I am a qualified member of the NPS (National Photographic Society) and the FSB (federation of small businesses). I am very much a family man, living with my wife, our 8 year old Autistic Son, & teenage Daughter who sometimes assists me at local events. When I got married a few years ago we booked the photographer who had recently photographed my Brother-in-laws wedding. Despite being a keen amateur photographer, I knew nothing about wedding photography. I loved taking pictures of my family and pets, as well as trying to capture beautiful sunsets and the occasional wildlife shot, just like many other amateurs I guess. Well this guy charged us about 350 quid and gave us 15 or so pictures in a vinyl covered album. I’d not concerned myself with what he was doing at my brother-in-laws wedding, but at my own wedding it was quite clear that this guy was not very experienced at handling people. Another thing occurred to me too, he was missing the boat when it came to capturing the day. He spent an hour or so staging lots of different family group shots and missed all the magic moments that were taking place behind him. What seemed like a good deal initially turned out to be a bad choice, and this was confirmed when the album arrived.
