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<blockquote data-quote="Don Kuykendall_RIP" data-source="post: 189659" data-attributes="member: 6277">That is why I made the decision to only shoot what I wanted to shoot. Luckily I do not need to shoot for a living anymore so I have a bit of freedom. I decided to only shoot weddings for young couples that do not have the big bucks to hire a high priced photographer who probably is not that good anyway. When my son got married the bride picked the photographer and the photographer was crap. Outdoor wedding and she was shooting with flash pointing straight up and not she did not have a diffuser or any type of reflector on the flash. In a quite moment I went over to her and asked her why she had the flash pointing up. She said to me that that was the way all professional did it. Bounce light was so much better. I looked at her then looked up and asked her &quot;What are you bouncing it off of?&quot;&nbsp; I got a blank look and she walked off. Never did she change the flash the rest of the evening. I never saw the pictures but was can all guess what they looked like. But yes I think if we plan on making any money with our photography we either have to conform as much as we can without selling our souls or do as I do and shoot what we want but just not plan or earning a living. By the way I will only shoot couples where the minister has told me they really need the help.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Don Kuykendall_RIP, post: 189659, member: 6277"] That is why I made the decision to only shoot what I wanted to shoot. Luckily I do not need to shoot for a living anymore so I have a bit of freedom. I decided to only shoot weddings for young couples that do not have the big bucks to hire a high priced photographer who probably is not that good anyway. When my son got married the bride picked the photographer and the photographer was crap. Outdoor wedding and she was shooting with flash pointing straight up and not she did not have a diffuser or any type of reflector on the flash. In a quite moment I went over to her and asked her why she had the flash pointing up. She said to me that that was the way all professional did it. Bounce light was so much better. I looked at her then looked up and asked her "What are you bouncing it off of?" I got a blank look and she walked off. Never did she change the flash the rest of the evening. I never saw the pictures but was can all guess what they looked like. But yes I think if we plan on making any money with our photography we either have to conform as much as we can without selling our souls or do as I do and shoot what we want but just not plan or earning a living. By the way I will only shoot couples where the minister has told me they really need the help. [/QUOTE]

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