"Good photographers are a dime a dozen...great photographers are priceless. I made a decision a long time ago that I didn't want to be just a 'good' photographer...that I wanted to be a 'great' photographer. And fifty years from now I don't want my clients' children to look at their parents' pictures and say 'these pictures of mom and dad are good'...I want them to say they are 'GREAT.'" - dan watkins

Who you choose as your wedding photographer is important, and truly an investment. Your flowers will die. Your cake will be eaten. Your dress will hang in the closet.... but your photos will be around forever. So what is the worth of a great wedding photographer? Only you can decide!

http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/2009/03/06/worth-good-wedding-photographer

"It’s been a long time in the making, but it’s  finally here. The premiere episode of the first online reality TV show for and about professional photographers, “The Longest Day,” this year’s buzz-building videos series for WPPI 2009.

The premise is simple: get 24 of the hottest professional photographers in the country (and Canada), bring them all to southern California armed only with the knowledge that they would be split into two teams and given an assignment to complete in just 24 hours. Once they arrive, they find out their assignment is to write, shoot, and edit an original short film about photography, AND an original PSA about the respective charity for which they are playing: ThirstRelief and Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.

Over a series of ten episodes, you’ll see the drama; the comedy; and the battle for the best video and PSA as voted on by YOU. That’s right, as we lead up to WPPI (February 14-19) we’ll air the episodes. Then, about a week before, we’ll show the final short films and PSAs by both teams. You will then have an opportunity to vote for the videos you like the best. Thanks to our sponsors, the winning team will win $3,000 for their charity. The other charity will earn $2,000. (In this episode you’ll hear me mention $1,000 and $500 as the respective prizes. The ante got upped since the taping of this show)."