Believe it or not, you're not paying me to take photos. You're paying me for my effort to take the best possible images. I've broken down my 'effort' into three parts:
1. Photography knowledge - Most professional photographers have the same equipment. There aren't any special cameras or lenses that one photographer can buy that others can't. If that's the case, why does some photographer's work look drastically better or worse than others? Photography knowledge. It's just that simple. I received my BA in Photography from USF and spent another 2 years at commercial photography school. I regularly attend photography workshops to learn the newest trends.
2. Best equipment - Even with all the photography knowledge in the world I would be a terrible photographer if I only had a point-and-shoot camera. I use the latest and greatest Nikon equipment.
3. Enthusiasm - Even with all the photography knowledge and best equipment money can buy, being an enthusiastic and creative photographer is the key to to making people feel excited about their photos. This works both ways...the bride and groom also have to be excited. I've photographed $100,000 weddings in beautiful locations where the bride and groom were tired and miserable. And I've photographed small weddings in a small backyard, and the bride and groom were very happy and carefree. Good photos are always the result of enthusiasm.
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