I say "I think somethings wrong with my camera so I'm going to fire a few test shots. Nope nothings wrong...we are good to go!" and take 1 fake smile picture.
I created a file for all the screwed up faces my wife makes. After I got a few hundred in there I showed them to her and told her I'm not stopping......She's toned it down!
Crash10 wrote:
I created a file for all the screwed up faces my wife makes. After I got a few hundred in there I showed them to her and told her I'm not stopping......She's toned it down!
Now I'm working on the cat!
Too funny about the folder of funny faces. I can't wait to hear how the technique works out on that cat!
Phyl wrote:
Too funny about the folder of funny faces. I can't wait to hear how the technique works out on that cat!
He goes for the "can I take your picture and if you don't like it I will delete it." One snap..and he doesn't stick long enough for me to honour my side of the agreement!
DB wrote:
Oh I totally agree. I also hate it when parents fixate on the kids during formals. It's generally ok if the 18 month old isn't looking and smiling at the camera, but to see at least three adults looking away, trying to make the kid smile - even after I've counted to three and asked them to look at me - is unacceptable.
I find things get better as the day progresses, but people that constantly try to get their kids to smile at me... Well, sometimes there's no solution. It's even worse during portrait sessions. Sometimes I want parents to go away and just let us hang out with the kids!...Show more →
The last few weddings I've done have had kids jumping around on the dance floor. Unless they are breaking things, people tend to love pictures of the kids so I always try to keep a watch for them and get a few shots. At one wedding a little boy wandered out in the middle of the dance floor. He was cute as a button but had previously kept his distance from me, so I was hoping to get a shot of him sometime during the reception.
Right as he started dancing and I was raising my camera to my eye, some unknown female wedding guest started tugging on my arm (jigging the camera) shouting, "Get a picture of him dancing, the bride will love it!!" I finally told her if she'd let go of my arm I'd be glad to.
Best,
Andy
...She's toned it down!