If you find a Maui photographer in the hotel lobby at a resort on Maui, they may be working for free and not very experienced. I say free because there are many times that a Maui resort photographer can work very hard on your photo shoot on the beach, park, or hotel grounds and they may not get paid at all, not even minimum wage, that’s if you don’t like the pictures they show you after your photo shoot. So the top professional photographers in Maui tend to not be okay with these terms of course because they want to be paid for their hard work, time involved, and professional experience. Imagine flying in a plane over to Maui and the pilot was not getting paid if you didn’t enjoy the flight on the way over. I can guarantee the professional quality and experience of the pilot will not be of the highest quality if this was the case. Now, this may not be the case for all photographers on Maui at the hotel lobbies, you may get an amazing photographer and you maybe be super happy and want to buy all the prints. We can only speak from experience especially when we receive calls from photographers who are wanting to work for 808 PICTURES because they were unfairly treated at the hotels. Everyone is different so you should look more carefully at who you should hire in Maui as your portrait or wedding photographer because there are lots to choose from and many top amazing professionals around Maui. We at 808 PICTURES just happen to have an amazing team of award-winning photographers who are super friendly and easy to work with.
Because we only work with photographers who have been on Maui for many years and know all the top beach locations and have lots of experience working with families on their family portrait sessions. Having a friendly personality along with professional photography experience is paramount when we hire photographers on Maui to join our team.
