On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 4:39 PM, David Parsons <parsons.da...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's my take. > > They are disorganized, and don't really seem to care. You are > shooting it as a favor to them, so shoot it the way you see fit. > Obviously you want to get the kiss and ring exchange and all the > ceremonial stuff. Besides that, you know how a wedding works, just be > in the right spot at the right time and bang away at it. > > Take tons of pictures and deliver only the best shots. Don't feel > like you need to give them 5000 pictures because you took that many. > Think in terms of the story of the wedding, and curate the pictures to > tell that story.
David, i think has summed it up here. The bride is a pretty plain person, does not get into fancy parties clothes etc. I finally had a chance to discuss this a bit today, and all she wants is photos at getting ready, the church and reception, pretty plain stuff, no travel to a park or stream what have you. I have a good mind, and will confirm at the rehearsal, of what i want and need to do now. My main concern was the church as its been 12 years since i shot an indoor wedding, flash settings and how well the fong dong will work, if at all in a big church. The three i did in 2010 were all out door affairs, with indoor receptions. I do plan on trying to get her out of the church site if possible. I also thought we only had a short time after the ceremony for pictures, but i misunderstood and we have a good hour at least. Thanks for all the tips, even with friends weddings its stressful for me. I want to give them good picture, not fuzzy instagram shots:-) Dave > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 7:58 AM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: >> So i was asked, and accepted last yer, to shot a friends daughters >> wedding Sept 8th, 2012. I have asked the bride and groom on several >> occasions what they had in mind, were did they want pictures, do they >> want me to take pictures at their ready houses, etc. >> >> Answer is I don't know. >> >> I did shot the brides mother, our friend for her second marriage 12 >> years ago, and they have 1-2 sites they want to take again that we did >> 12 years ago, so thats cool. >> >> So with less than a week to go, with no clear direction, and a very >> limited time frame between wedding and reception, i',m slowly slipping >> into panic mode. I will use the D200 and sb800 and K-5 with af360. I >> am going to the rehearsal Thursday so i hope to see what light i have >> to work with. K-5 might do just fine for non flash in the church. I >> want to try the Gary fong collapsible but not sure what its >> limitations for distance is yet in a big building. >> >> Any mantras i should need to use.?? >> >> Dave >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > David Parsons Photography > http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com > > Aloha Photographer Photoblog > http://alohaphotog.blogspot.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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
