Five Reasons Everyone Should Hire a Professional Photographer
We all know that someone who has a fancy camera and brings it everywhere they go. While they may be a friend or family member and offer you a "deal". And while the offer can definitely be tempting, is it worth it?
Photography is an art form. Its much more than having a camera, its having an eye for the final product, its understand the limitations of the camera, its reading the light & understanding light. It's having the knowledge & skills to be able to adjust on the fly to achieve a vision. Great photos are about more than just a camera. Professionals know this, which is why their websites and social media posts aren’t about what cameras they have or what accessories they use.
1. The most obvious reason to hire a professional photographer is that it allows YOU to be in your photos. Hiring a professional will spare you from having an album full of cheap, generic "snap shots" that are either low quality or don't convey the moment.
2. Professional Photographers have the gear, not just any gear; but the RIGHT gear for the job. While bobby or sue may have an expensive camera they most likely don't own all of necessary supporting gear to make the most of that pricy camera. A professional photographer on the other hand has all of the necessary takes expensive high-end gear to make it happen. And not just bits & pieces.
3. Editing! Pressing the shutter button doesn't mean that the job is over. Depending on the event there's many hours of work that happens behind the scenes to make your images the best that they can be. Even the best photos taken in camera can look better with some post processing to address skin tones, color balance, lights & darks, and even that pesky fly away hair that shows up in THE photo. A professional photographer will spend as much time if not more so culling & editing the final images as they did actually taking them.
4. The Prints! A professional photographer works with high-quality print labs that offer the highest quality photo prints. These print labs have calibrate equipment and professionals on staff that review each order for color & print accuracy. They offer a vast array of options for sizes, texture, papers, & finishes. While your family friend may offer to deliver the images on a thumb drive or an email link leaving it up to you to get them printed at your local 5 & dime, a professional will offer you a host of packages & high quality print offerings that will compliment the quality of the image & showcase the finest details.
5. The Experience! Not only the knowledge of the photographer to make an idea or vision a reality, professional photographers make the entire experience fun, stress-less, & memorable. You deserve to remember the special moments in your life, not stress about them. Everyone needs a little guidance from time to time, that's where a professional photographer separates themselves from the others with a camera, they don't just take a picture they make every moment a memorable one that can be shared & held on to.
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