Free!

[KdLaneJr]

Yes! that's what they said.., FREE

FREE wedding photographer

FREE Wedding Photography


There's a reason this isn't posted in the wedding business section. It' FREE, not business.

[texkam]

I've seen a lot worse. Too bad they feel like they have to give it away.

[brewercm]

So what qualifies as 100% Nikon Professional gear.

[KdLaneJr]

Originally Posted by brewercm

So what qualifies as 100% Nikon Professional gear.

I won't even hazard a guess at that.

[contributor_M]

Looks like somebody could potentially be on Judge Joe Brown.

[snydersnapshots]

Originally Posted by brewercm

100% Nikon Professional gear.

It's good to know they're not using Nikon gear with Canon parts... It's 100% Nikon.

[Jaymoney$]

[Flores]

wow... just.... wow.
The 2nd one even has a post 'borrowed' from caught on film... all about why you should be spending big bucks for photography... LOL

[auddii]

Originally Posted by Flores

wow... just.... wow.
The 2nd one even has a post 'borrowed' from caught on film... all about why you should be spending big bucks for photography... LOL

Yep, my favorite line from that is "you get what you pay for". So if you're a free client and you read that, I guess your theory is at least you aren't out anything?

[KdLaneJr]

Originally Posted by Flores

wow... just.... wow.
The 2nd one even has a post 'borrowed' from caught on film... all about why you should be spending big bucks for photography... LOL

That's priceless! I had not bothered to look at the blogsite.

[Rson]

The Karl guy looks like he has some skill....

Karl Duncan Photography | Austin, TX





*assuming those are even his images

[78novacaine]

Originally Posted by Rson

The Karl guy looks like he has some skill....

Karl Duncan Photography | Austin, TX





*assuming those are even his images

That's the main thing I was thinking when I was looking through the site, looks to be a talented guy with proper equipment, so who knows...

[kenw]

Originally Posted by 78novacaine

That's the main thing I was thinking when I was looking through the site, looks to be a talented guy with proper equipment, so who knows...

talent and business savy are not always corequisite...

[auddii]

Originally Posted by kenw

talent and business savy are not always corequisite...

I'm not sure he/she isn't business savvy. Most of the threads on here that talk about how to start a business suggest building your portfolio by offering free services for the first few. Once you have two or three under your belt and have something that resembles a portfolio, you can start charging. As you get more experience, you charge more.

As photographers, we can look at his work and say it's fantastic. A bride may not be able to view a great landscape or band performance and think that he'll produce amazing wedding photos.

[Flores]

Doing it for free and advertising 'for free' should probably be different things, though.

I did some 'mostly free' stuff when I started taking pictures for other people. No money up front, but the expectation was that there would be some money changing hands if they liked the results (on spec). I didn't put an ad out for it, though. and I'm not a 'pro', just someone that doesn't want to be bothered by every single person I know asking to come take pictures for them. :)

Maybe it's a misunderstanding of how advertising works. It's ok to advertise free stuff, as long as you are doing it in conjunction with something that is going to promote a revenue stream of some sort.