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Why are wedding photographers so expensive?

I had a friend who just got married. pretty much right on


Ill never get married but if I do I aint spending 30 thousand fucking dollars on it. if I have 30k to blow on my wife and fam, youre sure as shit im buying a house and having a weddng BBQ.

i know im out there on a lot of things compared to most, but 30k on an event like that is insane

50% chance it's a failure too! Well, that was $25k down the drain, let's do it again! What a fucking country we live in! :rolleyes

Only reason she didn't go with a Barf photog is the misses wanted a female photographer... I don't necessarily know why but thats what we she wanted and what she got.

She doesn't want a photographer who creates photos with a male gaze :x
 
She doesn't want a photographer who creates photos with a male gaze :x

something about being naked around a few of my male friends...

why she will be naked with a photographer present beats me but sure - I'm down to see those photos :leghump
 
A good shooter is worth the money. Cost of Camera, Lenses, Lighting is all just a small part of it. The Creative side is IMO 90% of the worth of the shooter. Sidewayz here does some awesome work, creative, inspired and just phenomenal with many of his shots.

The Talent needed to see first the shot in your head and then translate that in composing and directing the participants is not as easy as it looks. One shooter can take one shot and another the same one and just tweak it a bit and come with a far different shot.

I was following a Wedding shooter (I have to find the link) but this guy was a damn genious. One shot consisted of the Bride and Groom sitting at the wedding table in one position. The images around the Grooms men and Maids of Honor were blured and looked as if they were moving from seat to seat. I have no idea how he composed the shot, time lapse or multiple shots and merging, but this was a million dollar shot.
 
Just talked to my boy who got married. They spent 4500 on their photographer. Basically he was livid about it and it's still a sore subject lol
 
something about being naked around a few of my male friends...

why she will be naked with a photographer present beats me but sure - I'm down to see those photos :leghump

This is something that comes up often In my meetings. I simply explain that the naked part is when I turn around or walk out the room. The amount of time brides are un clothed is maybe a couple mins.

Still some preffe
 
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If you do it right, you only have to do it once.

I can barely look at the box my wedding photos are in, my late wife looks like a porcelin angel. I'm glad that she got "her day" at least.

When I see pictures from that day in 2000, it feels like another lifetime ago.
 
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