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<blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 504952" data-attributes="member: 13556">No, I cannot fathom it!&nbsp; After I bought my first SLR, a Nikon FM, in 1978, I had several people ask me to come to their weddings and take photos.&nbsp; I did for a few of them, but only after finding out that no one would be taking photos if I didn't.&nbsp; I let them know that I would be taking &quot;snapshots, not photographs&quot;.&nbsp; Most understood and had no problem with it, but neither were they bossy about what would be done.&nbsp; Afterwards, I'd get the film processed and prints made and give them the whole package to let them go further with them if they wanted to.Later on, I purchased a Hasselblad 500CM and that really caused expectations to rise.&nbsp; I did a few sessions for co-workers and acquaintances, primarily at my wife's urging, before I got too stressed to keep it up.&nbsp; That camera, considered a professional's tool at the time, was anything but that in my hands.While a P&amp;S camera won't keep a real pro from getting great shots, it will expose a fraud, but them again, so will a good camera!&nbsp; It sounds like your son's future M-I-L should contact Cliff Mautner: <a href="http://www.cmphotography.com" target="_blank">http://www.cmphotography.com</a>.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whiskeyman, post: 504952, member: 13556"] No, I cannot fathom it! After I bought my first SLR, a Nikon FM, in 1978, I had several people ask me to come to their weddings and take photos. I did for a few of them, but only after finding out that no one would be taking photos if I didn't. I let them know that I would be taking "snapshots, not photographs". Most understood and had no problem with it, but neither were they bossy about what would be done. Afterwards, I'd get the film processed and prints made and give them the whole package to let them go further with them if they wanted to. Later on, I purchased a Hasselblad 500CM and that really caused expectations to rise. I did a few sessions for co-workers and acquaintances, primarily at my wife's urging, before I got too stressed to keep it up. That camera, considered a professional's tool at the time, was anything but that in my hands. While a P&S camera won't keep a real pro from getting great shots, it will expose a fraud, but them again, so will a good camera! It sounds like your son's future M-I-L should contact Cliff Mautner: [URL]http://www.cmphotography.com[/URL]. [/QUOTE]

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