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Shutterstock.com is the best at the moment, by quite a big margin, but nobody knows what the world will look like tomorrow. Just be aware that there aren't much more than pennies in it until you pass 500 or 1,000 good quality images.What are the best sites to use?
+1The other side to the gallery thing which can be a problem when you are starting is framing and printing is not cheap. One or two prints are OK, but if you have to fill an entire gallery, it is really expensive.
Be a responsible Pro. I wish the weekend warrior wedding shooters would take note of this comment. Honestly I get sick to my stomach reading what some of them are doing in the field.
There's a serious lesson the weekend warriors need to know. As a photographer working for pay you are responsible to deliver per the requirements of your customer. If you botch the job or fall short you can wind up in court. I personally know a very competent a very experienced pro who botched a wedding. He was taken to court and forced to pay to fly family across the country to restate the wedding. It almost destroyed him financially. You accept money for work and you assume the liability if you fail.I agree Guy, thanks for the input.
An acquaintance of mine bought a Canon Rebel XS a few years ago and was advertising weddings for 250 $ Kit lens and all. I asked her if she had a backup camera body her reply was
" why, its brand new and under warranty"
Then I mentioned " well I was more thinking if the camera broke and they CANNOT reschedule their wedding day when you get the warranty replacement"
" But its new , its not going to break"
GAH! even as a semi weekend warrior I still realise that not everyone with a DSLR can be a pro, despite the Kijiji ads that say otherwise
All I wanted to know was if I take nature shots or the odd portrait , is a M camera a viable option for that
35 FLE and Noct 0.95Vivek: Oh yes, I agree, there is a LOT of great advice here , I wish Id read this 20 years ago to be honest!
Ash, nice! what lenses were you using for this?