graywolf wrote:
However, for serious freelance wedding photography and location portraiture you probably can set up from scratch today for $10,000 or so (TV can tell you how close I am on that figure). I had about $5000 invested in that back in the 80"s. I found I hated doing weddings and moved over to doing what I called "Commercial Snapshots" for builders, businesses, and others who need a photographic record of things. Having a BBC (Big Black Camera) helps a lot in that type of work. Much of the work was rather ho-hum. The work I made the most money (profit) from was on location photo ID badges with a Polaroid ID Machine which does nothing for ones ego.
I have a friend who is doing freelance wedding and location portraiture (promos for bands etc) and only uses a 300D with some good lenses. I would say $3000.
It works for him, he has lots of work, no complaints about quality yet.
/Henri
