tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post460343755372386133..comments2023-09-17T06:45:26.204-07:00Comments on Peter Prior Photography: Wedding Photography Standards: A Call to Action for the Professional Photography BodiesGillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17826558958153856166noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-9483027993893650692012-04-25T07:51:41.644-07:002012-04-25T07:51:41.644-07:00I think the wedding industry as a whole has a lot ...I think the wedding industry as a whole has a lot to answer for - how often do we see wedding magazines advising brides to spend quite a low proportion of their budget on wedding photography? The couple in the article paid £750 for two photographers for the whole day - when their budget was £14,000 ! As for comments about the SWPP, I don't agree. I've seen plenty of 'qualified' professionals who say they have LRPS, LMPA etc. and their work is truly dreadful. Having just had a quick peak at the MPA website, some of the images on their are fairly poor (IMHO) and dare I say it the whole thing looks a little old fashioned?David Burkehttp://www.davidburkephotography.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-8728451848104260992012-04-23T07:40:57.509-07:002012-04-23T07:40:57.509-07:00Pleased to see that the MPA has called for photogr...Pleased to see that the MPA has called for photographers to educate couples about the pitfalls and perils of selecting the wrong photographer on their Facebook page today.Peter Priorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247586638577408009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-36987505310694508792012-04-22T12:52:31.398-07:002012-04-22T12:52:31.398-07:00Great article Peter, hopefully these organisations...Great article Peter, hopefully these organisations will advice Press and Media on this matter. They should feel duty bound to do so for the public and there members. Also name and shame online sources of misinformation, I'd go as far as to create a directory of misinformation sources for couples. If they do I may see the value of joining one of them, if and when they support the industry literally. My memberships fees would have to mean something. I could not support a quango styled organisation with only it's own interests at heart to the detriment of public and profession alike. Membership should mean more than "if you can fog a pain of glass your in". Please keep publishing and educating couples before it's too late for them, the pitfalls of following publications of misinformation means there wedding memories are all in there head and not in pictures.Jofotohttp://www.jofoto.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-19580598816216348352012-04-21T23:22:25.664-07:002012-04-21T23:22:25.664-07:00Agreed but the article is giving us as professiona...Agreed but the article is giving us as professional photographers and bad name, and yet again our industry is being dragged into the gutter by such stories in the national press. In my opinion its a great opportunity for the likes of the MPA and BIPP to educate the press and get this education out into the public arena for next to no effort.Peter Priorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247586638577408009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-45007227079027588612012-04-21T09:20:56.249-07:002012-04-21T09:20:56.249-07:00The whole problem started about 6 or 7 years ago w...The whole problem started about 6 or 7 years ago when the SWPP was formed - anybody - and I mean ANYBODY could become a "member" and use the term "member of the SWPP" which, to the general uneducated public sounds exactly the same as "a qualified member of the MPA" - now those in the know realise that the 2 statements are poles apart but the poor old public have no idea who is who and what represents "professional photography"<br />IMO - the SWPP has totally ruined this industry and the established Associations have been caught napping - its beyond repair!<br />I often thought about letting my cat apply for membership of the SWPP to see if he would be accepted - and if he had a valid credit card he probably would have been!!!!A pro - really!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-57112015883975074982012-04-21T07:51:24.419-07:002012-04-21T07:51:24.419-07:00Can we really do anything about the market being f...Can we really do anything about the market being flooded by photographers without a government that will make it a licenced profession? At the end of the day is it not a matter of choice for the customer? Be honest, have you ever paid cash for a job to be done at some point (be it to a builder, mechanic or photographer). I would suggest most people have and I can never see that practice ending especially in these difficult times. The market dictates! It is therefore down to all professionals to convince the public of our value, and the government of the need for a licence. The latter can only be achieved if we group together and I guess that means joining an association that listens to its members rather than swelling its bank account and pursuading it to do something. If we stand alone we can only moan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-89308318320106423182012-04-21T04:41:21.824-07:002012-04-21T04:41:21.824-07:00i quite agree with your comments unfortunatly the ...i quite agree with your comments unfortunatly the digital world has made so many people go into the profession with out any training whatsoever. i myself have now retired from the pro scene. but still get calls from people saying iv got a decent camera how much do i wont to make them a wedding photographer. i usualy state £50 per hr and at least 50weeks of 2hr sessions, they go away then mumbeling thats too much. we were lucky realy in being brought up in the film era wear we HAD to get it right first timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-33797033648220088332012-04-21T04:04:35.366-07:002012-04-21T04:04:35.366-07:00Very true and unfortunately this is one down fall ...Very true and unfortunately this is one down fall to digital. Lots of my Photograper friends have left the BIPP this year because of Thier lack of support to the Pro's. Even staff photographers are becoming less and less.Rob Hardingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-34076426402259207462012-04-21T02:18:29.082-07:002012-04-21T02:18:29.082-07:00I'm with you Peter, I don't know a serious...I'm with you Peter, I don't know a serious professional who is not. I also resigned my membership of the BIPP in March, after over 30 years of loyal membership. They are weak because there are too many. Off the top of my head, BIPP, MPA, SWPP, Guild of Photographers, NPS not to mention those that don't admit wedding photographers, AoP, NUJ etc. They will never have any teeth until they stand as one... even then?Steven Taylorhttp://www.steventaylorphotography.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152235955029963025.post-10272414046490364112012-04-21T01:13:20.134-07:002012-04-21T01:13:20.134-07:00I totally agree with you Peter, who is going to do...I totally agree with you Peter, who is going to do what though?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732063032570344517noreply@blogger.com