Ha! I'm actually almost the opposite.
I'm the kind of person who will carry all kinds of things, and forget to
use them when they'd really come in handy.
The last portrait session I did, I discovered that I'd done the entire
thing without putting the diffuser on my flash, which was in my pocket
the whole time.
Thanks!
-- Walt
On 7/6/2013 1:23 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Walt: listen to Stan! Especially if you are the sort of person who
puts things down randomly and loses track of them. Like me.
(At my last outdoor shoot I lost the little widget that shields the
dome on my light meter for directional readings. I will have to make
one now.)
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Stan Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote:
One additional thought. You might want to see if you can hire an assistant.
Someone to hold your camera bag, to hold your off-camera flash in position, to
hold your spare camera body, with alternate lens mounted, to hand you as
needed (faster than switching lenses). Note that tv, a former list member who
morphed into a successful wedding business, went through 7+ assistants. (He
married #7). At least the first 6 kept dropping things, tripping over tripods,
etc., so having an assistant can be a mixed blessing, but probably useful on
balance. Possibly a teenage boy expected to attend with family: he'll be bored
out of his mind with the wedding and would be glad to earn a few bucks . . .
stan
On Jul 6, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Walt wrote:
On 7/6/2013 12:37 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, Walt wrote:
Thanks for the input. You've given me a good set of questions to ask
the bride before making any kind of commitment. I'll have to sit
down and come up with a list of others to ask, as well as a litany
of reasons why she might consider someone who knows what the hell
they're doing. ;)
One important reason: even if she's not paying "pro" rates for your work,
under no circumstances should you take this job without getting paid for
your travel expenses. That would be a significant chunk of money she
might use instead for paying a good local photographer; she's not going
to save much (if any) by using you -- she should only use you if she
feels she has a good connection with you such that you'll do a better job
of getting candids and formals than someone she doesn't have a connection
with.
That's something I've already stipulated to her brother -- travel, room and
board, and anything above that would be gravy. Essentially, I told him that I'd
be ecstatic to take the job, if only for the experience -- but I don't want to
under-perform expectations.
From what I gather, the pro rates in that area are howlingly outrageous, and
that travel, room and board would be a pittance by comparison. So, he offered
me up as a sacrificial lamb/reasonable alternative.
-- Walt
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