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ricardovaste Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · How many groups? I searched under "groups", "formals" but found nothing on this exactly. Perhaps as it's so basic... I wonder how many groups you to limit per wedding? I've heard of one photog allowing just 6, which seems kinda low. I usually do around 10 - I've never specified a number, just given advise examples and expressed the importance of keeping this to the essentials because of quality of time. Today I got a list of 32 different groups. So I think I might have to start specifying an actual number Feb 06, 2012 at 11:52 AM

markcapilitan Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #2 · How many groups? For me it differs...standard would be 6. Other times a few more. 32 is extreme! Did maybe 12-15 at one wedding last year (not normal for me though), but bride was super organised & had everybody ready & all I did was arrange each group & shoot it, no need for finding people! Feb 06, 2012 at 12:17 PM

BKphotography Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #3 · How many groups? I'll do as many as they want. I also try and educate the couple as much as I can in the consult to what I feel is the best way to capture a wedding. Most folk coming to me now are on the same plane of thought and want their photos to look like the ones I post. Jamming. Feb 06, 2012 at 01:45 PM

swoop Online Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #4 · How many groups? You're being paid for the time regardless. I think what you really need to get across is that each group shot takes time to set up and get done and that you're not responsible for rounding up Aunt May, Grandma Janice and the cousins from South Carolina. But if the couple and the family has that time, why not. If you have the lights up already, it isn't too much more trouble. Feb 06, 2012 at 04:12 PM

Nic Cleave Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · How many groups? I average 8-10 formal groups per wedding, but the actual number for you will depend on your shooting style and the expectations of the couples who have booked you. Meeting and managing client expectations in this area is vital, so communicate with each couple on this issue. For my style I've found over the years that concentrating on 8-10 important groupings provides the right balance between getting the important group shots for my couples (and more often their families,) and not letting this part of the day chew up hours and hours of their afternoon. If this happens you'll start to see the stress and 'angst' in the faces of those people who've been kept hanging around all afternoon. After 10 years I'm finally in a place where I believe that I've got the balance right for my style and for my clients expectations. Cheers, Nic Feb 06, 2012 at 04:33 PM

ricardovaste Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · How many groups? Thanks to those who responded politely... Feb 06, 2012 at 05:08 PM

Scott Mosher Online Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #7 · How many groups? It depends. I've done anywhere from 4-5 to 20 different groupings in a wedding. I just inform the B&G that the more time we spend on group formals means there is less time for just B&G photos. I also tell them that during the reception they can just grab a couple people & we can get some group shots that way. Feb 06, 2012 at 05:47 PM

TTLKurtis Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #8 · How many groups? It's different for every couple, the only thing we 'limit' it to is recommending to the couple that we keep it to the bare minimum of people that are really important to them, not every aunt and uncle and cousin who wants a shot alone with the B&G, because nobody wants those pictures and it's a miserable waste of time for the B&G and they want to hurry up and get to their cocktail hour. Generally speaking we do ~10 groupings in about 10-15 minutes assuming we don't have any people missing. We're pretty quick and have a list of exactly who will be in each shot. Feb 06, 2012 at 07:15 PM

D. Diggler Online Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · How many groups? TTLKurtis wrote: we do ~10 groupings in about 10-15 minutes assuming we don't have any people missing. That's fast! Feb 06, 2012 at 07:41 PM

TTLKurtis Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #10 · How many groups? D. Diggler wrote: TTLKurtis wrote: we do ~10 groupings in about 10-15 minutes assuming we don't have any people missing. That's fast! Having an awesome assistant helps a lot. Feb 06, 2012 at 07:49 PM

MAC Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · How many groups? 25 groups at my last wedding --45 minutes --2 cameras--my lights and poppers-- no pod --I read their list off my iphone and called out the next group shot -- and they did this 2 hours before the wedding which I was thankful for because after the wedding it is really hard to do more than 10 because the smell of food is overwhelming... it is what ever they want though but 25 with my lights is the most I've done -- and with setup I'd be asking for 1 hour for that but I work hard to get a 1.5 hr cocktail hour for both inside family shots (up to 10 groups) and outside wedding party photos -- dozens of creative shots in separate park or garden -- it is hard to get this timing though Feb 07, 2012 at 02:41 AM

cordellwillis Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · How many groups? We strongly advise to keep it to essentials. We remind them that we are there to shoot their wedding activities and not a family photo session. With reminding them that it is not a family photo session we let them know if the more group shots they want the less time for photographing everything else. Feb 07, 2012 at 03:06 AM

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