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ZachOly wrote:
I freaking hate doing table shots.
No guest actually ever wants them taken, they're difficult to light, half the people are back on or at an odd angle. it's almost impossible to get a photo of everyone, it's difficult to get everyone's attention, etc. etc. etc.
I used to have to do them when I worked for the Italian Studio I used to string for and it was without doubt, the low light and most hated part of my whole day.
I haven't done them for my own weddings anytime this century that's for sure. I remember the last people that asked for them, and that was a long time ago, I told we would have to find a work around or they would have to find another photographer because I would NOT do them.
They are the most frustrating, interrupting, waste of time, crap, unwanted photos that you could ever conceive. And if there is one time you NEVER want to be interrupted, ever, it's when you are trying to have a feed.
Your angle for these shots is the one you have the best access at because with a 500 guest wedding or even 100, there usually isn't a lot of choices you have. You have to try and yell at the people whom have probably seen you coming and buried their heads hoping you'd not notice their table of 10 and pass right on by. You are hoping the same damn thing but oh no, there is always one pissed Uncle or PITA that notices you to everyone's dismay. You don't ever ask if they would like a photo because 7 will say no, 2 will say yes and then after the deliberation they will have one done, you have to wait till the missing person comes back or the people that were missing are now standing in front of you are the other 3 are still searching and inevitably having a chat with someone else on the other side of the room and YOU have to try go return them. UGGGHH!
Next you have to try and heard a number of them round the other guests on other tables jammed in to the joint and with the level of enthusiasm most have ( or don't) it can take 5 min to get 5 people to move 3ft and look at you with an expression that often resembles one of having an AK74 pointed at them rather than a camera.
Rather than just get into position, the women will make the men put their jackets back on which would be a faster process for a mortitian to dress them in their casket than the way they stuff around like a 3 yo dressing themselves. Jacket adorned they will then pull out their pocket comb to make sure their rocking comb over hairstyle is looking great. As they get in position, there will be some modifications to the order of who stands next to who so another 20 sec delay of getting that arrangement just right like it actually mattered any in the first place.
That done, you notice the reflection in the mirror behind them, have half of the other table's guests backs of heads, there is a flower arrangement hiding someone so someone who's already had too much Sauce tries to move it and the thing goes arse over apex or close to it which of course provides excitement they won't shut up about and just look at you for another 2 min. In the mean time a waiter comes with food either to that table and will start serving creating more interruption or you'll get a great shot of them with 15 Dirty dishes from the tables behind in the back ground.
Invariably the lights will be turned right down so you can't really see where the people are looking or if they have expired from boredom, annoyance or frustration in the process.
You take 3 Shots telling them to smile and sure as ship, the second you say thanks, someone will call you back to do another one because they forgot to take their glasses off or just realised Uncle Elmers hairpiece wasn't on straight or the kids tie wasn't done up right.
The people that have moved take another 30 sec to get their attention over the music playing and get back into place for another equally useless shot that they will look at later and say " Oh, that's not really a good shot with all those half finished plates, back of peoples heads, the smart arse kid flipping the bird at the camera and Aunt Obesity shoving a whole Lasagne portion into her gaping cavern of a mouth all at once on the table behind and beside.
Yep, even doing the grip and Grin shots with the B&G outside later you can plough through 500 guests in under 30 min if you have to push but to do these table shots of 15 tables of 10 can take an hour by the time they frig around. And for what?
A lot of inconvenience and annoyance to everyone.
The B&G never want the shots, guests haven't ordered professional shots in years since Iphoneys came along and they do 50 selfies, What the hell is the point these days?
If ever there were a case of do something stupid and useless because that's what everyone else does on these occasions, Table shots are it! 
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| Aug 09, 2016 at 08:58 PM |
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There is your answer. :-)
