Urgent request to campground owners
Please have pictures of your actual campsites, facilities, scenic views, etc under the "photos" tab on your website! I am so tired of clicking on that tab only to see pictures of kids with face pai...
Forum Discussion
The difference between pro photographer and amateur is very subjective. It's what anyone wishes to call themselves. I've spent thousands and thousands of dollars on professional camera and professional lighting equipment. I've shot models, semi pro football cheerleaders and even had some shots (non human) published in a magazine a couple of times. I've been paid for everything excpet the models. Do I consider myself pro? No. I've seen work by many that state themselves as pro, that I would not consider their work pro. I've seen a lot of work by people who are way better than I am and yet they don't call themselves pro.
When looking at a website for a campground, no one cares about who took the picture or whether the person was paid or not. It's not art and it's not hanging in an art museum somewhere. As SDcampgroundowner mentioned, people can make things appear as if they aren't in photographs. I've removed things from photos and enhanced some as well in my time. No pro photographer is needed. No high dollar web designer is needed. As long as you can convey the necessary information and supply some pictorial references to the park, thats all what mostly campers care about. Yes, I do like online reservations. But it's not for every campground. If I'm going to be paying $50/night +, then I would expect there to be online reservations available. But it's not a deal breaker for me. I know many prefer not to even use online reservations. They want to call and talk to the people. Normally, it's the older crowd and what they are more used to or feel comfortable with. Then you have the security concious group who are afraid of their CC# being grabbed somewhere in la la land.
When looking at a website for a campground, no one cares about who took the picture or whether the person was paid or not. It's not art and it's not hanging in an art museum somewhere. As SDcampgroundowner mentioned, people can make things appear as if they aren't in photographs. I've removed things from photos and enhanced some as well in my time. No pro photographer is needed. No high dollar web designer is needed. As long as you can convey the necessary information and supply some pictorial references to the park, thats all what mostly campers care about. Yes, I do like online reservations. But it's not for every campground. If I'm going to be paying $50/night +, then I would expect there to be online reservations available. But it's not a deal breaker for me. I know many prefer not to even use online reservations. They want to call and talk to the people. Normally, it's the older crowd and what they are more used to or feel comfortable with. Then you have the security concious group who are afraid of their CC# being grabbed somewhere in la la land.
