On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote:
> My take on the issue: You should bring your camera. Be discreet and > base your amount of "discreet" on how many other people (if any) are > taking photos. If it's just you and the hired photographer then you > can really go for it; if there are a dozen people with cameras > snapping away (especially of they're using loud cameras or - gag - > flash) you should cool it. I expect the matter of "scaling" is the > main reason guests are discouraged from taking photos - if one guest > does it there's no problem but if a dozen do it could be awful. > I do think "discretion" is the key... For me, I'm not comfortable being in the pews with a big rig (dslr + flash)... and I think it's borderline ridiculous to be trying to get "over the crowd" shots of the altar with an iPhone from the back rows... in both cases, too much photography is a distraction & disrespectful, imho. But, there's a place for guests' cameras at (most) weddings... there has to be. Especially during the reception, I think everyone likes to get those happy snaps of friends & family. In which case, like Frank said, wouldn't it be nice to have a smaller, high-quality camera for the occasion? :) Although, I have to say I was impressed with even some of the cameraphone results I saw on facebook... I guess that's part of the equation, too -- what is the final destination of those pics? If it's fb, then the dslr is probably overkill. But, if you would like to create some memorable images for the family album, then the iphone probably won't cut it. I will admit, the notion that you could potentially save the day, if properly equipped, when the pro turns out to be a moron, or has an unfortunate accident... that's appealing. :) Thanks to all who responded to my informal survey! -c > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
