the one thing I don’t understand when pros calculate their price, that they consider their cost in that way. The approach would lead a slower pro or a pro which made worse decision in buying gear, being more expensive. Why should a customer pay for that? I would look at what I think the product it worth, not how much it took the photog to make it. If I knew it cost the pro almost nothing* but provides me with a product which is valuable for me, I would happily pay.

that * of course would be customer’s perception, “what? He came here for only so long?”, not thinking about the time, effort and cost to become so good.

My tip: Do it.
Bring only 24-70, don’t waste time missing a moment swapping lenses.

I rather demonstrate what I want. Works much better than verbal communication in my experience.

I think 3D pop has more to it than the poorly defined concept of microcontrast.

- Gear does not matter

- Gear does matter

- Smartphones are on the brink to become the main camera for most non-professional users

- AI will destroy photography

- AI will never destroy photography

- Film is coming back. One day.

all part of the photographer life.

I once was part of the audience of a show and we were not allowed to take photos. I secretly took some anyway, trying to not get caught. Another guy just said he is “the photographer” and was left in peace. He had the smaller camera but of course took a lot more useful photos.

Now some colleagues call me an artist just because I posted some okay pics (a couple of shots out of many I took) in the teams channel. But, photography is projection anyway.

I am quite confident next time you could take enough sharp photos of skaters to let them think you are a pro, at least if you don’t show them too many of the bad photos.

maybe yes, maybe no.

If you want to continue your photography, you have to learn that you to get denied every now and then. Only way to avoid that is being overly cautious, never getting those opportunities to photograph what you like.

If you show up with a 300$ camera, and show interest in the tattoos and the craft doing them and take your time to get good photos, they will feel lucky. Even if a flagship smartphone could in principle perhaps take (in some regards) better pics. If someone sees me, another non-professional photographer, using my camera, they often wonder if I am a pro (while I don’t even carry a backpack nor have other gear around me).