Smartphones "stealing" the job to photographers

[pousinha]

Some time ago, an acquaintance of mine claimed her father, who is a wedding-events photographer, is losing this and that job cause of the smartphones' cameras. A lot of smartphones, especially the (very expensive) Samsung Galaxy (S-line) and the (even more expensive) i-phones count on great cameras, worthy of a photographer's best tools. So many people could think it's a waste of money to call a photographer in a celebration, as one's smartphone could do the same for free. Any similar experience in your countries?

 

[kit_hung]

I guess people will eventually cease seeking the services of professional photographers. Smartphones will steal the limelight.
Professional photography will only be needed if someone wants to snap a 'passport photo'.

 

[Min George]

I still won't agree that smartphones are taking the job of professional photographers. It is professional photographers that can use the best phone cameras.

 

[neku]

Here professional photographers are flourishing and are charging a large amount for covering the wedding and related functions, ceremonies. Most people are not expert photographers.

 

[eLdavis]

While with the introduction of cameras on smartphones, it has reduced the rate at which people call in professional photographers, i think it still has a little long way go go before it completely reduces this.

 

[Trush Jodie]

The shots taken by someone that is a professional photographer on a good phone camera can't be compared to one that is snapped by just anyone. It is always different.

 

[pousinha]

The shots taken by someone that is a professional photographer on a good phone camera can't be compared to one that is snapped by just anyone. It is always different.

This is true, of course. But nowadays, average people in the western countries don't bother with the quality of the service in order to spare money (particularly, a lot of western people hate to pay professionals' fees in any way, as they simply consider it a waste of money). So they prefer the low quality photography service done for free by friends John, Jerry and Jack Does that use the camera of their Motorola instead of paying high fees to a professional photographer who grants a great service...

 

[King Belieal]

I was in a wedding yesterday. And it was mobile phones that were used to do the photography. But it was a media agency that did it.

 

[pousinha]

So I suppose the media agency collected its fees...that's just what average people in the western countries want to avoid, preferring to stick with low quality services.

 

[Min George]

I am still yet to see a pre wedding shoot or birthday shoot done my an amateur with just a smartphone.