Brent Rowlett Loc: Atlanta, GA

Amen brother. And I did :)

One of my wife's fellow teachers got married last year. She was very unhappy with her photos. Wanting the background out of focus and knowing of my editing advertising ability, she asked my wife if I would not mind working with the photos. Getting them last night I was appalled to find that every one of them was out of focus, raccoon eyes because the photographer did not use off camera flash, and just overall flat. If I paid ANY money for this crap I would have sued the photographer for a refund.

She already is unhappy with the photography. I just haven't the heart to tell her the photos are out of focus and not much can be done with them. I am pushing the limits with sharpening at 175 as it is. Certainly they cannot be made into 16 x 20 prints. She wanted to give this picture to her mother for Christmas. From 15 feet my Canon 5DSr and the 85mm f-1.2 lens captures the veins in the whites of the eye requiring editing. It is just a shame there are people out there that are taking money when they don't know what they are doing. At least if you are back lighting your image with the sun, have the sense to use an off camera flash to capture the eyes and facial features.

theodorephoto

One way I found to get some money for images is http://redbubble.com . You don't make a lot but you can put your images up there and really kinda forget about them. Its something until you find your nitch.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

I know this is an old thread, but I have lots of time on my hands these days., so I'll chime in.

I'm on the other side - hoping people stop calling me asking for me to cover an event, do a human portrait (my least favorite kind of photography), do a pet portrait (my favorite kind of portrait), etc. I am retired - that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

theodorephoto

Soooo true lol