deals on business cards, even if you never plan to make money off photography.

I had an article published last year about mine pollution remediation techniques, and they asked me if I could provide some pictures to go along with the article. I'm always happy to oblige that request.

There's not a business card in the world, short of one with official EPA agent information, that would get me anywhere CLOSE to the sites I REALLY wanted to shoot. I tried to get in to two sites and they were not friendly about me even being there, much less to snoop around and take pictures. I guess I could have put on my camo gear, painted my face up like John Rambo, and crept in there from the backside, but having my camera confiscated and getting arrested in the same afternoon has sort of a funky stench associated with it...
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[KD5NRH]

There's not a business card in the world, short of one with official EPA agent information, that would get me anywhere CLOSE to the sites I REALLY wanted to shoot.

Of course not; for sites like that, you need a clipboard with a few personnel assessment forms on it. Nobody wants to even make eye contact with you then, much less talk to you. :greenpbl:

 

[mjhoward]

This guy is using a point and shoot: G11 Beauty Shoot Practice - FM Forums

Just sayin'

 

[Croissant Seven]

There's not a business card in the world, short of one with official EPA agent information, that would get me anywhere CLOSE to the sites I REALLY wanted to shoot.

Of course not; for sites like that, you need a clipboard with a few personnel assessment forms on it. Nobody wants to even make eye contact with you then, much less talk to you. :greenpbl:

With lawsuits totaling in the billions, I'd hardly be surprised to have a sniper send a shot or two over my head to get their point across. You need a Cessna to get good images of most of these sites.
C7