The Pinckards

The Pinckards We’re Dan & Laura Pinckard - wedding & elopement photographers passionate about helping couples have intentional wedding days. Based in PA, available worldwide.

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We are currently a house divided: Laura is excited for Autumn colors and cold weather while Dan is already planning a tr...
08/28/2026

We are currently a house divided: Laura is excited for Autumn colors and cold weather while Dan is already planning a trip to Florida 😂

Are you team Fall or team Summer?

08/20/2026

Which crop was your favorite?

Ethical use of AI by small business owners… what do you think? I just saw a post about a small business owner who had JU...
08/20/2026

Ethical use of AI by small business owners… what do you think?

I just saw a post about a small business owner who had JUST opened and made a promotional flier with AI, and people went ballistic on her in the comments.

“I’ll never spend money with a business that uses AI slop”

“It’s so unethical, just use Canva”

“You should have hired a human being for that”

As a creative professional, I want to share my unique take *especially* as it relates to AI replacing creative tasks (photo, video, design, etc.). I know some people will vehemently disagree with me, and that’s 100% okay.

I’m specifically thinking about the little guys.

The family that owns a coffee shop and works 10 hours shifts behind the counter to barely turn a profit.

The beauty salon renting a space where 5 other businesses have failed in recent years.

The contractor whose cash flow fluctuates so much that they are 2 months late on their mortgage.

Does AI replace human creativity? Yes, and I don’t like that.

Is it unethical? In a lot of situations, I’d say unequivocally yes.

Should we also show some grace to the small business owners barely getting by, struggling with rising costs, skipping their own paychecks to make sure their employees get paid, working 70 or 80 hours a week to try to pay rent?

100% yes.

I’m a photographer, but I would never want a struggling small business to fail because they can’t afford to pay me to take photos for their flier or website.

Does that mean one less job for me if they use a few AI generated images? Sure, but at least their children are being fed.

Let’s focus the AI-hate on the mega corporations that are doing hiring freezes and laying off hundreds of employees under the guise of “increased efficiency,” instead of worrying about the mom & pop shops that are looking for any way to make it in a tough economy.

Do you agree or disagree?

Photographers, how much money would someone have to give you to never pick up a camera again?
08/19/2026

Photographers, how much money would someone have to give you to never pick up a camera again?

Dan and I both culled + edited this gallery using Narrative and Lightroom to see which of us would edit it better. Funny...
08/17/2026

Dan and I both culled + edited this gallery using Narrative and Lightroom to see which of us would edit it better. Funny enough, we both chose the same base edit in Narrative, but the end results are still pretty different!

// Vote for your favorite: gallery A or gallery B //

We’ll let you know which one each of us edited once the votes are in ☺️

08/13/2026

Whose gallery do you like better?! Vote vote vote

I love it when an idea for a shoot comes together better than how we initially imagined! These photos are some of my fav...
08/10/2026

I love it when an idea for a shoot comes together better than how we initially imagined!

These photos are some of my favorites from this shoot, and you can truly feel how much fun Gabby + Julian had ruining each other’s clothes 😂

Model: Gabby Selez 💕

08/06/2026

Ever wonder what goes into planning a destination elopement?

Here’s a look into how this one came to life 🙏🏻

08/04/2026

Who can edit better sneak peeks in 10 minutes? Dan vs Laura

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE 👇🏼

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