mikethevilla wrote:
Most relatively inexperienced wedding photographers seem to think that weddings move at light speed and they MUST get a shot - any shot, to capture the moment. In reality, most weddings move pretty slow and you have more time to concentrate on creating a photo than you think. This is especially true once you\'ve shot a few and become more comfortable with the flow of a wedding and can begin to anticipate events.
From the time I got the notice till the end of the ceremony, around 10-15minutes passed I think. haha
I have the flow of a normal wedding pieced together in my head, but in this one, the bride and groom just walked down the stairs with no notice/music/procession/anything. Nothing was as you would expect. (the wife and I have attended/been part of ~20 weddings in the last 2 or so years). The biggest piece that I am not used to is being able to MOVE during the normal wedding time, so I often do like I do with motorsports and settle into a spot. This, umm, doesn\'t work so well for weddings.
as for the fact that it was in a forest. First, yup, easily my biggest flaw. Second, I got a few like the following but did not post them because I did not find it terribly interesting. I really struggle to involve the subject in its surroundings.
mikethevilla wrote:
Most relatively inexperienced wedding photographers seem to think that weddings move at light speed and they MUST get a shot - any shot, to capture the moment. In reality, most weddings move pretty slow and you have more time to concentrate on creating a photo than you think. This is especially true once you\'ve shot a few and become more comfortable with the flow of a wedding and can begin to anticipate events.
From the time I got the notice till the end of the ceremony, around 10-15minutes passed I think. haha
I have the flow of a normal wedding down, but in this one, the bride and groom just walked down the stairs with no notice/music/procession/anything. Nothing was as you would expect. (the wife and I have attended/been part of ~30 weddings in the last 2 or so years). The one piece is that I am not used to is being able to MOVE during the normal wedding time, so I often do like I do with motorsports and settle into a spot. This, umm, doesn\'t work so well for weddings.
as for the fact that it was in a forest. First, yup, easily my biggest flaw. Second, I got a few like the following but did not post them because I did not find it terribly interesting. I really struggle to involve the subject in its surroundings.
Feb 09, 2012 at 01:30 PM
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