Taking up photography is an expensive hobby and also time consuming. If u r really into it, it may cost u $$ equivalent to a small car. Actually i had considered long enough before i jump in, what am i going to do with it, it is worth the money, etc.
I guess most of us will find some reasons to justify our purchases as it is something that we want. Camera basically is a toy, and most of the guys like toys. And yet we dont want to admit that we will lose money owning a toy, saying we can earn the back the spending by shooting weddings. But you must remember, shooting wedding requires more tools and unless you charge >RM 1k and above/wedding, u wont able to get back your investment. That is why i cant understand why people charge for free for wedding shooting.
Some people may said, aiseh...once i learned enough i will charge. But dont u think that charging FOC actually will slow you down in learning? By charging free, you wont want to improve as u wont expect to get scolding from your customers. FOC what!!! Why you so picky? FOC lar, what u expect? By charging, you will strive to learn more and thus be able to recoup your investment and thus buy more equipments. haha...
Now i am thinking to get an wide angle lens or another camera body.
I am charging at a discounted rate of RM 500 only for one day wedding shot for my blog readers consisting of DVD slideshow, 800+ all original and edited pictures. And i just learned that one of my idol photographer actually charge more than RM 3k for the same service. I also strive to be just like him, getting award winning pictures, and consistently taking damn nice pictures and be able to charge that rate.
Call me at 016-2506347 or email me at pharmalogik@gmail.com for booking
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Join WPPI, submit some photos.
I thought retail pharmacist is very lucrative business!
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