twoharts wrote:
...but it's hard to outgun the guests these days unless you have like  a D4.

...so a "pro" will have to distinguish themselves through other means than camera technology. but maybe that has always been the case.

I didn't know the equipment was what distinguished a "pro" form a GWC.

Claiming equipment is the the most important thing in making the shot, is akin to claiming it's the pot and pan the chef used to make the wonderful meal.  IMHO

twoharts wrote:
i got caught with the wrong lens on for the garter toss (they had told me we were going outside to shoot the car in the dark so i put on my 50f1.4 and then suddenly they announced the garter toss) and they didn't wait for me to put back on my wide angle lens. weddings kind of take on a life of their own and with so many guests shooting now (sometimes as many as 20) maybe they don't even notice if the "official" photographer is missing.

it just makes me wonder if there will come a time when there just isn't a need for an official event photographer, except maybe for the formals and some specialty shots (our brides are doing their own albums through shutter fly). then again, the guests might do some weird instagram thing to every image. lol.

so maybe our role isn't necessarily to get better images than the guests but rather to deliver comprehensive coverage in a timely manner.


I got every flash & lense for every camera I brought... NO time to change in & out