Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The Secret Life of Wedding Photographers

There is a big difference in how some people think wedding photographers spend their time (and how some photographers WISHED they could spend their time):

The Perception

The Secret Life of Wedding Photographers
The Reality

The Secret Life of Wedding Photographersclick to enlarge

There seems to be a lot of misconceptions regarding what wedding photographers actually do all week. The ISPWP conducted a survey with a mass group of wedding photographers and discovered what photographers really are doing besides take pictures every weekend. Very interesting and informative. Read the entire article here.
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10 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 8, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    oh yes! finally someone shows our lives off to the public! hehe :) i'll vouch for this graph (the second one!) for sure. as a pro photographer, partying like rock stars and traveling to exotic places, doesn't happen as often as it should! ~Alice

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  2. Jill JohnsonFebruary 22, 2010 at 10:05 AM

    I love this I think I might steal it for my blog and give you credit. Love it!

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  3. Kara SchultzFebruary 22, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Ah yes, definitely not flying to exotic locations or partying like rockstars! Most of us are working 40+ hours a week doing all the backend stuff not just shooting!

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  4. Chris LearyFebruary 22, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    This is a great post! Often I get ask by up and coming young photographers what it takes to become a wedding specialist - this says it all! Thanks for sharing.

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  5. AmandaFebruary 22, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    This is exactly what happens, about time someone posted the truth!

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  6. JenFebruary 25, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    This is soooo true. It's not the glamorous life people think it is. But, maybe, just maybe, we should take 1% off of the taking photos and add a new category of partying like a rock star... because it does happen ;)

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  7. SilvanaAugust 9, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    Uhmmm...Thank You! This is truly appreciated. I wish the perception was truth. How great would that be?

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  8. lindseyAugust 9, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    yes to this! could you do one for planners next?

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  9. QWeddingsNovember 23, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    Two things not on the graph: researching and learning. Maybe it falls into other categories, like blogging or communicating with clients or banking? Maybe partying like rock stars is considered educational?
    Suzi Q

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  10. Eleanor GannonFebruary 21, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Being a wedding photographer is pretty unglamorous when you spell it out like that! I love it when people say it must be so relaxing to only work 1/2 days a week and to have so much time to do what you want... oh if only I could just take photos and the rest of the business took care of itself!

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