Photicious All Photography

On website-bios and interviews some wedding photographers sometimes write/say a few ridiculous things meant to impress. Someone.

Since everyone seems to say the same stuff, it doesn’t really work.

“I’m passionate about photography”

Yeah. You’d have to be, because you aren’t really earning much money. The passion somewhat compensates the low income. The ones who are financially successful have their passion elsewhere: in running a business.

“I got my first camera at age {x}” (insert any low digit)

Everyone has, so who cares? Now if your mom gave birth to you holding a camera in your hands, that would be news.

“In my first year I shot {xx} weddings!!!” (insert high double or triple digit number)

Of course you did, your prices were so ridiculously low!

You won’t say that you
i) didn’t earn any money
ii) almost killed yourself through work-overload
iii) nearly ruined your relationship/marriage in the process.

With Nikon unveiling its D3s today, it’s a matter of time before these goodies percolate down to the semi-pro Dx00 series. With the D3, this took about 8 months till the D700 inherited its features (and more).

Nikon D3s

So I’m expecting a D800 (or D700s) to be announced in about a 6-12-month timeframe. ISO 102400? Yeah! Slient-shutter-mode? Yeah!! HD Movie function? Yeah!!!

Nikon: Now, we just need you to add a swiveling Display and a rotary ISO knob to the D800 and you’ll have all you need to make me part with my D700.