The digital revolution has brought amazing flexibility and ability to control various factors during the image taking and making process. Photographers, the hobbyist, the professional, the amateur all benefit from this ability to manipulate pixels.
Read moreOur Process | Boston Wedding & Portrait Photographer
A look into the work we do as Boston Wedding photographers. This post follows a shoot from start to finish, explaining why a shoot and the post processing takes the time it does.
Read moreBehind the Scenes | Where are your photos?
I get these emails a lot...excited clients whose continued queries regarding the status of their photos actually draws attention away from...well handling...their photos. I can tell from their emails they are really excited to see the final product, and I'm equally excited to show them to them. I truly value their business and I'm flattered by their enthusiasm!
Read moreAll Photographers are Not Professional Photographers
A professional photographer is a skilled photographer that has dedicated their professional working life to partnering with you to create beautiful images of you, your children, your family.
Professional photographers not only know their equipment and know it well, they are also legitimate business owners who:
- pay taxes
- pay for their equipment and software with money they earn by providing this service
- support their families with money they earn providing professional photography services
Professional photographers do not need to “portfolio build”, they already have a portfolio. Professional photographers do not work for free: they understand that they provide a valuable service. Professional photographers are much like professionals of other occupations, they have overhead and create photography not out of just love but out of a dedication to providing families with lifelong memories.
Some photographers participate in industry wide certification programs (i.e. Certified Professional Photographer), competition (competing nationally and internationally against other photographers), teaching/mentoring other photographers, writing about photography and reviewing equipment for trade publications, will mentor local photographers to achieve high quality photography as the norm within their area, work within the trade organizations to help maintain and/or create a sustainable profession where all learn and grow, etc. A true professional photographer will have a large display of work available to look through on their website, will have a client list and should be willing to provide references, should be able to provide you with consistent and beautiful images and will partner with you to create images that you will be happy with for years to come. A true professional photographer is not only a skilled artisan but also a business person like any other professional you may know.
This article was written by Marianne Drenthe and can be found at the Professional Child Photography site at http://www.professionalchildphotographer.com
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