Some of the Shining Stars moms were not taking the bait of the professional school photographer who offered to shoot family pictures for $175. Neither did I (I did, however get sucked into doing a shoot of just the boys, which turned out to be moderately disappointing and equally overpriced.) If I ever become a professional photographer, I hereby promise to release the entire photo shoot to my client and not charge $20 per photo after the first 10! I am ethically opposed to any photographer who does this because I feel like I'm paying them for the use of their equipment and talent, NOT their printing services. And it kind of feels like they're holding my family moments hostage, which kind of makes my blood boil. You should see some of the pictures of Aiden and Liam that I did not purchase…it's a travesty of justice.
Enough of my pro-photographer angst… One of my friends asked me to take their family pictures and she insisted on paying me.
When she took the images to Walmart to get printed, they gave her some trouble because they couldn't tell whether or not her photographer had given her the rights to the images because "they look professional." I wouldn't go that far, but I have to admit it felt good to get good feedback; I was SO nervous to do it!
Hey, if I get enough of these gigs, maybe I can pay for my dream camera! At this shoot, I was limited by the less-than-ideal evening light, my lenses, and the fact that I still need some more instruction on auto-focus modes to get super sharp shots. It's really frustrating to get adorable shots in the field and get home and they're blurry! That happened too many times.
One thing is for sure, this is a beautiful family who made my "job" fun! Know anyone who might be interested in a $50 amateur family photo shoot? I clearly need more practice before I can justify upgrading my equipment!
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