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Ian Ivey wrote:
The time period people here are discussing is a part of the evening during which you usually cannot productively shoot photographs. After you've done a few weddings, you realize there's nothing to gain from trying to shoot people who are eating.
This is the only time during the entire day when a photographer can take a seat for a few minutes. It is a valuable respite. Being able to eat at that time, rather than not eating or having to inhale cold food, later, is a blessing.
I totally get this, Ian. I suppose my thoughts were more about....
Ian Ivey wrote:
Nevertheless, approaching any of this with an entitlement mentality is unseemly.
and equally, this...
Ian Ivey wrote:
D. Diggler wrote:
Only once this year -- at L'Auberge Chez Francois in Virginia -- was a "fine meal" my actual experience. The remaining vendor meals ranged from reasonably good banquet food (e.g., overcooked medium- to medium-well steak or not-entirely-dry chicken) for which I was thankful, to whatever-was-left-over (usually dry chicken), to a barely passable boxed lunch, to revolting food best not discussed in mixed company.
So, no.
I so agree with you. I'm sure we all have occasion to look forward to a particularly good meal.
In my experience, events/weddings aren't consistently among them. If I were to consider that part of my compensation, as D. Dig asks, I'd far prefer to add $75 to my rate and take myself out for a dinner I could be certain would be a perk rather than a challenge.
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