I get email updates on the topics happening over at OpenSourcePhoto Forum and I just read the FUNNIEST post that someone put up!!

Read this: (from Lizzie on OSP)

I’m selling a lens on Craigslist and got an inquiry from a self-professed “amateur photographer” asking me why I was selling it. We ended up corresponding, and his last email was so funny! I thought I’d post it for you guys:

Lizz -
I greatly admire any photographer with the self confidence and courage to do a wedding. It would have to be photography hell. My first dread would be lighting and then shooting constantly moving subjects and being blocked by constantly moving non-subjects with constantly changing lighting. I shiver just thinking about it. Your camera skills must be totally instinctual like a race car driver, I would pull my hair out or somebody else’s hair. My second dread would be suddenly all the bridesmaids, friends and in-laws would become photography critics. That’s to dark or, that’s too light, why weren’t you closer, or that’s not my good side. And then you have the ‘duckers’, do you get them at weddings? I have done our employee Christmas party, you frame a nice candid group shot and suddenly two people see the camera pointed their direction and duck under the table, ruining the memory for everybody. No Lizz, you couldn’t make me do a wedding at gunpoint. But you have my admiration and best wishes. Do have a web site? Hoping you a wonderful and prosperous New Year, ***

LOL!!! Isn’t that HILARIOUS!! What I LOVE is that she really doesn’t even state the MAIN things that make wedding photography CRAZY….SUCH AS….. working as fast as you can, with tons of people surrounding you, while staying on a strict time line, while being organized, friendly, staying in charge but not TOO in charge, keeping people where they need to be and all the while, actually being CREATIVE, finding GREAT light and locations and taking LIFE CHANGING photographs that will remind these people of the happiest day of their lives, FOREVER!!! And…while that is happening, kids are crying, people are asking 50 questions, you are competing with 5 “photographer” uncles wanting to shoot every shot you are taking, the Mom’s are asking you to do 10 extra breakdowns that aren’t on the list and you DON’T have time for, your assisting is staring at you wondering when dinner is, the wedding coordinator is staring you down reminding you that you have exactly 4 minutes and 28 seconds until you HAVE to be out of the Church and all the while, your feet are KILLING YOU because they just DO NOT make cute shoes that are comfy… and you haven’t eaten since 8am and you are on the verge of passing out!!! PHEW!!!! But…call me crazy….after just finishing my 40th wedding this year…I still LOVE THEM and probably will forever!!

CLICK HERE to read the OSP post!! SOOO FUNNNY!!!!