Expensive Camera vs. Professional Photographer | The Difference Part 1

What's the difference between friends with their expensive cameras and a professional photographer?

Plenty.

If beautiful photographs that really get the beauty and emotion of your wedding day matters, just having a friend with an expensive camera photograph is frankly...frightening.

There are many factors why a professional is worth their price. But for the 1st part in this series, let's start with something basic: retouching. How 'bout some real examples to see the difference?

Original Digital Negative (Uncle who is good with his fancy camera)

Individually Edited Digital Negative (Corrected for color, temperature, tone and exposure). This is also called color corrected.

Artistically Retouched Digital Negative (Make the eyes sparkle, remove blemishes/acne/scars and make a WOW impact)

Another example, just for the fun of it:

Original:

Individually Edited:

Artistically Retouched:

So if you find someone wrestling with having any friend take the photos or some beginning Craigslist photographer, you know how to talk to them about the difference.

If you're on a really really really tight budget, go professional. Just ask for original digital negatives for now. You can always come back later when you can afford for the artistically retouched gorgeous photos. After all, your wedding day only comes once.