Recently I have had several people questioning me to as why I don't want to photograph weddings and all I can say is I'm a fine art photographer. I understand that there are fine art photographers who do weddings, but being a fine art photographer means I photograph somewhat with my emotions and in that way I feel a need to be personally connected with my chosen subject. When it comes to weddings I have to be honest and say that I can't stand them.
That alone is reason enough not to do it. Why would I want to photograph something I hate? I understand the money is good and what not, but I'm going to school to learn how to better communicate with my photos not how to photograph for somebody else. On top of that there is the stress of photographing possibly one of the most important days in someone's life and I don't want to be held responsible for not capturing the right moments.
Another thing that goes along with people not understanding why I don't want to shoot weddings are the people that automatically assume because I am a photographer I will photograph their wedding. For example, over a year ago when I started at my current workplace on of the guys had just gotten engaged and when he heard I was a photographer said, "Oh great, you can shoot my wedding it's in 2 years. How much do you charge?". My jaw literally dropped, I just met the guy and he hears what I'm going to school for and automatically assumes my interest within that major. The store manager actually laughed and said, "Wow man you do realize that she may not be a wedding photographer nor interested in that kind of photography". I immediately set the record straight because I am just not comfortable shooting in that way.
If times get hard though and money is tight, there is no saying I may not turn to wedding photography, but as long as possible I will be avoiding it.
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