The difference between an amateur and a pro is that the pro gets paid.
I was an amatuer photographer while managing a photolab at an upscale camera store... And it blew my f'ing mind how shitty some of the photos were coming out of wedding photographers that regularly got paid >5K per wedding on a regular basis.
I'd say the more-likely thing is that some people have bad imposter syndrome, myself included... I've done weddings and the most I've ever gotten paid was $2k... but most I did as a gift to the bride and groom, as an alternate photog for candids, primarily at the reception while the paid photog handled the ceremony and portraits. I've been told they liked mine better on multiple occasions, but I could just never bring myself to asking $5k for a wedding shoot or persuing it as a career.
The difference between an amateur and a pro is that the pro gets paid.
I was an amatuer photographer while managing a photolab at an upscale camera store... And it blew my f'ing mind how shitty some of the photos were coming out of wedding photographers that regularly got paid >5K per wedding on a regular basis.
I'd say the more-likely thing is that some people have bad imposter syndrome, myself included... I've done weddings and the most I've ever gotten paid was $2k... but most I did as a gift to the bride and groom, as an alternate photog for candids, primarily at the reception while the paid photog handled the ceremony and portraits. I've been told they liked mine better on multiple occasions, but I could just never bring myself to asking $5k for a wedding shoot or persuing it as a career.
Those shitty photogs have no such compunctions.