Member: Stephen

The only wrong price is a “surprise” price, otherwise it should be what you’ve agreed to well in advance of the event. I’ve heard of a a certain wedding photographer in the UK charging up to GBP 11K and, by all accounts, seems to have no shortage of work!

Exactly that. Along with defining a “weekend warrior” I’d like to define and discuss “pro photographer”. Is it, as you’ve said “for the money” or is it something more like “consistently better photography than I could hope to produce because I’m not a pro”?

Further to my question, I asked over on twitter ( @nonsequitir) as to the reason for having a pro-photographer title in the first place. We don’t tend to have Pro-artists or Pro-knitter. In my job (product manager) I don’t refer to myself as a Pro Product Manager. Clearly, there’s a root issue here that I suspect [...]

Of course, countless photographers make their wares available on RedBubble/SmugMug for sale and I’ve no doubt many of them aren’t insured in the “photographic” sense. I see no real issue with this as long as taxes are paid. Mileage on that sentiment may vary with others.

It’s important to define a “weekend warrior” before loving or hating them. “Weekend Warrior: A part-time photographer who illogically undercuts generally accepted pricing for the provision of photographic services in an uninsured fashion with the goal of taking cash payments and the subsequent avoidance of any tax liabilities.” If that’s the definition then they should [...]

Yay! Congrats folks.

That first photo had me spit my coffee all over the desk. Hilarious!

OMG Woooooooooo hoooooooooooo! That’s absolutely FANTASTIC :-) Heh heh!!! Thanks a million Alan!