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But most of all what you need is at least a year of being an assistant photographer before you can take on a wedding of your own. I would not suggest you book cheap weddings, its not about a $1000 or $8000 wedding its about the client. If you are in this for the money you are not in the right field. I do wedding photography because I love photography and I love meeting new friends. Perks are great Travel and what not. Any how this can go on and on but if you want my opinion I suggest work under a professional wedding photographer as an assistant first.
We can't help someone if we don't know what they need help with. We don't know your skill level and therefor can't give any helpful advice.
You said the bride wasn't happy, but you would shoot your own wedding. Either you are in denial of the quality of your work, or the bride was crazy. Post some work and then we can help.
TTLKurtis wrote:
You want to know how to shoot weddings?
Step 1) Turn your camera on.
Step 2) Use all the skills you've learned after years of hard work and dedication to capture fleeting moments in all types of conditions, in as little time as possible.
Step 3) Don't screw up, because you only get one chance.
It's my patented three-step program. Hope that helps.
My work has improved. Peter shooting with a pro sounds great but I dont think it would work for me. You mean shooting manual mode or coordination or rig stuff up by Manual Skills?
Seriously; you don't have the patience. You don't know how to communicate. You won't show work to allow us to help. Again, this is not the market for you. Stick to something that works with your attitude. I suggest Model Mayhem.
Amonline Yes that is something I am concerned about. I can actually use that info maybe a bit harsh but you know its a big deal to make a career change even though Id still be in photography. I got on to post took about an hour finding resizing etc. but more insults and Its too late maybe tomorrow.
The guy asked for tips on learning wedding photography and we make out that the question is so ambiguous we cannot possibly know what he means? Bullshit.
The truth is some of us do not want to give out our hard earned intellectual property to someone who may just want to crank up their skills then go shoot quality work for free or for little therefor devaluing what we do.
Being guarded i get, being rude i don't believe has been warranted.
People share their advise on here every day, from years of hard work and experience. This has nothing more to do with the OP simply being very difficult to understand, vague at best. How exactly would you answer a question so broad? We've given general advise for such a general question: get experience, assist, second.
How do you cook a some food? There are a hundred different areas to cover. We could start at the vbasics, get some ingredients, a recipe, some tools, but you'd need to know more info in order to give more specific advise.
KibblesNbitz wrote:
Is this serious?
You blew a wedding, and now you want to blow somebody else's wedding because you "think its something you should know"?!?
Also, Candice doesnt need to learn how to read, you need to learn how to type, spell, and present cohesive thoughts and questions. People can hardly understand what youre asking/saying because everything you type is practically illiterate...
I'd also conclude the OP likely doesn't have the communicational skills to "do wedding photography".
To sit there insulting the guy like bullies in a schoolyard is beneath the behavior of adults.
Now you know the op has been a portrait shooter and you would be stumped for advice to give him on how to transition into weddings because that is too hard for you to understand? Get serious.
Suggest learning read/write. Buy sessions with shrink. De-asshole yourself. Come back. Alternative: Reveal secret identity as lisy/(insert other joker here). Win Femmies 2012 for Most Ridiculous thread.
Marcus, I AM serious. I could barely understand what on earth he was asking, and I'm not alone here. What tips have you offered him? He gave us little or no information. He shoots portraits, right... so a tip is... learn how to adapt? You can't expect specific 'tips' or advise without knowing more information - he got general advise, assist, second - this is reasonable.
If you feel you need to defend him (because he can't communicate for himself) then that's your agenda. But don't make people out to be bullies.
To sit there insulting the guy like bullies in a schoolyard is beneath the behavior of adults.
Now you know the op has been a portrait shooter and you would be stumped for advice to give him on how to transition into weddings because that is too hard for you to understand? Get serious.
Then he should have started this thread with something like, "Hi, I've been shooting portrait work for 8 years professionally and I have been considering making a change to wedding photography. On the technical side of things, are there any tips I should be aware of? How about on the business side? I've only shot one wedding and the bride wasn't very happy with my product. Here are some samples. Any thoughts on how I can improve?"
But instead, we don't find out until page 3 that's he's a pro with 8 years experience. If he would have taken the effort to pose a real question, he would have received real responses.
Yeah this guy has a major communication problem AND his style of requesting information on how to shoot a wedding as if it's some five minute tutorial to being a successful wedding professional is ridiculous. His original post makes no sense.
No one's bullying here. His responses are short and curt. He shows no sincerity or manners in asking seasoned professionals for their help.
"just show me and do it now" is how he comes off.
If he's an 8 year photography professional, which I doubt, he sure doesn't appear to be one.
jeraldcook wrote:
Then he should have started this thread with something like, "Hi, I've been shooting portrait work for 8 years professionally and I have been considering making a change to wedding photography. On the technical side of things, are there any tips I should be aware of? How about on the business side? I've only shot one wedding and the bride wasn't very happy with my product. Here are some samples. Any thoughts on how I can improve?"
But instead, we don't find out until page 3 that's he's a pro with 8 years experience. If he would have taken the effort to pose a real question, he would have received real responses....Show more →
AmbientMike,
If i were you, i would treat this forum like a closed backyard cookout.
From a far it looks cool - smells good. This is good. Yes ... enticing
When you walk in ... like any cook out, you need to do a little leg work and mingle with the crowd.
Don't expect to get the holy grail answer for nothing. This can be a tight nit forum.
There are working and aspiring pros here. Why would they give any stranger there life long tips/knowledge without at least a handshake / introduction first.
So .... share some images, give us a link to your work and stop being so coy.
To sit there insulting the guy like bullies in a schoolyard is beneath the behavior of adults.
Now you know the op has been a portrait shooter and you would be stumped for advice to give him on how to transition into weddings because that is too hard for you to understand? Get serious.
Where are your tips? You complain about no one else giving tips, and don't give any yourself. Lead by example.
