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Why You Should Not Hire A Professional Wedding Photographer?

We’ve all heard that hiring a professional wedding photographer can save you a lot of headaches. But I’ve also heard professional photographers dog on the photos normal wedding guests take at a wedding. This latest photography meme might take it a little too far. Not only is it a stretch to infer that both these images were taking using the same cameras and tools, but I’m not completely sure that the image on the left is a great photo to make an argument for hiring a professional. What do you think?

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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002431554813 Kiss Virág
Some PS, LR…
http://www.facebook.com/george.martinez.56481 George Martinez
Very poor comparison.
http://www.facebook.com/hdculpepper Heather D. Culpepper
Both pictures in the above example are poor shots. Poor composition and terrible lighting. Both are out of focus.
http://www.facebook.com/hdculpepper Heather D. Culpepper
:)
http://twitter.com/HatchettPhotog Chris Hatchett
This is stupid. The shot on the left is about the father/daughter moment. NOT about who was at the wedding. I don’t think it was taken with the same lens, but it might have been the same camera, and the same lighting. But the one on the left looks like a 50mm or 85mm f/1.2 judging by the lighting in the 2nd one (agreeing on if it was indeed with the same camera)
The point is, I would be pissed if the shot I got back from my wedding was the one on the right versus the one on the left.
If you settle for mediocrity, then sure. Save money. If you want to embrace the idea that this is your ONE wedding day, and want to invest in preserving that day, that moment, that one instance in time, distribute disposable cameras at your wedding and rely on drunk uncle ned to do your photography.

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