On 4/15/2013 11:25 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
On Mon, Apr 15, 2013, Walt wrote:
The first wedding I did involved a young lady who had to have her
arm amputated below the elbow. She's not at all self-conscious about
it, but I can't help feeling like I ought to crop strategically on
the images where the amputation might be distracting to others who
might view the photos. But, at the same time, I'm not sure how she
would feel about it -- that she might take it as a comment on her
appearance that I'd intentionally try to hide the amputation.
Given all the experience on this list, I can't imagine I'm the first
person to encounter something along those lines. So, I figured I'd
ask you guys what the best practice is in such situations.
Note: I'm deaf, with cochlear implant, and I wear a purple headpiece
specifically for making sure that people see it. No direct experience
with the question you're asking, but I have a fair amount of knowledge
about various points of view.
Best practice is to *ask*. Ask the woman if at all possible, definitely
ask the wedding party (not clear from your post whether this was a woman
attending the wedding or part of it), ask whoever's paying for the photos
(if it's someone else). And I specifically do mean ask all of them, you
may get different answers -- hopefully not, but you'll have to do some
serious thinking and maybe negotiation with different answers.
If you can't ask (for practical reasons, your discomfort isn't a reason),
go with your best guess for what the people involved want (which probably
means neither highlighting nor cropping the view of the amputation, based
on the way you phrased things).
But your feelings don't count at all. ;-)
Thanks, Aahz.
The young lady in question is the bride and she's a friend of mine,
though not a longtime one.
As for the person paying for the photos, I did it as a favor. I was
originally supposed to video the wedding, but her longtime (now former,
I'm sure) friend who is also a photographer failed to show up, so it
just landed in my lap and I just had to do what I could with zero
preparation.
Thanks for the input!
-- Walt
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