Great advice from Redgum. I am/was an accountant with several businesses including p/t photography. If you are charging top prices make sure you have the knowledge, business accumen & professionalism that your client is paying for. There are many talented & knowledgeable hobbyists out there & I guarantee that there will be one at almost every wedding. Taking a photograph is only a facet of a photography business.

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Franko I would agree with much of what you say. I agree that there are many who think being a pro photographer is pushing a shutter button. In the 70s I did the NYI of Photography course which I found invaluable & then spent several years as a forensic photographer. I now indulge my passion for photography as a part timer as I can afford to.