Why hire a professional photographer? The same reason we don't ask Uncle Bob the baker to perform our heart surgery even when he offers to do it for free. It's because you know professional in their field will provide a better outcome and you probably want to get the best images possible--which are almost never the cheapest images possible. As we all know, the advent of digital photography has led your Uncle Bob, your roommate, and a whole slew of other folks into thinking they're photographers (and undercutting serious, seasoned pros). It's true that the DELETE button on their digital cameras allows them to throw out out-of-focus, awkwardly framed, or badly exposed images--and that all kinds of messes can be cleaned up in PhotoShop. It's also true that the newest digital cameras are really, really smart. But a smart digital camera does not an accomplished artist make.

When you hire a pro, you're not just hiring a person with a more expensive camera than your Uncle Bob. You're hiring someone who knows how to make you (or whatever the subject is) look awesome, using an artistic eye, an ability to put the subject at ease, and the technical skill to give you a riveting image that everyone will notice. You're hiring someone who can take your vision of yourself (or of the subject you want shot), and mold it into something eye-catching, truthful, and new.

If your still unsure, please watch our short video below.