5 Myths About The Wedding Photography Industry

I know everything!

Sometimes this attitude kills!

Agree?

If yes, then don’t let this attitude kill your wedding memories. Many times we revive this attitude in us and make wrong decisions while booking our wedding photographer. And the reason becomes the myths in our mind. Yes, those common myths which strike every uncle’s mind while booking the wedding photographer. Hehe!

But today, we’re going to bust all those myths about wedding photography so that you choose the best. Today we’ll tell you about 5 Myths About The Wedding Photography Industry that can stop you from choosing the best photographer.

Now let’s move to our first myth about wedding photography which is, 

Wedding Photographers! They are just photo clickers.

What’s We Think

Wedding photographers have to do is just clicking the pictures and then edit a little bit. And the last task, they only convert them into printed albums and deliver. That’s it!

What the reality is.

They not only click pictures instead capture emotions in the form of pixels. They have to do a lot of tasks. Yes, a significant weight of your expectations is always there on their shoulders, along with just a camera. Well, if we talk about their chores so here’s a list of a few things they do:

(We know)

Taking Pictures & Shooting Videos

Editing The Pictures & Videos

(We Don’t)

Advertising & Marketing

Networking

Social Media, Blogging & Vlogging

Camera & Computer Maintenance

Album Designing & Production

Print Orders & Lab Work

Bookkeeping for clients, taxes, banking, etc.

Maintain a regular follow-up with the client.

Good Camera → Great photos & videos

What We Think

Just a new expensive camera is needed to capture phenomenal shots. 

What The Reality Is.

You give any brush to a great painter, and he’ll design a fabulous painting for you. Yaa! Sometimes brush can be the reason to lessen the impact of the art. But the soul of art depends on the artist’s skills, the passion he possesses, and the years the artist has spent in the craft. 

Yes, the Camera is a mattering thing, but the most important thing is the skills & passion the photographer has. The photographer should have an artistic eye that can transform a just photo into a pixelated art piece.

Ooh! It’s too expensive.

What We Think

Wedding photographers are very much overpriced. They make loads of money. And in wedding season, they just become money machines.

What The Reality Is.

We think why so much cost for just operating a camera. But we forget about a load of expectations & expenses on them. Along with a camera, they need to manage a lot of things. 

Professional wedding photographers hire different people to manage all the chores. It’s not easy for a single person to handle all things well. Their payouts?

Ok then, the next thing comes on to the equipment cost. There are not only multiple cameras to carry in a photographer’s kit, but a lot of other things also like lenses, tripods, memory cards, batteries, etc. And it’s not a one-time investment. There are high expenses to maintain those things. 

Then comes the cost of computers & laptops for editing or other purposes. And also, there are taxes to be paid, not only the annual tax but also other taxes like a tax for using a drone, specific venues demand some extra charges, and many more taxes like that. 

And above all their efforts,

They are the last ones to leave the wedding. Rest, you know!

So, think again! Are they overpriced?     

They’ll PHOTOSHOP IT, Don’t Worry!

What We Think

Everything can be photoshopped later.

What The Reality Is.

No doubt! Photoshop is a great tool, but it can’t do everything. A good photographer uses his experience while capturing the shots. He captures the natural moments in a way that there’s a minimum need for photoshop, and there the beauty lies. 

Photoshop cannot create the prints of those priceless moments that happen only once. Like, Those tears of a mother when crying for her daughter can’t be photoshopped. That shade of joy on the face of a father for his child can’t be photoshopped. 

All those things happen naturally, and only a good photographer can treasure those priceless moments well with his lens.

Anyone can handle the wedding camera.

What We Think

My friend loves to do photography, and he also has a camera. So he can shoot at my wedding. And I’ll save big money. What an Idea!

What The Reality Is.

When we hire a wedding photographer, we do not just hire a person and equipment, but the experience of 100s of weddings. The artistic eyes of a photographer are responsible for producing the art of pixels that win people’s hearts. And those eyes are earned as a result of the priceless experience acquired in so many years. These are the things that distinguish a professional wedding photographer from just a camera handler.  

Yaa, if your friend has these qualities and he’s ready to do it for free. Then yes, your idea to save money is best.

So these were some myths that can ruin your treasurable moments. So now it’s time to clear out these myths from your mind and choose the best for you.

And if you want to know how to choose the best wedding photographer for you, then you can visit our blog: HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER?

What are some other myths about the wedding photography industry, according to you?

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