I was writing page after page of thoughts as I tried to answer cate songbird’s question, and I realized that maybe there’s a much easier answer. Do I feel that my artistic vision is compromised by covering weddings (since practically speaking, that is a viable business)? Sometimes yes. Sometimes no.
I started covering music shows when I was working at a startup music studio back in 2001. I didn’t do it out of love for photography. I wasn’t even really into photography at the time. We just need photos of some of our artists and I turned out to be the best qualified. So, I [...]