Wedding Photography
Discussion
Simpo Two said:
LongQ said:
Might be a bit late on the day but do you perhaps sometimes you come across people known to you who have previous form?
For sticking their butt in the way? I don't think so.
Grant you that a tripod in a typical narrow aisle may not be a good idea ... but then again nor is a large butt or two no matter how temporary. I suppose one could always take a couple of shots of it as evidence.
Simpo Two said:
Unfortunately guests jumping in the way at critical moments is just one of those things; aisles being generally narrow don't give you scope to reposition and you can't very well shout 'Oi, move it!'. Mind you it's only happened twice so not a major problem in the scheme of things.
So you can't just shout "CUT" and then taser the b
d? What is the country coming to? 
Mr Obertshaw said:
Your welcome to borrow my Jessops cheapo one if you want mate, might be better than nothing.
Is it the 360 AFD?Cos thats the one I can't bloody find! Did you steal it off me
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Edited by sc0tt on Wednesday 27th June 09:11
Gemm said:
Be prepared to receive a comment 'have you remembered to put the film in, Haha? ' a few times during the reception (usually by the same person). The best response to this is a slap on their face.
A 70-200mm f2.8 makes a handy cosh, but I've never had that comment, yet.'Excuse me' I said, tapping the bride lightly on the shoulder, 'I'm sorry but I had to dispatch one of your guests. He was simply too annoying'. I pointed across the marquee to the long tables laid out for the evening buffet. Just to the left of the prawn cascade a pair of unmoving legs projected skywards. 'Oh that's all right' she replied. 'It looks like Derek; he's always getting into scrapes'.
Went to the rehearsal last night. Glad I made the decision to borrow a 5D II. Only had my 550d last night and I was up at ISO 3200 - 6400 in the church, which doesn't look great on mine! Vicar was quite cool with things too, just said he's not bothered where I am as long as I'm not using flash and not right up his nose!
Don't drop a lens cap on the stone floor during the service - it will sound like a dustbin lid!
They may have more lights on for the real thing but it won't make much difference. That said, if flash is not allowed, I can usually get by on f2.8 and ISO 800, holding about 1/30th. 1/15th is danger zone as you start to notice subject movement.
They may have more lights on for the real thing but it won't make much difference. That said, if flash is not allowed, I can usually get by on f2.8 and ISO 800, holding about 1/30th. 1/15th is danger zone as you start to notice subject movement.
Hello from a wet caravan in weymouth ...
Well I done it and it went well .. ish.
Nothing got broken although I did lose my tripod. Recovered though. The wedding organiser was a great help, I told him I was not a pro and he helped throughout the day pointing me to where the pro's go.
It wasn't stressful although I was bicking it in the ceremony as I was told not too much flash. How much is too much?
I have had a quick flick through. Some st, some good. I took 900 all in all up to the first dance and then packed my gear away and got pissed.
A lot of people commented how fun the day was with me being there, because I wasn't pushy and everything was done quite quickly. No me in general, just because it wasn't a pro.
Ill pop a few up when I get home and thanks for the tips everyone and I am so glad I had a flash. Special thanks to Matt.
And no, I definetley do not want to do wedding photography again.
Well I done it and it went well .. ish.
Nothing got broken although I did lose my tripod. Recovered though. The wedding organiser was a great help, I told him I was not a pro and he helped throughout the day pointing me to where the pro's go.
It wasn't stressful although I was bicking it in the ceremony as I was told not too much flash. How much is too much?
I have had a quick flick through. Some s
t, some good. I took 900 all in all up to the first dance and then packed my gear away and got pissed.A lot of people commented how fun the day was with me being there, because I wasn't pushy and everything was done quite quickly. No me in general, just because it wasn't a pro.
Ill pop a few up when I get home and thanks for the tips everyone and I am so glad I had a flash. Special thanks to Matt.
And no, I definetley do not want to do wedding photography again.
Glad it went well Scott. I thought about this thread again the other day. My friend went to a wedding and the photographer was torn a new one for the entire day. Apparently the bride had a huge family and he missed a couple of people out in major photos and they were moaning at him for getting the order slightly wrong.
I really must avoid wedding photography
I really must avoid wedding photography
sc0tt said:
Hello from a wet caravan in weymouth ...
Well I done it and it went well .. ish.
Nothing got broken although I did lose my tripod. Recovered though. The wedding organiser was a great help, I told him I was not a pro and he helped throughout the day pointing me to where the pro's go.
It wasn't stressful although I was bicking it in the ceremony as I was told not too much flash. How much is too much?
I have had a quick flick through. Some st, some good. I took 900 all in all up to the first dance and then packed my gear away and got pissed.
A lot of people commented how fun the day was with me being there, because I wasn't pushy and everything was done quite quickly. No me in general, just because it wasn't a pro.
Ill pop a few up when I get home and thanks for the tips everyone and I am so glad I had a flash. Special thanks to Matt.
And no, I definetley do not want to do wedding photography again.
Great stuff. Glad it went ok. Looking forward to seeing the results. Well I done it and it went well .. ish.
Nothing got broken although I did lose my tripod. Recovered though. The wedding organiser was a great help, I told him I was not a pro and he helped throughout the day pointing me to where the pro's go.
It wasn't stressful although I was bicking it in the ceremony as I was told not too much flash. How much is too much?
I have had a quick flick through. Some s
t, some good. I took 900 all in all up to the first dance and then packed my gear away and got pissed.A lot of people commented how fun the day was with me being there, because I wasn't pushy and everything was done quite quickly. No me in general, just because it wasn't a pro.
Ill pop a few up when I get home and thanks for the tips everyone and I am so glad I had a flash. Special thanks to Matt.
And no, I definetley do not want to do wedding photography again.
B16 RTT said:
An interesting read, albeit too common.My girlfriend went to a wedding on Saturday and they hired (from what I gather) a friend of a friend. Some lady with a DSLR who calls her self a photographer. Sunday afternoon, my girlfriend starts sending me a frenzy of this women's preview shots of the day which I'm pretty confident I could beat using my camera phone and a torch. That's the memories of a big day ruined and the poor bride is now asking anyone who attended to send her their pictures if they don't mind.
Incidentally, in a couple of months the same family have another wedding that I am invited to and are now more vigilant, however still limited on budget and have hinted I should bring my camera and kit to "practice". I'm going to be pissing a lot of people off when they finally out-and-out ask.
OP - we've still not seen your shots!
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