Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Friday, 20 May 2011
BDC Magazine
Images in the video are from the shoot I did with Arnold at his offices.Images 0:01, 0:24, 1:00, 1:15, and 1:20.
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Wedding photography future?
I've been thinking about this topic for quite a while. I've talked to many other photographers and heard stories of other photographers around the Vancouver market over the past 4 or 5 years and every time I can't really believe it's true. But it is!
Digital cameras and digital photography have killed the wedding photography business for the average photographer.
I know what you're saying, "Not so!" Well, how is it that most, and I mean 80% of the photographers that I talk to, are saying the same thing. And I will tell you what they are saying to me. Couples are telling them that "My brother (or friend) has a digital camera and they can take some pictures." They hear "Grandpa has a digital Rebel and he can take some pictures."
What people who do this don't realize is that their friends really don't care if they miss the best moments or have the experience to create an image that they will want to look at for more than a few minutes or put up on their wall. An image that really brings out the best of the couple.
And then they tell the photographer later on, sometimes years later when they run into the photographer, that they made a huge mistake not hiring him or her, because the pictures they have are crap. Too late!
When I do a wedding I sit down with the couple and go over all the photographic possibilities, times, locations, weather concerns and many other things that will go into their wedding day. Does the friend or Grandpa do that? During a full day wedding I will take almost 1000 images. Again, your buddy with the Rebel might take 30 to 50 images.
Yes, I know pro photographers cost money. It's a concern in these days of tightening the purse strings. But do you really want that special moment of you in your dress or the love of your life in his tux ( maybe for the only time ever :-) trusted to the family member with his or her point and shoot?
Digital cameras have made many people into amateur wedding photographers, news photographers, nature and portrait photographers. And most of it not great photography.
Am I the best wedding photographer out there? Certainly not. But I have been shooting weddings for over 20 years and I know how important the day is to the couple. I see wedding images on the web that truly inspire me and I'm always learning new ways to be a better photographer.
I know this day is too important to leave to Grandpa and his new digital camera. Remember that you are hiring a photographer that you feel comfortable with for his or her vision with a camera. Everyone has a camera these days, this does not make them a professional photographer.
Michael
Digital cameras and digital photography have killed the wedding photography business for the average photographer.
I know what you're saying, "Not so!" Well, how is it that most, and I mean 80% of the photographers that I talk to, are saying the same thing. And I will tell you what they are saying to me. Couples are telling them that "My brother (or friend) has a digital camera and they can take some pictures." They hear "Grandpa has a digital Rebel and he can take some pictures."
What people who do this don't realize is that their friends really don't care if they miss the best moments or have the experience to create an image that they will want to look at for more than a few minutes or put up on their wall. An image that really brings out the best of the couple.
And then they tell the photographer later on, sometimes years later when they run into the photographer, that they made a huge mistake not hiring him or her, because the pictures they have are crap. Too late!
When I do a wedding I sit down with the couple and go over all the photographic possibilities, times, locations, weather concerns and many other things that will go into their wedding day. Does the friend or Grandpa do that? During a full day wedding I will take almost 1000 images. Again, your buddy with the Rebel might take 30 to 50 images.
Yes, I know pro photographers cost money. It's a concern in these days of tightening the purse strings. But do you really want that special moment of you in your dress or the love of your life in his tux ( maybe for the only time ever :-) trusted to the family member with his or her point and shoot?
Digital cameras have made many people into amateur wedding photographers, news photographers, nature and portrait photographers. And most of it not great photography.
Am I the best wedding photographer out there? Certainly not. But I have been shooting weddings for over 20 years and I know how important the day is to the couple. I see wedding images on the web that truly inspire me and I'm always learning new ways to be a better photographer.
I know this day is too important to leave to Grandpa and his new digital camera. Remember that you are hiring a photographer that you feel comfortable with for his or her vision with a camera. Everyone has a camera these days, this does not make them a professional photographer.
Michael
Friday, 6 May 2011
New posts in Flickr.
Check out my rock and roll posts in Flickr. Some new artists and some old.
As well as some new images of Vancouver's Chinatown.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21348093@N04/
As well as some new images of Vancouver's Chinatown.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21348093@N04/
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