Dmitry, you are a disgrace to the wedding photography community. I hope you rot in hell. Your prices are a joke and as a real pro wedding photographer I know you are not making any money from what you are doing and you are just trying to fuck up the market for the rest of us. Get the fuck off the wedding business and go get a job you can handle. Your images all blow ass.
At first I did not know how to react. If the guy had the balls to leave his contact information I would happily tell him to go screw himself. On the other hand, why should I justify my prices to some asshole who is afraid of competition. Notice that he did not begin his tirade by telling me that my "images all blow ass" The quality of my images did not bother him until he actually saw my prices.
Yes, my prices are way lower than the market average. Yes, I don’t make a ton of money with photography. On the other hand I don’t have a studio and only occasionally hire an assistant - not having those overhead cost I can afford to keep my prices low.
In the next year I am planning on expanding my business with a friend of mine - we even talked about renting a studio space. When that happens I will definitely raise my prices to cover the costs of rent and studio lighting and all that stuff. Meanwhile, people like Joe simply need to shut up and mind their own business.
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After reading this entry, I am reminded of a quote by Hugh Prather: “Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference.”
I took a look at the photos on your website, and found them to be extremely well done, in my opinion.
I think the man who made such disparaging remarks on your page feels threatened by your talent and realizes that he will have to personally improve in order to compete. Instead of taking the time to hone his own skills, he resorted to insults and bigotry.
Keep up the good work, and it was good meeting you and your wife this past weekend with your sister.
Take Care,
-Pete
I am a photographer as well and the same thing happens to our business, we have an attorney always keeping an eye out for us. Tt is just terrible how we have to protect ourselves from the insane people in this world.
It is soooooooo obvious that the guy/woman who sent that to you is really REALLY insecure!
Normal people dont do sick and hateful things like what he/she did by writing such trash. I am 100% positive that he has a mental problem! Just by reading it I am sure he never finished school, very LOW-CLASS!!
Keep smiling and stay focused on what you do :)
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