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Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios
Photoboothguy: What you find funny isn't what we're complaining about. I have no problem with someone doing a job for less, what I have a problem with is someone claiming to do a high-quality, professional-class job for less. And that's what every professional hates too. I have no problem with weekend warriors making a buck: I have a problem with them advertising themselves as "as good as" the pros.
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So to you there are no good photographers that can take an excellent picture on par with yours that can charge less then you and still make a profit? In order to be a pro and take good pictures in your book one has to charge what see think they should?
Who says how good they are? What about the pro who maybe works for a studio full time, does great work, but on the side he likes to do portraits since he doesn't get to do that at work? Is he not a professional? But yet he can charge less.
I have a friend that is a pretty darn good wedding photog, been around a long long time, but he loves also doing head shots and portraits in his studio as well, his charge for them is a lot less then most, cause its not the main money maker for him and he enjoys it. Still a pro, shots are just as good as most, if not better then some. But by your definition he is the one that bugs you?
As for the ones that claim to be as good as a pro and are not, dont worry about them, the market and client base will weed them out, same as any other industry. Does it hurt the industry? A little in the short term, but long term people become more educated and informed and thus know what to look for next time. Word of mouth spreads the good as well as the bad.
Now yes there are very bad photographers out there that claim to be as good as the pros (cl is full of them) But to make such a general statement about all of them is a little over the top.