u/ProtectorMankind

I was messaged on Friday to pick up a photography job for a family event for the coming Sunday, which was this morning.

All in all, I took around 800 photos, I delivered 210 total.

I covered everything from key moments, loads of candid shots, family and friend group shots, food and details of party. I edited many of the stand out shots, and main ceremony segment photos.

They've asked "Is all the photos", "But are there more ? Please". - I've never been asked this before? Looking for opinions. I was solo on this job.

I always tend to go through and remove duplicates, test shots, and any images where people are blinking or the moment isn’t right, trying to make a curated set of the images.

I can't tell if they're upset or what, but it's got me thinking - is that too little for 2.5 hours of photography with the majority of people only showing up for 1-2 hours of the event?

Was anyone else really nervous to own their first higher-end camera?

I've owned the A6000 for 2 and a half years now, I've found it to be such an amazing introduction to Sony mirrorless cameras. I think I bought it back in 2024 for £250, after finding someone selling it near me for £300 and then haggling them down (legend).

I didn't even have a full time job back then, so I was grinding with this camera to do free work to learn and build experience. Now I do, so it's not about the money and more so about the passion that is still lingering for shooting and creating. I just want to produce higher quality work for when the opportunities arise.

I won't deny the fact that I am a bit nervous owning the A7IV. What to me is such an expensive bit of gear, it feels weird!

I was wondering if others were like this when buying their first big kit, let me know thoughts on this if anyone has any. I don't know why I keep looking to justify my purchase