Nice photo.

Nice photo.

Gosh, I'm on a roll now, but here's another scenario of "steping on the pros toes"
I started making cakes about six months ago just for fun and family, i like anything artistic. Posted a couple on facebook-tooonnns of comments , then orders. I will be the first to say, I dont know what i'm doing, learning with everyone i make. So naturally, i see the flaws in my cakes, so I don't want to charge like a pro would. But now since I ve got orders coming in, ther's already talk abour undercutting the bakeries and taking money out of thier pockets. Come on now! I dont know, maybe once you're a pro, you become like politicians, CEO's, pro althletes, aove everyone and therefore deserve the fortunes. Just maybe, eveyones trying to get too darn rich in this country. Instead of worrying about undercutting, maybe there should be some revising on prices to allow ones work to be share by all.One work is worth what another is willing to pay fo it.

sinatra-wow, in the whole week and half i've been on this site, i haven't heard you be soo mean.I don't think any newbie, including myself, since i'm not trained from a school, advertises as a professional photographer When you're asked to shoot a wedding, surely we admit we're not professionals and i will do the very best i can, and things can certainly go wrong, even for a trained professional, but if a couple is willing to use you, knowing your experience up front, then one should go for it. That's the way you learn!
As far as under bidding on a job, surely you wouyldn't think the intrained one should make as much as the trained photographer, not until he learns what its all about. But just because someone goes to school for something, doesn't make them a pro, there's got to be some natural talent within one to do most jobs.
As far as professionals that's scared they're getting undercut-surely thier work speaks for itself/ Someone who has a few thousand dollars to pay and willing to do it, will definitely research to find the best--but on the other hand, just because one doesn't have alot of cash to throw down on a pro, doesn't mean they shouldn't have the opportunity for photos also. Don't think that pro thats been schooled and has 40,000 in the finest equipment is going to talk to the couple with a couple hundred dollars. Just saying, everyone has to start somewhere, and there's alot out there that has a little natural talent-so go ahead do what your thing--if the pros are worried, then they mucst not be as great as thier tools. This is not meant to be harsh or rude, its just my truth. I cant stand when people claim others are stepping on thier toes and taking money out of thier pockets. This world is over populated, so there's plenty to go around.

thaks

Well said notno-someone else aske about your name, i dont recall you given an answer-want to share

WOW , no joke, that's a huge set of flowers! How did it look before you removed color, maybe blur or crop some of the flowers-i like the pose

cat, love the first one, second one yes and no, would like to see lust a little moe face , or maybe not-still not sure gotta look again, but that means its good if i want to keep looking :lol: third one, great great job!

Go ahead and stick your neck out there, that's the way you learn. I'm no pro, just a hobbyist , but I'll tell you what I see, as I say , with my cockeyes I see crooked, and some will disagree with me, but that's why we're here.
1st-too centered, dont like the rails leading to center, little more focus on face instead of photo center
2ndToo centered-focus on face- a little stiff. tell a honeymoon joke and help them to laugh and relax-taking pictures when they dont know you are-usually the best
3rd better, eyes still seem a little dark-move camera to the right some to get chair at bottom out of picture
4th Nice job! even though its cetered, its centered perfectly with no distractions- looks like it shoud be in a catalog
5th Not sure, great focus on the soldier but maybe too much desk
6th Nice pic, too centered, if you could see just a tad bit more of her other eye would be great and soften the flowers, but i like this picture, it doesnt look sooo posed 7th grass in front distracting, and i had to look twice to see the married couple-the guy in front is a handsome lad, but remember the important ones on that day
overall great shots, just a little teaking here and there-wedding shots are telling the story of the day, so dont make them all posed pics, standing back with a long zoom lens makes for some fantastic shots-the couple will say wow i didnt remember taking those, but they will love them -good luck :lol:

How would I copy this pic from here to show what I might would do-just wanta play with it if that's ok.

I feel you lost the soft pretty light and colors from outside-didn't really need all the area above the head in the origional, but the area outside to the right really caught my eye. Just my opinion.

I disagree with your professor. 25 people, 25 shots, all at the same time of an old building, will bring 25 different visions of that remarkable time in history, and is WELL worth an unlimited number of photos! Just my opinion. :lol:

You're welcome. I live in the big (really tiny) city of Kountze. Very rural area, where we sit on our porches to drink coffee and listen to the roosters crow and enjoy the smell of cow poo from all the surrounding properties. Barb wire fencing and big red barns. I couldn't ask for better, just an old homestead with peace and quite except for a few tenagers with their banging vibrating trucks, including my own son. Kountze is about 20 minutes north of beaumont, which is about 45-to an hour southeast of houston.I think.

This last photo with the soldiers charging forward is my absolute favorite now. I love to see expressions on the face, makes you try to read thier minds. Great job!

Beautiful!