Shooting paid wedding with consumer level camera
Mar 13, 2013 10:06:24 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
5 days , easy, metrocard + charge card= B&H, whatever I decide I want, insurance will replace, no compromise on the wedding, Bob.
If I ever visit NYC, I'd like to visit B+H (along with the usual tourist stuff). I bought my first system upgrade from them late last month...a lens and lens case. They seem to have good prices and the box arrived on the day they said it would.
Mar 13, 2013 10:10:56 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
I've even had a wedding guest come up to me (in the early digital days) and questioned my using a "Box Camera" on a tripod. It was after all Hasselblad. There's no accounting for ignorance.
Mar 13, 2013 10:13:43 #
Pablo8 wrote:
I've even had a wedding guest come up to me (in the early digital days) and questioned my using a "Box Camera" on a tripod. It was after all Hasselblad. There's no accounting for ignorance.
Now that's funny.
Mar 13, 2013 10:21:12 #
As long as you could get some good strobes for the formal shots, you could use any of the above. Reception and ceremony shots (no flash) would be much harder as bumping the ISO very high on those cameras would likely yield poor results. Also, that's why wedding photographers have a backup unit or two. IMHO
Mar 13, 2013 10:43:23 #
Pablo8 wrote:
I've even had a wedding guest come up to me (in the early digital days) and questioned my using a "Box Camera" on a tripod. It was after all Hasselblad. There's no accounting for ignorance.
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RIGHT ON! The assumption that a "pro" or "semi-pro" would always have a "NIKOCAN" is one of the silliest ideas i've ever seen on this forum!!!!!
Mar 13, 2013 10:50:41 #
As the mother of a bride who got seriously ripped off:
a) Have you ever shot a wedding?
b) If anyone in the wedding party is a friend that you value...don't do it!
The young man we hired for our daughter's wedding had an expensive "pro" camera, but didn't have a clue how to use it. I payed, up front, 50% of the huge fee. Only to be shocked at his results!
a) Have you ever shot a wedding?
b) If anyone in the wedding party is a friend that you value...don't do it!
The young man we hired for our daughter's wedding had an expensive "pro" camera, but didn't have a clue how to use it. I payed, up front, 50% of the huge fee. Only to be shocked at his results!
Mar 13, 2013 10:58:24 #
Xantoz
Loc: Delaware
planepics wrote:
If I ever visit NYC, I'd like to visit B+H (along with the usual tourist stuff). I bought my first system upgrade from them late last month...a lens and lens case. They seem to have good prices and the box arrived on the day they said it would.
bobmcculloch wrote:
5 days , easy, metrocard + charge card= B&H, whatever I decide I want, insurance will replace, no compromise on the wedding, Bob.
If I ever visit NYC, I'd like to visit B+H (along with the usual tourist stuff). I bought my first system upgrade from them late last month...a lens and lens case. They seem to have good prices and the box arrived on the day they said it would.
I guarantee you will never leave B&H it's like the Bloomingdales of photo equipment. They let you try whatever you want at the time. Their prices are excellent and the staff is amazing! Well worth he trip.
Mar 13, 2013 11:13:26 #
Mar 13, 2013 11:14:14 #
wilsondl2 wrote:
I would pick what I thought I could do the best job with. In over 40 years of doing weddings at least half the time one or more of the guests have had a newer or better camera than I have. All of today's DSLR are good enough. - Dave
I wholeheartedly agree! This being theoretical..And with 20 years of weddings under my belt..If you know what you're doing you can absolutely shoot a wedding with a consumer level camera.All of todays DSLR's are worlds away from the analog film cameras that I started out with (when you really did need to know what you were doing) An extremely good photographer with strong technical skills (which I hope you are if you work in this field) Can and will make it work. If I HAD to shoot a wedding with the dreaded "Rebel" (I'm assuming some fast glass and a speed light at the very least) I'd shoot in Manual/Raw and I'm really confident that my work would not suffer in a way that was obvious to anyone. I too have seen some "pro's" with great gear churn out some real crap.I wouldn't even bother covering the label..Never had a client ask to see my equipment during a consult. They do love my portfolio.
Mar 13, 2013 11:39:34 #
You seem to be too hung up on what people think of your equipment instead of the finished product...If you know what you are doing you can make almost any equipment do the job...Several years ago I shot a wedding with an Olympus 700 zoom and the people were delighted with the results.
Mar 13, 2013 12:15:44 #
BigD
Loc: The LEFT Coast
If you are a "pro" using Canon that's a simple question to answer because as a CPS Platinum member my "friends" are at the Canon CPS 1(800) BAILOUT number. One phone call and in 24 hours I would have a pair of 1Dx's with a half dozen "L" lenses and a couple of 600 EX RT's for the reception. Since you did not mention my Elinchrom Ranger Asymmetrical kit I assume it would still be available :lol: If not I have another one I will bring instead but its a symmetrical one so it can be harder to get a nice ratio in a small area.
Real working professionals have several sets of equipment as well as the ability to make do with whatever. Anyone that has shot more than a few weddings knows that stuff ALWAYS happens and they have backups for their backups, insurance to replace gear, and access to more gear. :thumbup:
Real working professionals have several sets of equipment as well as the ability to make do with whatever. Anyone that has shot more than a few weddings knows that stuff ALWAYS happens and they have backups for their backups, insurance to replace gear, and access to more gear. :thumbup:
Mar 13, 2013 12:37:04 #
BigD wrote:
If you are a "pro" using Canon that's a ... (show quote)
All of that is a given...It was a hypothetical question.
Mar 13, 2013 12:45:56 #
Oh come on guys - this is silly! A professional will do a good job, whatever camera or lens he's got. And the bride and groom won't care what he's using as long as the photos are good.
Shutterbugsailer wrote:
Just for the fun of it, I am proposing a hypotheti... (show quote)
Mar 13, 2013 12:54:24 #
13oct1931
Loc: Lebanon, Indiana
You are--in my opinion--starting down the wrong road. The camera is just a TOOL for the skillful and talented PHOTOGRAPHER. It is the RESULTS that truly count.
In answer to your question: I would choose all of them. I would choose none of them. alyn
In answer to your question: I would choose all of them. I would choose none of them. alyn
Mar 13, 2013 13:29:32 #
I would rather be poked in the eye with a red hot poker than shoot another wedding...So if my equiptment was stolen i guess I might have to suggest somebody else do it and be heart broken :)
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