I'm not a wedding photographer for many many reasons. I hate weddings (sorry, but I do...), so that could be one reason. Not good at the formal portrait thing either. Don't like the fact that I'd have pretend to be a friendly and personable guy when I'm not particularly one.
BUT, that being said, if I were to do weddings, it would be the reception that I'd ~love~ doing! There's nothing I enjoy doing more than bringing a camera to parties, and catching people unawares. Everyone is in such a great mood, they don't mind being snapped.
My guess is that if I were to be a wedding photog, I'd be doing the PJ thing - likely long after it's gone out of style... <vbg>
cheers, frank
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From: "Tanya Mayer Photography" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Cheap bastards? -was: Down off my "high-horse"... with a thump.
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 13:36:02 +1000
graywolf, I very rarely shoot the reception. I generally shoot them
entering the reception venue. Some still lifes of the table settings, cake
etc., a mock-up cake cutting and a mock-up bridal waltz. That's it.
Reception coverage over. I find usually that by this point they are so sick
of being happy and smiley for the cameras and just want me to get out of
their faces so that they can party on. This is when I make my exit. Of
course, very different for the likes of tv, as PJ hasn't caught on and isn't
requested very often in these parts, except for the odd requested shot of
the back of the dress, hands and rings etc... But they aren't even PJ shots
anyways as they are completely set up...
But, by the same token, I don't shoot just "portraits and ceremony" either. I usually spend an hour or two before the ceremony with them to shoot the preparations etc, then getting in car, arriving at church etc, ceremony, family shots after ceremony, and then the bulk of the time is spent doing location photography (about 2 hours) after the ceremony. Usually on somebody's property (you call it a ranch) with cows, and yards, horses and other country paraphenelia etc. Last on their priority is the reception, and I usually arrive there with about one roll of film left, and when that runs out, it is home time....
tan.
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