808 Pictures has its the main photography studio on Maui and its Maui photographers now find themselves at the top of their game in the photography world in Hawaii. We are also based on all islands of Hawaii, Maui | Kauai | Oahu | Big Island. Although we have a huge team of professional photographers, they are all carefully chosen for their skills and their ability to be able to direct the client, knowing what to say and what not to say to achieve a certain expression or feeling on the pictures they take, as this is the most important skill to have as a professional Maui photographer.



Of course it's important to know the technical side of photography but that should be so comfortably ingrained into you that you no longer think have to think about it, like driving a car it becomes second nature and it should be no worry for you at all so you can focus on direction, personality, performance, and creativity.



We all love technology in the photography arena and of course, we can not ignore the cell phone that continues to impress with its low light capability and it's higher megapixels and the choice of lenses for wide-angle and telescopic abilities. The day the cell hone fits a full-frame sensor and built-in ultra-powerful LED flash that is as strong as the pro onboard flashes that the professional have today and of course if they have stronger optics for a more improved lens capability for sharper and better range for longer distances, then we will see a big shift in the sale of professional cameras in a huge way, where the sales will plummet overnight. Will we ever see family photographers, sport photographers, fashion photographers, wedding photographers shoot with a cell phone in the near future? I certainly hope not but it may happen sooner than we think.



I like to think there will always be a need for a professional photographer to direct the clients as they have an ability to know and understand the feelings of the clients, so they can then offer a certain type of direction that a computer would find it hard to measure feelings in order to give directional advice automatically. Maybe one-day drones will be so advanced that they can offer all these abilities and skill set that will end the professional photographer's career for good. I hope it's not in my lifetime, but I do find it fascinating to study and observe the advancements of the camera inside of phones and drones.



Over the years we have been in business as Hawaii photographers we have seen photographers drop their prices, due to extreme competition in photography and you can now get photography for free, yes free...means if you don't like it, you don't have to pay and that also means the photographer who has traveled a long way to meet you with the expensive photography gear he saved up hard for to photograph you is willing to work for free. You will find this kind of service in some hotels on all islands. The more I think about this, it seems incredibly unfair to the photographer and I wonder what kind of photographer will you be getting if he is willing to work for free? I know many good photographers who would not work for free as it would be unfair to assume that the photographer does not have bills, a mortgage and a family to support. This is why we have very affordable photography packages at 808 Pictures, that guarantee our photographers on Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Big Island, gets paid for their services, as they certainly deserve it for their hard work in shooting great pictures and their wonderful editing skills in the post-production along with their travel and time.