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Reading the first page of this thread I was thinking I was going to be the odd man out again and going against what I see as yet more parroted mantra. At least this time I could see where it was coming from in shooters probably keen to protect their industry and as usual, taking things to the highest and un needed level.
It was Just 2 weeks ago I caught up with the bride from the first wedding I ever did.
They were friends, I was 18, Said no, I wouldn't do it but basically got begged to do it. I recalled what my friend said, " We have see your pictures, they are great, please help us out" .
I asked my friend what she thought of the pictures all these years later. She said she still has them and loves them even though she has had a different husband a long time now.
She was looking through the pics on the walls in the studio and I told her, " This is all you fault, you were the one that got me started in this caper!"
As hard as it seems to be for some people, not everyone is looking for artistic masterpieces of wedding photography and having something is better than nothing. And lets face it, To get a decent record of something these days and with the gear the OP has, all one has to really do is point the camera in the right direction and hold it fairly level..... and how many pro shooters straighten pics they have done in PS anyway? Yes, we can carry on about all the difficulties but It also dosen't take much to get basic, creditable pictures that people will be happy to remember the occasion with.
NO, they are not going to be the artistic perfection only every shooter here can do but so damn what? As I recently posted about, when looking at family photos so much over the last months, NEVER do I start analysing the lighting and colour balance and all the other technical shooters make so much of. I look at the people and remember the occasions and THAT"S what matters and brings tears to the eyes, not the fact they could be improved or have some technical error.
I do agree with the advise on the 2nd page of this thread so far. Manage expectations and do your homework. Make a shot list as a reminder if not a step by step guide. Be prepared to grab the unexpected and expect nothing to go to plan be by ready to go with it. Have a plan but be ready to change and vary it as you go.
Despite what some people will say, wedding photography as required in this situation is not rocket surgery. Educate yourself on the basic shots and requirements, ask the couple what they would like, even if it is just a couple of special shots they would like and go in and give it your best shot.
In reality, most people are really just looking for that one Killer shot to put on the wall or on their desks and they will be happy.
In this case I'll give the couple the benefit of the doubt of having reasonable expectations and the shooter the credit of being able to produce a reasonable picture given wat he has already done.
The main thing is knowing the " Routine" in the way things run and being prepared for that as possible. As mentioned, doing your homework and having a clue before you go into it IS the trick and an easy one to do.
We all have to have a first wedding and while you may not have had the benifit of doing out with an experienced shooter for a year, it's not to say that your pics will be automatic garbage.
Like everything else in my life, I got thrown in the deep end and 30+ years later, that bride still thinks I did a great job and is happier with the pictures than the guy she married.
She still has the pics, hasn't heard of the husband in 15 years.
I'm sure you have a much better chance of managing the same thing with the resources now available than I did I had back then.
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Mar 10, 2016 at 04:46 PM |
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