Bob W wrote:
As far as commercial photography is concerned you either have to lead the
market or follow it. If the customers are going after the gimmicky stuff and
you don't want to shoot gimmicky stuff you have to resign yourself to eating
boiled potatoes until the market comes back round; if you want to eat nice
food you might have to swallow your pride first. It's a day job, that's all.
Best summation yet, and in just three sentences.
The number of photographers who can shoot what they want and still earn a
decent living is miniscule.
Even better. And just one sentence!
Even HCB had to compromise and call himself a photojournalist.
Horrors!
I hate gimmicky photography, but wedding photography has always been cheesy,
and it always will be. Even the so-called reportage style of wedding
photography is a cliche-ridden bowl of saccharine and maple syrup. What else
can you expect?
I never really understood the concept of "photojournalism-style" wedding
photography until I worked a couple of weddings with a very slick pro
who did this kind of work. With PJ wedding photography, the resulting
photographs are only half the package. The other half is the process of
getting them: The concept is that your wedding is an "event" that's
being "covered" by the media. It's as much about how the photographer(s)
perform their job as to what photographs they get.
I like this style of wedding photography even less after learning this,
but at least I understand it as a business concept now :)
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