Bad Photography
I’m gonna go out on a limb and talk about bad photography for a minute. I don’t usually have much to say in the whole amateur photographer VS professional battle that seems to be ongoing in this industry because I strongly feel there is a client to match every photographer’s style and prices, but I will say I feel really sad when I see a past clients choose a poorly skilled photographer based on pricing alone and I see out of focus, poorly exposed, awkwardly posed pictures pop up in my Facebook feed of moments they can never get back. I would give my left arm to give them those moments back. To give them back the excitement of an engagement. A wedding. A birth. Pure joy. We only get those things once in awhile. Then after that all we have is our memories. And we don’t even remember half our lives. Not even a quarter. If you can tell me what you were doing at 3:14pm last Tuesday I would be shocked, because most of life isn’t that memorable. This big moments that are, are how we remember our lives. When we get old, all we remember are a handful of random events that made us feel some sort of memorable emotion. Our photos help unlock those memories and emotions, when our brains are too tired to remember. When our brains are too tired to remember I think bad photography will become a regret.
I consider each one of my clients a friend. In fact if I don’t think I could be friends with someone I don’t even book them because my work is just too personal and time consuming to be doing it for people I can’t stand.
So here. I’m gonna just come out and say it. Here’s my heart on the line.
If you love my work, call me. If you want maternity portraits even though I don’t normally shoot them, call me. If it’s last minute, call me. If we don’t live in the same country, call me. If you’re a photographer now too, call me. Because the bottom line is if my work speaks to you the way it speaks to me I want to work with you. That’s the reason I love my job. I want to work with people who are moved by my work. I can work around your schedule. I can work on the fly, with little prep if I have to. I can travel. I shoot a ton of stuff that isn’t weddings, I just don’t post it all, so chances are if it’s a life event, I’ve documented it before — but I can’t do any of it if you don’t call and ask first. So get in touch. Chances are I probably miss you and have been thinking about you and have been wondering what you’ve been up to and how your anniversary was and how your parents are doing. I’d be over the moon to be a part of your life again, and to capture a moment you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life…again.
Even if it’s not to book. Even if its just to say hello. Call me. I miss you.
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