People ask why hire a professional:

A lot of people have come up to me lately asking why they should hire a professional. Here is some of my input.
This past week I officially joined PPSNY, short for Professional Photography Society of New York. I am very excited to be a part of a very prestigious organization. PPSNY is the state branch of PPA (Professional Photographers of America). Sorry for all the acronyms. Isaac and I feel that to better our business and to better our photography it is extremely important to be a part of something bigger. By being accountable to a larger organization we stay on top of our business practices and photography skills. I was away all last week at a photography workshop with 100 other photographers. The skills learned and friendships made will help me become a better photographer. That is why hiring a professional photographer, like myself, is worth paying for.
When you hire a professional photographer you not only get a person who knows their equipment inside and out, you also get a person that has a better understanding of what makes a photograph perfect. Professional photographers have trained eyes, who will get the shot no matter what. Any person can buy a digital camera and know how to push the shutter button and take a picture. Not everyone knows how to take a true photograph which includes composition, lighting, posing, and how to capture the true emotion of your day, while dealing with time restrictions and crowd control. This all goes for printing photographs as well.