This is a great quote from a recent Jay Z song. “Ya got to Crawl before you can Ball” . I have to laugh because everyday my wife and business partner tells me she sees yet another
so called photographer that has appeared out of nowhere and claiming to either be a “Photographer” or have a “Photography business”. I’m here to tell ya if you go to Best Buy and buy a camera and then take
one class on photography online or otherwise that does not make you a photographer. And anyone who would hire one of these people must ask themselves why on earth would you pay someone to do photography for you
with NO experience of street cred. In the photo world I’m a Baller. I started out crawling at the age of 17 in a high school photography class. Then onto 2 photography schools where I was the top of my class at both schools.
Then I was hand picked by some of the nations top commercial photographers to train under them. I then went on to work at 7 newspapers all over the country for 20 years where I won a ton of national and start wide awards. I also worked for many ad agencies and shooting for over 100 national magazines and newspapers. And I have run my own business for almost 5 years and booking more weddings then anyone in Northeast Ohio. Anyone who has bypassed the last several steps I just mentioned may come stop by my studio so I can spray you with my garden hose so you will wake up lol. You one a camera and you took a class. Great. Don’t you dare try to fool people into thinking you a professional photographer or that you have any idea of what your doing. Don’t ruin one more persons wedding photos or any other job you may take one. Have some class and when you ready to be a baller then I welcome you with open arms. I’ll see ya in 25 years!!!!!!! ha.ha.ha.ha. Because you have a long hard road ahead of you. If you want to be a photographer that’s great.. Go crazy but don’t you dare claim your one after one class and some random cell phone photos you posted on facebook. I could go one all night.