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Cathy Yount
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You know it's the end of wedding season and you're frazzled and ready for it to end when...

I read the contract wrong, which was WITH me, and went to the wedding director's home instead of the church today. I was only ten minutes late, but still...

I sent an album proof to a bride last night, and the only big correction she had was...

Wait for it...

The "J" on the cake topper was backwards. Yes, I flipped the photo around thinking it was a better composition. I laughed uncontrollably for a few minutes and we both had a good chuckle.

What have you goofed up on?

Nov 08, 2009 at 02:49 AM

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Loosing mobile, wallet and running out of fuel all in the space of about 2 hours

Nov 08, 2009 at 02:55 AM

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p.1 #3 · Oops...

When the transmission in your car blows today... and you really do thank Enterprise (car rental) for picking you up!

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:50 AM

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p.1 #4 · Oops...

Completly falling into a pond with all my gear while shooting the group shots.

Oh wait that didn't happen to me that happened to Maurice.

True story. I REALLY wanna see pics dude.

~Sam

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:05 AM

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p.1 #5 · Oops...

Hey, mine was a good one!

Getting up anytime after 6am on a Saturday!

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:14 AM

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p.1 #6 · Oops...

I agree Jeremy!

What the heck happened to all the posts?

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:15 AM

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p.1 #7 · Oops...

Cathy Yount wrote:
I agree Jeremy!

What the heck happened to all the posts?

Not sure. internet swallowed 'em up.

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:28 AM

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jeremy_clay wrote:
Hey, mine was a good one!

Getting up anytime after 6am on a Saturday!

I *just* got that...

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:34 AM

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p.1 #9 · Oops...

Steve Tinetti wrote:
jeremy_clay wrote:
Hey, mine was a good one!

Getting up anytime after 6am on a Saturday!

I *just* got that...

See, Steve, it's cuz...y'know...we get up early...to check our gear..and batteries..and such...because that's when WEDDINGS ususally happen. Saturdays.

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:36 AM

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p.1 #10 · Oops...

You check stuff? Strange concept... this... checking stuff...

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:44 AM

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p.1 #11 · Oops...

Poor Steve has has his work cut out for him today.

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:45 AM

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p.1 #12 · Oops...

tonight? or, like, 4 minutes Sunday today?

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:57 AM

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Not my goof, but I was at a journalism conference today and while all the students were hanging out waiting for a big meeting to start, you hear the unmistakable sound of a camera hitting the hard floor. You then see everyone turning to look and everyone starts going OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! and chuckling. The girls face turned beet red.

In my case a camera strap broke while I was walking past a group of people doing team shots at a soccer tourny. Luckily my camera got a nice soft fall onto grass. Even the flash I had on my camera held up to it.

Nov 08, 2009 at 05:26 AM

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In a similar style to Maurice I was walking backwards waving my arms around explaining to the bride (who was walking forwards) what we were planning to do next and I, along with the 2 bodies I had on my shoulders, and the lightstand with flash on top, did a spectacular backwards roll over a flower planter, right onto the concrete steps behind.

Only damage was that the battery door to one of my flash triggers is now a bit loose and there's a tiny little chip in the filter mount on my 12-24.........oh and my elbow was grazed to pieces and stung for 2 weeks afterwards...but that got fixed for free

Nov 08, 2009 at 09:48 AM

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when i borrowed a nice tri grip reflector for a destination wedding and leaving it behind... wait, whoopsie!!! that was sam!

!!!

i love this forum.

//ed

Nov 08, 2009 at 10:18 AM

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Trusting a GPS to get me between the brides house and the ceremony. Then realizing when I couldn't find the venue that it had taken me to the other side of the county...

Nov 08, 2009 at 12:11 PM

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This one is from 1965 (ish)
Not my goof but a laugh all the same...
South London, Hot summers day. Church very popular - a wedding every 30 minutes. One wedding's participants getting mixed with others.... You can imagine it...the chaos and crowds

I was scheduled to shoot one at (lets say 2pm) at 2:05 B&G not there. Vicar panicking saying that if they are not there by 2:10 it is off...Sure enough at 2:10, he announced to the congregation "Sorry, its off everyone out please, we have another wedding in 20 minutes"

As they were leaving the Church, The B&G arrived in a taxi. The vicar took one look at them and shouted "OK everyone, back inside as quick as you can"

I have never before or since seen a ceremony conducted with such speed. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today...." could have been said faster by a very skilled auctioneer on steroids!

Nov 08, 2009 at 12:12 PM

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Chris Beaumont wrote:
In a similar style to Maurice I was walking backwards waving my arms around explaining to the bride (who was walking forwards) what we were planning to do next and I, along with the 2 bodies I had on my shoulders, and the lightstand with flash on top, did a spectacular backwards roll over a flower planter, right onto the concrete steps behind.

Only damage was that the battery door to one of my flash triggers is now a bit loose and there's a tiny little chip in the filter mount on my 12-24.........oh and my elbow was grazed to pieces and stung for 2 weeks afterwards...but that got fixed for free

Incredibly helpfully my 2nd shooter was stood right next to me and said she saw it coming....so thanks for stopping me there Sue....dunno what I pay the girl for sometimes! I'm convinced that if she had her camera with her she'd have got a candid rather than save my ass!

My assistant is instructed to watch my back anytime i walk backwards as part of her job description. I'm more worried about tripping over a person or child and doing some damage.

My biggest blunder was shooting a wedding in a small town that was listed in the Melbourne street directory. Unfortunately only a small part of that town was listed and not the area where the church was.

I was driving around dirt roads and eventually stumbled upon the church 20 minutes into the service.

Nov 08, 2009 at 12:58 PM

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My phone went off at the wedding this weekend - with the illustrious, "mine, mine, mine, mine, mine..." from Finding Nemo. No joke. Thankfully only my husband and I could hear it, but I couldn't believe I forgot to turn it to buzz.

Nov 08, 2009 at 06:47 PM

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Made a bride stand on what looked like a hill. Turns out the hill was a red ant mound. lulz

Nov 08, 2009 at 07:16 PM

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Dropped my ef 50mm 1.8 (when I still had it)... hit my leg, rolled down it, off my foot, and about 20' down the aisle before hitting a Pugh with a plastickey thump. Everyone looked at me, but Oh well... at least it didn't break in half and spin like a coin in a ever slowing spin...

Nov 09, 2009 at 03:51 AM

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When I traveled across the country to shoot an amazing wedding, only to find out that I forgot my wallet AND the restaurant all the local FMers were going to meet at was closed down...

OH WAIT - THAT WAS SAM TOO!!!

Nov 09, 2009 at 01:03 PM

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MTBtrials wrote:
Dropped my ef 50mm 1.8 (when I still had it)... hit my leg, rolled down it, off my foot, and about 20' down the aisle before hitting a Pugh with a plastickey thump.
Wow, what's the chances that there was someone at the wedding named "Pugh"? That makes this a far more interesting story than if the lens rolled down the isle and hit one of those thingys put in churchs to allow people to sit. What are they called? Oh yeah, pews.

Have you heard of the religious skunk who went to church every Sunday and sat in his own pew?

Nov 09, 2009 at 02:07 PM

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Almost took a serious fall at a recent wedding. The church was rather small so I put my light stand between pews 3-4, respectfully took my shoes off to stand in pew 4 to do all the formals. Nice slippery dress socks combined with slippery cover on the padded pew nearly resulted in a bad fall. I caught myself using the light stand. My head would certainly have dented the heavy end of the pew.

While everybody was staring at me, I said: "If I fall and there are broken bones or lots of blood, please don't laugh. Otherwise, laugh all you want." Everybody started laughing and things really loosened up. I shot all the formals with one hand on the camera and the other on the lightstand.
Best,
Andy

Nov 09, 2009 at 03:42 PM

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I farted doing the bride and groom pictures after the ceremony. tee hee

I was forced to keep shooting because of the great smiles and laughter that followed.

I should fart more.

Nov 09, 2009 at 08:46 PM


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