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Originally Posted by Table 5
Oh yeah, I didnt mean to imply that it's pure profit. There are a lot of up front costs associated with pro photography that other industries don't have. But as Hans said, you don't have to swap them out every few years. Good lenses and things like tripods etc can last for life if they are taken care of.
I do think wedding photographers have a better margin then other photographers. Most editorial photographers need all the things you mentioned, but they tend to get get anywhere from 400-2000 gig usually. I remember hiring guys who after all their expenses, barely made a couple hundred per shoot.
Obviously things can get ridiculous at the higher end of the industry, but on average, I think wedding photographers can do pretty well financially.
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Yea, don't get me wrong, portrait photography is worse still from a money perspective, but then the stresses are much lower. My wife has several friends who got out of weddings because they simply couldn't handle the stresses of it. There are brilliant photographers who are terrible wedding photographers, simply because they don't know how to manage the day.
I agree though, you can't really equate the highest end of the spectrum, as with any art product, the value is as high as it is percieved.