I have a friend in food marketing in the UK, he moved to a new role as head of Protein at the start of the year. The machine is in full force here too.
The craft I’m paying for is in the taking of the photos, processing is subjective and isn’t going to transform a shitty photo into a gorgeous one. Your restaurant comparison is shitty, it would only make sense if I was asking to just plate the food myself.
They were boring because of the lens choice and lack of effort/skill of the photographer. Processing isn’t going to do anything to change that.
I found a guy willing to chuck me RAWs for a lower price, still felt a bit ripped off. He shot 90% of the day on a walkabout zoom and the photos were nothing special.
Zooming with your feet (and switching primes) is part and parcel to events photography. If I see a zoom lens at a wedding I will judge the photographer.
Nice shots but if you’re wanting gorgeous candid shots of fast moving action (like weddings/events), you’re gonna struggle without the expensive glass/body.
Kitchen work was the only job I ever walked out of. Like fuck this I’m done I’m not giving notice I’m leaving right fucking now. Takes a special kind of person to thrive in that environment and that person is not me.
My 128GB DDR4 Corsair kit went up to like 900