So I am driving in my car and I guess I'm feeling a bit on the nostalgic side. Now normally I use my drive time to formulate plans, pray, listen to pod casts or audio books on business or personal growth, catch up on phone calls etc. I guess you might say I use my time constructively. Not today, today is different. So I pull over to the side of the road and pull up a classic rock ballad on my Spotify account and so begins my musical journey into yesterday.
I pick and choose my way through several songs skipping some and settling on others until I stumble upon "Sweet Child of Mine" a Guns N Roses classic.
In advance, I apologize to anyone out there who takes exception to my taste or lack thereof in music, but the honest to goodness truth is I enjoyed the lyrics, I enjoyed the guitar riffs and I enjoyed Axl Rose's unique and raspy vocals. Now I already stated that today, I was in a different space and this space was reflected in the music I chose. In fact I found myself comparing the pleasure I derived from my music to the pleasure some people get from viewing a Picasso, the point being there is no accounting for personal taste.
How does this tie into choosing a photographer? Easy, you see while I enjoy the occasional Guns n Roses song I would not choose them to sing at a wedding ceremony, nor would I choose a Picasso style photographer for a boudoir portrait.
Personal taste is extremely subjective and I believe when choosing a photographer you should look at their body of work and make a decision based on whether or not YOU enjoy it. If it's your wedding photos choose wisely, one day these images will become the family heirlooms. If it's merely an art piece for your wall, live dangerously as it can be easily replaced or even discarded.
My advice would be don't pick a photographer because they are willing to hand over a thousand digital images, or because they are throwing in a kitchen sink. Don't pick your shutterbug based on your friend's opinion, your mom's opinion or even your great aunt Mabel's opinion. Choose them because their body of work resonates with YOU. Choose them because they are able to capture your breath taking moments and use them to create Timeless, one of a kind, works of art.
