Thanks for the tips, Stan.
I'll see what I can work out as to an assistant when I talk to the bride
-- which is supposed to be sometime today. And I really like the
business card idea.
I've got about three months to prepare for this if I end up accepting
the job. I don't know about you, but
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
Thanks for the advice, Paul!
I'll refer to this when I talk to the bride today and will see what I
can dig up on Google with regard to a checklist. I'm still not too sure
I'll take the job, but if I do, this will be helpful.
I'll probably avoid lobster, just in case. But the booze will be
On 7/6/2013 5:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, John Sessoms wrote:
On a more practical note, if the wedding is going to be held in a
church, scout the location in advance talk to whatever clergy is
going
to be in charge there. Find out if they have
Walt,
I have an idea, that is even crazier than most of mine.
You don't need people to actually get married, to shoot a wedding.
To give you a chance to practice photographing a wedding, and as an
excuse to have a fun party, get the word out to a bunch of your friends
that you want to stage
Walt
In the ancient archives is a 3+ page wedding post,
maybe by Bill Robb, listing all the key pictures to take.
Visit this if you can find it.
As my kid's friends got married, I took pictures and
enjoyed offering them to the parents. It's a painless
way to practice. I did some of this on
That sounds an awful lot like a stupid idea I had when I was single. I
suggested to someone that because we were both single, we should have a
practice date on Valentine's Day. Not surprisingly (or at least, not
surprisingly from a more mature perspective), it went over like a lead
balloon.
Well, I approached my friend Dan about using the unfinished area of his
home as a studio, and he readily agreed (as expected) and wouldn't hear
of charging me for the use of it (again, as expected -- though, I'll
insist on compensating him by hook or by crook). I'm supposed to go over
there
I believe that the monetary returns on wedding shooting are
commensurate with the effort required. If you decide to go ahead with
it, you should be prepared to spend some money on some training -- at
the *very least* -- and I can recommend the Creative Live videos. They
range from $79 - $149 and
Thanks, Bruce.
Are there any specific video courses that you'd recommend?
(I don't know if it's an omen, but as I was typing the previous email, I
went to take my second sip of my first cup of coffee, only to look down
and discover that a fly had decided to end its life therein.)
-- Walt
On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, Walt wrote:
After I talked to him yesterday and left for work, I got an email
from him asking if I'd be interested in shooting a wedding. Seems
his sister is getting married early this fall -- in Maine. At
Walker's Point. I'm supposed to talk to her about it today when I
On 7/6/2013 11:04 AM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, Walt wrote:
After I talked to him yesterday and left for work, I got an email
from him asking if I'd be interested in shooting a wedding. Seems
his sister is getting married early this fall -- in Maine. At
Walker's Point. I'm
I think your choice is between these three:
http://www.creativelive.com/courses/jasmine_star
http://www.creativelive.com/courses/wedding-workshop-zach-and-jody-gray
http://www.creativelive.com/courses/wedding-photography-joe-buissink
Were it me I'd likely go for the first, Ms. Star. It's also 5
The little I know about wedding photography comes from reading this list plus
watching the photographers at my own weddings. So, no specific advice, but if
it were me, my preparation would probably involve a few aspects.
First, read. (By coincidence this offer showed up in my in-box today. No
Thank you, Bruce.
Based on what I saw, I'd have to agree with your choice. She's pretty
engaging (and easy on the eyes) -- though, I wouldn't want to be her
stenographer. ;)
Welp! Time to start saving pennies again.
-- Walt
On 7/6/2013 11:52 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
I think your choice is
Thank you, Stan.
One of the reasons I'm so hesitant about this is that it's going to be
in a setting of the type I've never, ever been in before. From what I
gather, this is going to be a fairly swanky affair replete with bigwigs
and such. So, I can't help feeling I'll be the proverbial turd
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
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
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
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
And another follow-up thought. Remember the days when sit-down wedding
receptions featured a disposable film camera on every table? Guests took candid
shots of one-another, the bride collected the cameras and had the film
developed . . . Today's version of that would be to have a handful of
On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, Stan Halpin wrote:
And another follow-up thought. Remember the days when sit-down wedding
receptions featured a disposable film camera on every table? Guests
took candid shots of one-another, the bride collected the cameras and
had the film developed . . . Today's
Wear a clean bowling shirt you should be fine.
Also, don't ask the DJ to play any songs by Garth Brooks.
On a more practical note, if the wedding is going to be held in a
church, scout the location in advance talk to whatever clergy is going
to be in charge there. Find out if they have
On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, John Sessoms wrote:
On a more practical note, if the wedding is going to be held in a
church, scout the location in advance talk to whatever clergy is going
to be in charge there. Find out if they have restrictions ... like no
flash; you can only photograph from this
From: Aahz Maruch
On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, John Sessoms wrote:
On a more practical note, if the wedding is going to be held in a
church, scout the location in advance talk to whatever clergy is going
to be in charge there. Find out if they have restrictions ... like no
flash; you can only
Walt -
It sounds as though there are a lot of unknowns at this point. A good
long talk with the bride to be should give you an idea of what she
wants. You need to know her expectations and results that she wants -
CD, 8x10s, album, books, etc. Once you know what she wants then you can
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