Potential clients taken matters in their own hands

I hope McDonald's doesn't get all pissy and go forum it up because my wife made dinner tonight. I told her, " Babe, there are professionals that think they should do this, and since you don't have a kitchen like theirs they will talk about you!!". She smiled and told me to pound sand....hmm

jmcgee131 wrote in post #14681261
I hope McDonald's doesn't get all pissy and go forum it up because my wife made dinner tonight. I told her, " Babe, there are professionals that think they should do this, and since you don't have a kitchen like theirs they will talk about you!!". She smiled and told me to pound sand....hmm

McDonald's gag....

lensfreak wrote in post #14665552
Hi,

Was cold calling this week for work. I telephoned several business and large organizations including emergency services etc. Out of 30 potential clients, ALL of them mentioned that their employees take photos for them and they have no need for professional photographers. I asked when they said their employees, did they refer to employees with a reliable sense of photography knowledge and post processing? The answers were , "no sometimes anyone in our office goes out and take the shots we need" I won't mention the names of these business's or organizations, but they are large and well known here in Australia. Pretty soon people will be performing surgeries in their own homes and new home builders will draw, lay bricks, put up frames and build their own houses. Has the world suddenly turned into a world where everyone thinks they can literally do anything without the assistance of a qualified person?


Thoughts?

The question is another one: Why should they pay for a photo when their own employer can do the same effectively for free? (with not legal risk)
I have seen photos on ZeitOnline from Getty where I wondered why anybody would be stupid enough to pay for them as even the cheapest compact camera will get the same result in the newspapers office...

Unless there is a real requirement for high quality - why pay when you can do it yourself for effectively free? On the same note, I would not pay for a photographic service either - I'd shoot it myself or not have the photo. (At least so far - I can't see where I would need to pay someone to shoot a photograph for me)

jmcgee131 wrote in post #14681261
I hope McDonald's doesn't get all pissy and go forum it up because my wife made dinner tonight. I told her, " Babe, there are professionals that think they should do this, and since you don't have a kitchen like theirs they will talk about you!!". She smiled and told me to pound sand....hmm

My wife is okay with bringing in professionals to cook and clean.

mike_311 wrote in post #14679122
why do we continue to insult people for wanting do things for themselves? i just dont get the arrogance here (not from everyone, but its really becoming a trend on a lot of boards and threads)

do contractors look down upon people that paint their own walls?

do plumbers look down upon people that can fix a leaking pipe?

do mechanics look down upon people that change their own oil?

so why do photographers think they are all high and mighty and a GWC cant take a good picture?

High end photography is a luxury item, not a must-have! Now run outside and play