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Benzinaio said:
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Good reply, thanks for clarifying 
I'll be the first to admit that the genre goes from the superb to the bloody awful. I had the misfortune to meet a complete buffoon at an awards ceremony last year; he had a basic DSLR with kit lens and pop-up flash... There were about a dozen prize-winners, of which I was one. 'Did you get a good one of me?' I asked afterwards. 'Sorry mate I was on the other side of the room chatting with some friends'. Dude, you had ONE job and 12 shots to take
Later he was outside taking group photos in total darkness with the flash set to that strobing anti-red-eye mode. Every shot he took was dreadful.
He really shouldn't be allowed to own a camera.
Edited by Simpo Two on Sunday 7th April 22:22
Good evening, thought I would do a quick update on progress.
I have recently completed my 3rd couples session and I’m happy with the results and slowly building up the portfolio.
The reason for the update is that I got the opportunity to 2nd shoot a full wedding a few weeks back and it was an absolute blast.
The venue was a stately home with about 100 guests. My brief was to help with the detail shots of the bride’s and bridesmaid dresses and accessories, then I did the groom prep then the bride coming down the main stairs with her father to the ceremony as the pro was stationed at the front of the room with the groom. The rest of the day I worked closely with the pro giving alternative viewpoints for speeches, cake cutting, group portraits, candid shots, first dance etc we then spent a quick 30 minutes with the bride and groom around the grounds doing some relaxed portraits. There was even a sabrage (which I got into a great position to shoot and absolutely nailed it at 30fps). Gear wise, I used a twin camera set-up shooting redundant onto 2 cards, which performed faultlessly and silently on electronic shutter all day,. The spider pro holster also worked like a dream without any back or shoulder pain even after a 10 hours day. Camera 1 pretty much had a 24-70 2.8 on all day and Camera 2 had either the 50 or 135 primes.
It’s difficult to describe how much fun the day was. For years my photography was always a quick 30 minutes here and there between family duties which I found incredibly frustrating. For the past year or so I have spent more time on organised style shoots or my couple shoots with friends. But working for a full day with a pro on a real wedding, on every aspect of the photography with the added pressure that you don’t want to mess up your shots, It was just a brilliant experience. I learnt a huge amount and made a fair few mistakes which I can work on. cannot wait for the next one.
I have recently completed my 3rd couples session and I’m happy with the results and slowly building up the portfolio.
The reason for the update is that I got the opportunity to 2nd shoot a full wedding a few weeks back and it was an absolute blast.
The venue was a stately home with about 100 guests. My brief was to help with the detail shots of the bride’s and bridesmaid dresses and accessories, then I did the groom prep then the bride coming down the main stairs with her father to the ceremony as the pro was stationed at the front of the room with the groom. The rest of the day I worked closely with the pro giving alternative viewpoints for speeches, cake cutting, group portraits, candid shots, first dance etc we then spent a quick 30 minutes with the bride and groom around the grounds doing some relaxed portraits. There was even a sabrage (which I got into a great position to shoot and absolutely nailed it at 30fps). Gear wise, I used a twin camera set-up shooting redundant onto 2 cards, which performed faultlessly and silently on electronic shutter all day,. The spider pro holster also worked like a dream without any back or shoulder pain even after a 10 hours day. Camera 1 pretty much had a 24-70 2.8 on all day and Camera 2 had either the 50 or 135 primes.
It’s difficult to describe how much fun the day was. For years my photography was always a quick 30 minutes here and there between family duties which I found incredibly frustrating. For the past year or so I have spent more time on organised style shoots or my couple shoots with friends. But working for a full day with a pro on a real wedding, on every aspect of the photography with the added pressure that you don’t want to mess up your shots, It was just a brilliant experience. I learnt a huge amount and made a fair few mistakes which I can work on. cannot wait for the next one.
Edited by Itsallicanafford on Saturday 20th July 23:18
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