1981. I was 9 years old and already developing a thing for leather and whips.
Not like that obviously. I had no idea what puberty was let alone a fetish! No, it was the year that Raiders Of The Lost Ark opened and in doing so created a generation of wannabe whip-cracking, gun-toting, adventure-seeking archaeology professors!
One of the most powerful scenes for me was the final one. You know it – the one where the old man wheels the crated Ark on a trolley through a warehouse the size of Texas to be buried down a non-descript aisle amongst thousands of other similar generic crates, presumably never to be seen again.
Sound familiar? Well it’s pretty much what happens every time I need to store a CD somewhere in my apartment!
But CDs are still popular amongst brides and near the top of a typical want list from a package.
Of course there’s nothing wrong with issuing a disc of images if it’s part of the package or an added extra. I do believe in promoting albums and books as the best way to showcase the best images of the day, but neither will hold the number of decent photos you should be taking. So a CD has become standard issue whether you like it or not.
In addition to being a storage medium, CDs are also wanted for security. It’s nice to know the disc is near you if you need it, right? Unless you live in my place of course!
But times have changed and there’s an education job to be done. Read More→
I’m a born and bred Londoner who decided to give up the rat race, move halfway round the world to Australia and live by beautiful Bondi Beach.
But that’s not all. I also bought loads of cool camera gear to play with then realised I could use it to make a living, and now I run a successful wedding and baby photography business.
My background in media and marketing has been invaluable in quickly establishing myself, particularly through social networking, and I’m keen to help others do the same. I also strongly believe in giving back to the community, so look out for my blog posts where I’ll be sharing thoughts, insights, and tips about life as an emerging wedding photographer.
Oct 11, 2009 – Cameras and technology are changing everyday. As prices of the equipment come down so does the barrier to entry making it easier and easier for the amateur photographer to turn pro. As we all know the equipment doesn’t make the photographer, the person behind the lens does, but to the average consumer, separating the new photographers from the experienced is sometimes difficult. There’s so much competition out there that if the pro photographer wants to survive, they’re going to have to change as well.