Very good point. It's funny you mention Best Buy because just 4 years ago when I bought my first DV camera (Sony TRV-17) there were a few guys at Best Buy that were attending college for video production. I would frequently visit and hit them with all sort of questions, "what's real-time, how do you output to VHS (this is before the onset of DVDs mind you)". They were my "DVinfo".

Partially due to my unbridled passion and another part due to my tendancy to be obsessive over my "hobbies" I soaked up as much info as I could. I ate, sleep, and ...(well, you know) Videography.

Ironcily enough I took some recent work into Best Buy recently (one of the two video guys still works there). He was floored at the work I was doing now. Funny that he's the very one that gave the the info to get me started, surrogated soon after by DVinfo. Passion and diligence can get you pretty far. Especially when you have forum communities like this one. I welcome all newbies to learn about this great craft. If it wasn't for people willing to share and teach I wouldn't be as far along as I am now in my continued learning experience in videography. I try to give as much BACK whenever possible.

I dont do weddings, sans the couple super high-dollar ones maybe once a year but I always say the more milk, the faster the cream rises to the top. No offense to anyone here but wedding guys can be very competetive and downright EVIL. My friend decided to offer weddings as a service in her video business and got HATEMAIL when she advertised a cheaper price than most...



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One other thing that we might be missing here, is that because of all those entering the field, it brings the prices of equipment down for all, and raises the quality of the equipment.

Without all the new people entering, we would not have all of the neat toys we have now and will have soon. In order for the companies to advance their products and spend the money on research and development, they have to make sales. That neat new HD camera would cost $20,000 instead of $5,000, if it were made at all.

Welcome all.

Mike

I follow you now.. Yeah I would have to say in High School I never said to my self "I want to be a wedding videographer"..:) Actually due to my fulltime professional Director/Editor it was an easy fit.. Much less stressful doing weddings than doing the usual training videos and Documentaries.. IMHO..

That is a great quote, Mike. It was such a shock to get to the end and realize how long ago it was said...

I know Mike and he was probably there to write it down when it was first said.<G>

OOOH, you are cruel! Not saying your wrong, just cruel.

Mike

Joe,

Isn't it great! Heard it nearly 30 years ago or so, while watching the Tonight Show of all things. Johnny was talking to someone about kids, and their behavior, and brought it up.

Just for Bruce’s information, the quote was not written down by Socrates, but was repeated by Plato and attributed to Socrates. I did know Plato.

Mike