Why You Should Hire a Professional Photographer

Anyone with a camera can take a photo of the moon.  However, if you’re looking for the best photos of the lunar surface, only NASA or other well-equipped observatories can give you what you’re looking for.  This could be the most convincing argument for hiring a professional photographer to cover an event.

Compared to amateurs, professional photographers have both experience and the equipment customized for specific photographic needs.  If you ask an amateur photographer friend to take photos of your wedding, then prepare to be disappointed.  Amateur photos, even when taken from a good camera, can come out out of focus, blurry, or way too dark.

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If you’re having a hard time figuring out why some photographers charge so much, it’s because you are paying for the following items: equipment, manpower, and experience.  It may take just a second to snap a photo, but learning how to snap that photo at the right angle with the right camera settings takes years of practice to develop.

A lot of professional photographers have their own specializations.  While there are those who go out and cover weddings and parties, some are adept in the intimate moment between a mother and her child in an enclosed studio.

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Just keep in mind that professional photographers are not magicians.  Some clients think that photographers can do insane tasks like making a group of people disappear or replacing a person by someone else entirely when they edit the photos in post.

A seasoned photographer, Charles Nucci specializes in advertising, product, and editorial photography. If you’re interested in reading more about photography, visit this website.

Fashion Photography For The Beginner

Having subjects that are easy on the eyes and the latest camera gear don’t necessarily make an excellent fashion photographer. Learning from one’s own team, co-creatives, stylist, photographers, and make-up artists affords aspiring fashion photographers priceless for surviving the industry. Here are some tips:

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Inspiration

Find inspiration in magazines, online, in the streets, or just about anywhere to fuel the mind’s creative juices. Since creativity is limitless, one can start building from ideas and sources from others. One’s inspiration becomes the foundation of every shoot, and developing a concept that is strongly and genuinely one’s own is the key to the following step in creating the perfect frame in a photo shoot.

Team work

It takes a village to create magnificent shots. Build a team that is composed of people with whom one is comfortable working and who are constant learners of the field. Carry the same vision and concept; be clear on these before every shoot so as to be on the same page always. At the end of the day, it’s not the photographer’s hands that make the shot, but the efforts of every member of the team.

Model

While a success of a shoot doesn’t rely on the model’s prowess, finding the right person to model the product or the look is crucial. The model must have the right look for the concept. Photographers and models who have good chemistry make the shooting environment comfortable for the whole shoot crew. Usually, there’s music in the set to get the model into character. When a shoot is in progress, there’s only the photographer, the model, and the camera.

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Charles Nucci is a seasoned product photographer based in San Francisco, with more than 15 years of experience. The founder and the head of Nucci Studios Photography, he specializes in advertising, product, and editorial photography. He is a member of the American Photography Artists and the American Society of Media Photographers. Learn more about his industry here.