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In the coming month we will be making many exciting changes at Gissendanner Photography. We are now offering many new and exciting product lines and we are teaming up with several new labs to achieve a fresh look. We will now be offering on-line purchasing from our brand new online site at:
Since 1997 we have been producing high quality professional photography for our discerning clients in our current location. In reality I have been doing professional photography since the 70's. We thank all of you who have been faithful clients over the years - we've had the privilege of documenting your lives and watching your families grow. We've seen babies turn into teens and teens become brides. It has been a pleasure to be part of your lives.
Today we are here for you as strong as before and we hope that you will continue to allow us the privilege of photographing you and your families. The downturn in the economy has produced a plethora of photographers in Charleston. It seems that many untrained, poorly equipped people are advertising photography services. Many of these wannabes don't know how to use the equipment they own and they have no experience to be charging for professional photography services. Many of these people have come and gone over the past year or two and most assume they can make a fast buck on the weekend for "snapping some pictures". The unfortunate part of this is that clients looking for quality photography are now often taken by inexperienced wannabes with glitzy websites. The end result is a mediocre product being sold fo a mediocre price.
I was in a camera store recently to pick up some lens cleaning supplies. I couldn't help but over hear a conversation between a girl at the counter and a store clerk. The conversation went something like this.
Customer - " Yeh the weddings are going pretty good, I'm booking a lot of brides."
Store Clerk -" How's that new digital camera working out?"
Customer - "Great it does a good job. Sometime soon I want to come in with it so you can show me how to work it, right now I'm just using it on automatic mode which get's me by"
Recently another client told me about a person they knew that was advertising weddings and claiming to be a wedding photographer - it turned out that this person had created a website with photographs she had shot a friends wedding. She was now using a little creative deception to make people think that she had experience in hopes of booking some weddings. Unfortunately the wannabes have hurt the legitimate photography businesses across the country by competing with bonafide photographers.
Websites are springing up right and left and it often seems that consumers don't know how to sort out the true photographers from the part-timers. Please research the photographer before committing to photography with someone who has less experience than you may have. We have many fine photographers in Charleston who have been in business here for many years. I encourage you, if you don't use us then please at least patronize someone who knows the difference between an f-stop and a shutter speed. You'll be glad that you did and you may help a real photographic artist stay in business and feed their family!
Thanks again to all of my wonderful clients for your continued support!
