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We've now decided to lift the restrictions on wedding threads, but with a few conditions.
Firstly, the Weddings subforum is no longer. All threads should now go in their respective forums. (Skill and method goes in TalkPhotography, Lighting questions go into Talk Lighting, Equipment in Talk Equipment etc).
We now only allow established members to ask for photographers. This can be for assistance for an upcoming event or project they are involved in, or to pass on a booking to a fellow professional that they otherwsie cannot fulfil themselves. We also allow and certainly encourage requests for 'second shooters' for upcoming bookings.
We no longer allow the following :
Such threads will be removed by staff without warning.
We would also like to make it absolutely clear we are clamping down on the rise in unpleasant and rude replies that wedding threads seem to attract.
If someone requests assistance for a 'First wedding' or some such, then your replies must be constructive, helpful, thoughtful, encouraging, tolerant, and above all POLITE.
If your post doesn't follow this, then do not click submit.
Any comments that we believe are contrary to this ethos WILL be removed by staff and followed up with either a temporary suspension or permanent ban. Ignorance is absolutely no excuse.
We are no longer prepared to allow a vocal minority to ruin the community and friendly aspect that the rest of the members have spent so long building up.
Professionals, we understand that some of you don't always agree with amateurs 'trying their hands' at weddings. However, there is little to be gained in offering rude and condescending replies about them needing experience, skill, and other professional attributes. Try offering a constructive, helpful and polite reply. Maybe it might be worth writing a tutorial or guide to wedding photography that you could point them to? Instead of saying 'you shouldn't be doing it at all', maybe pass on and share some of your knowledge to help their day go smoother.
In the same vein, if you are an amateur just about to do a wedding, it's certainly not a good idea to take on a wedding as a professional without the experience and knowledge under your belt. Posts made in this vein will certainly offer little sympathy in return and only serve to cause tension and disagreement. Especially if you are trying to turn professional at weddings without the relevant experience.
To everyone :
If you find a post 'annoys' you, step away and count to 10.
Then think "Would I say this to the person if they were stood infront of me"
In short, try and have a little more respect for other people when you reply. There is another person at the other end of the post, reading. TalkPhotography is about sharing our enjoyment of photography with others, and this community was borne out of that sharing of knowledge in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Let's keep it that way and don't let animosity or grudges ruin it.
Firstly, the Weddings subforum is no longer. All threads should now go in their respective forums. (Skill and method goes in TalkPhotography, Lighting questions go into Talk Lighting, Equipment in Talk Equipment etc).
We now only allow established members to ask for photographers. This can be for assistance for an upcoming event or project they are involved in, or to pass on a booking to a fellow professional that they otherwsie cannot fulfil themselves. We also allow and certainly encourage requests for 'second shooters' for upcoming bookings.
We no longer allow the following :
- Posts by non-photographers looking for a 'freebie' or a 'cheap photographer'.
- Wedding requests unless by an established* TP member or a professional requesting assistance of a fellow photographer.
- Requests from brides/wedding parties.
- Any threads or posts the staff believe are not within the spirit of Talk Photography, regardless of content.
Such threads will be removed by staff without warning.
We would also like to make it absolutely clear we are clamping down on the rise in unpleasant and rude replies that wedding threads seem to attract.
If someone requests assistance for a 'First wedding' or some such, then your replies must be constructive, helpful, thoughtful, encouraging, tolerant, and above all POLITE.
If your post doesn't follow this, then do not click submit.
Any comments that we believe are contrary to this ethos WILL be removed by staff and followed up with either a temporary suspension or permanent ban. Ignorance is absolutely no excuse.
We are no longer prepared to allow a vocal minority to ruin the community and friendly aspect that the rest of the members have spent so long building up.
Professionals, we understand that some of you don't always agree with amateurs 'trying their hands' at weddings. However, there is little to be gained in offering rude and condescending replies about them needing experience, skill, and other professional attributes. Try offering a constructive, helpful and polite reply. Maybe it might be worth writing a tutorial or guide to wedding photography that you could point them to? Instead of saying 'you shouldn't be doing it at all', maybe pass on and share some of your knowledge to help their day go smoother.
In the same vein, if you are an amateur just about to do a wedding, it's certainly not a good idea to take on a wedding as a professional without the experience and knowledge under your belt. Posts made in this vein will certainly offer little sympathy in return and only serve to cause tension and disagreement. Especially if you are trying to turn professional at weddings without the relevant experience.
To everyone :
If you find a post 'annoys' you, step away and count to 10.
Then think "Would I say this to the person if they were stood infront of me"
In short, try and have a little more respect for other people when you reply. There is another person at the other end of the post, reading. TalkPhotography is about sharing our enjoyment of photography with others, and this community was borne out of that sharing of knowledge in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Let's keep it that way and don't let animosity or grudges ruin it.
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