Feeling Good Once Again

The little wedding yesterday went great. Very simple little affair, but nice. The Bride and Groom were both so happy and excited.

I've helped shoot weddings where the person I was working with charged a lot and the Bride and Groom would sometimes come across as if they were doing us a favor by allowing us to shoot the wedding. This was not so yesterday. They just told me over and over how much it meant to them for me to be there. What made it feel so good was that it came from their hearts, they just weren't saying the words.

I get so tired of photographers on the forum I read talking about photographers like me who will shoot a wedding like this for free or for very little. They say we're taking jobs away from them... I don't know of anyone that would have taken a job like this, so how is that taking jobs away from them? I did something nice for a young couple as a favor for friends. If I hadn't done it the couple wouldn't have had any pictures of there special day. What's the harm in doing something like this?

Like at work, I'm getting to the point in my life were I don't care what others think. (On things like this.. I do care a lot about what others think and feel about me). I do things like this because I enjoy it and I care about the feeling of others.

Oh yeah... just to set the record straight.. I was paid... payment was a firm handshake from the Groom and a warm hug from the little Bride followed by a sincere THANK YOU. In my ledger I made the following entry.... PAID IN FULL.