The best way to enjoy a wedding.
The wife and I were invited to a wedding this weekend.
If you haven't seen an Indonesian wedding, let me tell you--they are a beautiful thing to see.
Unfortunately, I don't have any images to show you, because I left my camera at the hotel. The B&G hired a team to take the pictures and shoot the video(more friends of ours) So they didn't need my camera in the mix.
At the reception, I saw a couple of mirrorless cameras. I did chuckle a bit when a small crowd of smartphones and smaller cameras rushed to the front to try to get a few shots.
After the speeches were done and the hired guns started taking pictures of the B&G with guests, dslr's started to come from under tables. But at no point did I ever miss my camera bag.
That's how you enjoy a wedding.
Good points all.
I try to decide when I'm on a photography mission or a social mission. They rarely mix well for me.
I am guilty of carrying a small P&S when I'm on a social mission just in case. But, it frequently stays in it's belt pouch.
Beercat
Loc: Central Coast of California
Your from Hemet ........... I was shooting a wedding in Oak Glen yesterday. Who would of thought middle of March and it was 88 degrees ..... Made about 6 trips up and down between the ceremony location and the reception location, about 150 feet elevation ........ in the heat ....... 4200 foot elevation ..... I huff & puffed big time. The Tri Tip BBQ dinner and cold lemonade on ice made up for it :)
I always roll with it when the cell phone cameras come out. Some of the best shots being arranged are in those setups. I hand them an LED light to help out, grab my DSLR and shoot a burst just behind the person with the cell phone, everyone wins 8-)
hlmichel wrote:
The wife and I were invited to a wedding this weekend.
If you haven't seen an Indonesian wedding, let me tell you--they are a beautiful thing to see.
Unfortunately, I don't have any images to show you, because I left my camera at the hotel. The B&G hired a team to take the pictures and shoot the video(more friends of ours) So they didn't need my camera in the mix.
At the reception, I saw a couple of mirrorless cameras. I did chuckle a bit when a small crowd of smartphones and smaller cameras rushed to the front to try to get a few shots.
After the speeches were done and the hired guns started taking pictures of the B&G with guests, dslr's started to come from under tables. But at no point did I ever miss my camera bag.
That's how you enjoy a wedding.
The wife and I were invited to a wedding this week... (
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Well ,based on my personal experience , the honeymoon was definitely THE most fun .
Beercat wrote:
I always roll with it when the cell phone cameras come out. Some of the best shots being arranged are in those setups. I hand them an LED light to help out, grab my DSLR and shoot a burst just behind the person with the cell phone, everyone wins 8-)
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Been there and done that! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I enjoy weddings the most when I'm not the one getting married! :)
Beercat
Loc: Central Coast of California
I'm a professional videographer and film many weddings. I started doing photography along with video because of so many "silly" photographers.
You guys might enjoy this quick look at a short video of what not to do as a photographer at a wedding .....
http://vimeo.com/45557637
I agree. The best way to enjoy a wedding is as a guest! I shot my sister-in-law's wedding a number of years ago. I took some family photos at a party she hosted and that was that--my wife made it impossible for me to say "no".
At the end of the evening, I was bushed! When my daughter got married, we gave her the money for a great photographer (she and her husband paid for the wedding themselves); she agreed to it as long as my wife agreed that that would be our only gift to the couple. It was the best money I ever spent on a wedding present. I left my camera home and was the proud father of the bride.
To all of you wedding photographers: I'm not knocking you and the work you do. All I'm saying is: I'm glad it's you and not me! I respect the amount of work and expertise you put in! The photographer who photographed my daughter's wedding was worth every penny!
bsprague wrote:
Good points all.
I try to decide when I'm on a photography mission or a social mission. They rarely mix well for me.
I am guilty of carrying a small P&S when I'm on a social mission just in case. But, it frequently stays in it's belt pouch.
Agreed; better to have and not need than to need and not have. As a user of small point and shoots, bridge cameras, and both micro 4/3 cameras, my philosophy is as follows; I carry the small p/s when my day's activities might include taking snapshots, the bridge camera when it will include taking photos, and the big stuff when the day's activity IS taking photos
LFingar wrote:
I enjoy weddings the most when I'm not the one getting married! :)
I've been married for...well it's going to be 15 years this May.
At about 7 years we were having a rough spot and the wife had this bright idea to get married again. We'd only had a civil ceremony and did the whole church wedding.
A friend who wanted to start a photography business practiced on us. It was a classic case of "I just bought a dslr and now I'm a photographer".
Anywho, I stood in my spot and watched my mother-in-law tearing up as my wife walked down the isle in her white dress.
Later, the wife asked me if I cried when I saw her walking down the isle.
My exact words were "I've had 7 years to cry....I'm all cried out!"
I agree, a couple of years ago our son married a wonderful person, and wanted me to do the pictures. I asked a friend of my wife to help out as a second, she jumped at the chance. She had so much fun, she expanded her buisness to doing a LOT of weddings. AND, she does very well. It was a relief for me, and an opportunity for her, and the kids saved a bunch of money !!
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