sup Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Interesting, and true http://www.slate.com/features/010510_fashi...ide-show/01.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Unfortunately, the downward spiral isn't helped by the fact that everyone wants to be a photographer nowadays. Flooding the market with consumer cameras and MWAC thinking they are pros, has drug the actual quality of professional work down a notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Word. Especially true for weddings. A lot of people would rather hire a goober who just got a D40 and external flash instead of paying more for someone who actually has experience and knows what they're doing. Or the football moms who hand out crappy prints for free from their point and shoot, making it nearly impossible for an actual photographer to sell anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I feel ya man, my GF had one of her mom's friend take some "pro" ports of us, with a P&S. The quality of the photos are horrible, comp, exposure, and evenness of the lighting were even worse. But people pay her for it. And that's why when I move back home I'll be doing senior ports, The quality is just as good as Jostens, just much cheaper, far more personal and I don't put my name on everyone of the prints. And I hand over the rights with a contract saying I can use the photo's to promote my business. It's a win-win. The plus is, I actually know what the hell I'm doing with a camera, lol. Or at least am very good at pretending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I feel ya man, my GF had one of her mom's friend take some "pro" ports of us, with a P&S. are you serious? thats ghetto, dude. i dont care if it was your gf's mom's friend, i wouldve told her to kick rocks with her p&s. she probably had a nikon p80 and thought it was a dslr or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 How many pro/am photographers can actually take a picture (with film, not digital) and call it good and done without scanning it to touch up with photoshop? Those are the people I will hire when I need pictures taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Nance, it was a kodak. Uber P&S. Chris, you can process a film photo just like you can digital. Without scanning, you just do it while developing. Photoshop is basically just digital developing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 Some of the film terms even carried over into photoshop, like dodging and burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..SSR.. Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Wow. I feel like a noob. Still applies though lol. Most of the photographers around here have never even shot with film (good stuff, not P&S). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 You could give any of the photogs on here a film camera and we would still do excellent work. Same skills and theory, just the medium changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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