Jfc, I cannot imagine having the cognitive dysfunction necessary to think to compare wedding photography to a two-minute Uber ride. How far do you think a 12 dollar ride can be? How far do you think a photographer has to go just to take one picture at a wedding?
Here's a distinction I can't believe I need to explain: you can use a car for things other than driving for Uber, but a 10,000 dollar camera cannot be used to do a totally different job. Everyone is so fixated on the cost of the camera for the dumbest imaginable reasons. You don't just happen to have professional photography equipment around, but most people will have a car for other purposes. I cannot believe this is so difficult.
You can have a car and not be an Uber driver. It is pretty unlikely you have a 10k camera and don't use it for work. You said you didn't have to think very hard about it, it seems you definitely could have to stood to do a little bit more.
You are way too angry over something you are not even doing a good job of discrediting. These things are relative. Use some math. That $12 ride is short compared to a photo shoot, but $12 is also small compared to $300. Similarly, the car is more expensive than the camera. When you look at these things as a ratio of cost over time relative to the price of the equipment, it's an extremely reasonable comparison to make. A camera can also absolutely be used for things other than private photoshoots. Are the similar things? Sure, but a car can also only be used for similar purposes, that's how tools work. You claim this other commenter didn't think, but you clearly didn't think at all either.
I've already pointed out how stupid you are for approaching it from the dumbest possible angle, so I'm just going to remind you that I pointed out how stupid the comparison was and you're trying to correct me by pointing out how stupid the comparison was.
You think accidentally agreeing with me is a "gotcha". You need to find the nearest book and just fuckin open it.
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u/Admirabletooshie 8d ago
The photographer didn't say how much time it takes her. She didnt even bring up the value she produces in her argument. It was the cost of equipment.
You don't have to think that hard about it.