Lets start here, you’re not just paying for the
actual photograph ; you’re paying for time,
gear and expertise.
Most of the people having this question in
mind, think that it’s just about spending few
hours & pressing few buttons. But that’s far
from the reality. The work which you see as
a 2 hour assignment, is stretched far beyond
that. Let’s breakdown factor involved which
makes professional photography expensive.


1. Time
You might see it as a 2 hour assignment.
But what you may ignore is the Travelling
time to reach the location, the set up time,
time spent talking to the clients at venue,
time spent in negotiations before the shoot,
the actual shoot, transferring and backing
up the data, post processing, reviewing with
clients, delivering the photos or scheduling
a pick up. And we are not even going into
time spent building relationship with client,
marketing and office hours. Post processing
itself may take over a day or many
depending upon the number of photographs.
Especially in case of wedding
Photographers.


2. Gear
Professional photographers don’t
compromise with the quality of their gear.
They buy professional equipment . They
spend thousands and thousands and
thousands of dollars getting multiple camera
bodies, the finest lenses, flash equipment
for every situation, tripods, light stands,
backdrops, props, carrying and storage
cases. Not only this, they buy professional
licenses for software and different cloud
back-up storage solutions and many other
things.


3. Premium Services
Pro Photographers join communities to
further learn and explore new dimensions.
They have to pay for their membership to
different premium photography
communities. They pay for a premium
account on photography services like Flickr,
500px and others. They pay for
maintenance of website. They even need
consultation with lawyer sometimes.
Premium services may also include office
and studio rent, electricity and phone bills
etc.


4. Skills
Apart from being a good photographer,
they have to be CEO, marketing manager,
financial manager, salesperson, production
worker, buyer, negotiator, driver, networker,
organizer etc. That’s the kind of skill-set
of Professional Photographer.


5. Compromise
Professional Photographers don’t
compromise. They will give you the best
they can. They don’t back off from tough
assignments. They would travel to any
possible location and will shoot to the best
of their ability. They give you their valuable
time. They don’t run for multiple
assignments within a day. They would rather
do one quality assignment.


6. Technology
Pro Photographers keep themselves and
their gears up to date with the rapidly
evolving technology.They find things that
perfectly match their clients taste. Their
equipment are not of a hobbyist. They will
be using the best technology available.


7. Experience
Experience is the one thing that may beat
everything. And the Professionals are vastly
experienced. They can advice you over a
number of thing which you would not be
able to decide. They know whats right and
what could go wrong.


8. Uniqueness & Quality
Professionals have their unique style yet
every shoot will look different. They know
how to infuse freshness. The quality of
photos are supreme.


9. Returns
The truth is that you get what you pay for.
You will get photographs worth the money
involved. And you know that there are no
second chances.


10. Assistants and Help
They may have a small team working with
them either on location or back in studio.
The Photographer pays them for their work
from his income.
So next time if you think a Photographer is
charging more, do consider the above
points.

Source: pixelpluck.com/10-reasons-photographers-expensive/

what does it take to be a photographer?

obynocute:
what does it take to be a photographer?

well in Nigeria, it does not take too much like the white guys where you have to get a degree in photography.
it takes self discipline, good eye n a good Camera product. you can start start small.
find your style of photography and make it big.

obynocute:
what does it take to be a photographer?

the above is just a scratch,there are more works you need to put to be a Photographer(Great).