Seattle Bride magazine has a great feature this month written by Cody Ellerd, who writes about why couples should be hiring a professional photographer instead of their friend with a good camera. He shot for the magazine alongside a professional wedding photographer at a recent wedding, and details his experience in this article. Pictures they both took are side by side so you can clearly see the difference.
An excerpt from the article: “He knew how to manipulate the room’s light and reflective surfaces in ways I never would have dreamed of, transforming what I thought was an unremarkable setting into a photo studio with endless possibilities.”