Photographing models......

[Testosterone boy]

I have hundreds of times. Regretted it hundreds of times.

You will answer this question in a few months. I think.

The only reason I see (for my needs) for shooting RAW is the ability to change the light temp of the image. Auto white balance sux and is frequently wrong. When I set the temp manually, I'm off at times.

The image quality isn't much different, though the file size is. I still haven't figured what I want to settle on using.

RAW sounds good but almost all labs require an 8 bit RGB file.

You are right about light temps but setting the white balance manually can be lethal. You will forget that it is set for tungsten lighting when you walk outdoors......blue photos bor.

I did an entire wedding with my camera still set for tungsten lighting recently. Oh shit.

Some labs don't like compressed TIFF files. 20-40mb files are a nuisance for so many reasons.

I compared TIFF images with level 12 jpegs and could not see a difference myself. But my vision is not 20/5 like most peoples.

 

[Testosterone boy]

UGH Wedding photography....

UGH Wedding anything...

You would charg 50$ for a portfolio shoot? Shit top photogs on the east coast would ask as much as $1000.00 a few years back. I was like, "You gotta be freaking kidding me!"

Believe me when I tell you that it was as hard if not harder to find quality photogs. Every guy who owns a camera thinks he is a photographer. I still remember the guys who would give me a sort of deer in headlights response when I asked to see their portfolios.

I only paid for portfolio shoots twice in 5 years. The first shoot I did. The hair/makeup kid was good but the photog left a lot to be desired. And a few years later. I was DYING to shoot w/this guy who was some local fitness big/whig - man did he see me coming. The guy was "eh". Live and learn, I guess. I used to charge photogs and did ok. I would get no less than $85 p/hr for minimum 3 hour shoot. I did my own hair and makeup and provided several costume changes but it was a lot of effort and like you, I needed to generate more income to support me and my kids.

THE BEST photogs I shot w/gladly did TFP. Some would even pay my expenses.

I really enjoyed it. Was asked to shoot again recently but I just can't do it anymore as my health will no longer allow.

No....I don't do shoots for $50 unless I know the girl. If she is hot then prices are negotiable of course.