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Since we are all putting only the best shots into portfolio, have anyone ever had a client whose expectations were not met? I am amateur myself and if I put only a handful of selected photos, it would not tell my real level as a photographer, because some of those shots are just lucky snaps on right moment and I 100% could not deliver same kind of quality, every time. How do you deal with this, or do you deal with it at all?

I often see some comments that say you have to find good light to become good photog. It makes me wonder, how do you spot great light then? What kind of signs are you looking for? Is it hard? How is it hidden? Are there any fundamental signs/tips to look out for to find a good lighting scenario in nature, inside buildings etc.? What makes good lighting good?

I am trying to find some real albums of various events. It can be a wedding, some kind of work related event, party etc. Something to gauge at what kind of level is sufficient for client-work, because I doubt people deliver hundreds of top notch images after each wedding. But idk, never seen a proper wedding album, just the couple best pics posted on instagram.

Is there a place where I can find something like this? Not the top 1%, but the "mediocres" as well that photographer still delivered and who is considered pro, but not some big shot known in the industry. Just your next door wedding-photographer Joe who does decent job. I don't want to see those 20-30 best images taken over 5 years which were then added into portfolio on their website. I want to see whole event, the goods and the bads. Is it even possible to find something like this?