Wedding photos
May 25, 2012 11:14:58 #
jackfarrell
Loc: Fairfield, CT
Is it wrong or unethical to bring your camera to a wedding that the Bride and Groom has paid for a professional photographer to shot. Instead of bringing my 50d, I could bring my Canon PowerShot G12 which looks like a p&s. What the thought on this?
May 25, 2012 11:49:02 #
donrent
Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl
Believe me, you will see MANY, MANY other cameras there...
The only way it would be wrong or unethical would be if the bride said NOT to take pictures at the wedding... And THAT in my opinion would be cheeckie as hell.....
The only way it would be wrong or unethical would be if the bride said NOT to take pictures at the wedding... And THAT in my opinion would be cheeckie as hell.....
May 25, 2012 11:51:33 #
jackfarrell wrote:
Is it wrong or unethical to bring your camera to a wedding that the Bride and Groom has paid for a professional photographer to shot. Instead of bringing my 50d, I could bring my Canon PowerShot G12 which looks like a p&s. What the thought on this?
No it is not wrong unless you were specifically asked NOT to take pictures.
Recently we attended a wedding which had both video and photo people there. We shot several hundred pictures and put together a DVD, with music, and gave them to the brides father. It took about two weeks to put it together. The family loved them.
The photographer and the video guy still (four weeks later) has not even produced "proofs" for the bride and groom to look at for there album.
BTW the wedding was a Pakistani wedding, which we attended two of the three events.
May 25, 2012 14:04:17 #
depends on what the photographers contract with the bride and groom states. I have heard of some wedding photographers stating that "no professional quality camera will be allowed" and even some that state "No other cameras besides the paid photographer's".
The worst thing that can happen is someone from the family tells you that the photographer has requested no other cameras.
Now there are "rules" to being a family member with a camera. Don't shot the photographer's set up poses (unless they say it's ok). Don't shot off your flash when the photographer is trying to get a picture. Don't get in the photographer's way. etc.
The worst thing that can happen is someone from the family tells you that the photographer has requested no other cameras.
Now there are "rules" to being a family member with a camera. Don't shot the photographer's set up poses (unless they say it's ok). Don't shot off your flash when the photographer is trying to get a picture. Don't get in the photographer's way. etc.
May 25, 2012 20:30:42 #
May 29, 2012 17:20:22 #
Im a Wedding Photographer, and I encourage all to bring their cameras, I even set up all the poses, let them take their photos so they can be out of my way, I do re-adjust some poses, they as guest may just take a photo that the Bride and Groom like, I really tend to get involved with people, most are not professionals, so I just have fun, I even may at times say, You may like this photo, lets go.
May 30, 2012 22:58:42 #
I always take my camera to all events, all they can do is ask you not to take pictures...
Jun 6, 2012 22:29:12 #
My good friend Matt just recently shot a wedding for some extended family. Not only was he rediculously unprepared for it ( Not that i think i would do any better... has to be intimidating as hell ) but the brides cousin had a camera that far exceeded the quality of my friends.
Thats fine and all, you dont need a $2000 body to take nice images, but the problem Matt continuously ran into was the other photographer pulling the attention of the subjects. 3/4 Photos had people looking every which way, other than his camera. It made me angry just hearing about it, and i wish i could have been there to support him on his first wedding. ( i was too busy turkey hunting and learned about it after the fact ).
Almost the entire set of the ceremony had to be professionally retouched by yours truely, and i spent nearly 14 hours of my life bailing him out. We had to steal eyes and faces from diff photo sets to fix some of the important group photos. I had to adjust the temperature and tone of several under exposed shots. Out of focus got thrown out... i told him there is no pollishing a turd. The end result was actually pretty amazing.
Honestly Matt wasnt confident in his skills, and probably panicked, making simple mistakes that in any other situation, would have identified right away and corrected. The intimidation of the 'cousins camera' Immediately had him second guessing himself, and doubting he could compete with that.
I told him he should have told the other dude to lose the camera, and that he was there being paid as a professional to capture these images. Thats just me though. Im sure the other photog was a major distraction to him, and affected the end quality of what i know Matt is capable of.
It all depends. :D
Thats fine and all, you dont need a $2000 body to take nice images, but the problem Matt continuously ran into was the other photographer pulling the attention of the subjects. 3/4 Photos had people looking every which way, other than his camera. It made me angry just hearing about it, and i wish i could have been there to support him on his first wedding. ( i was too busy turkey hunting and learned about it after the fact ).
Almost the entire set of the ceremony had to be professionally retouched by yours truely, and i spent nearly 14 hours of my life bailing him out. We had to steal eyes and faces from diff photo sets to fix some of the important group photos. I had to adjust the temperature and tone of several under exposed shots. Out of focus got thrown out... i told him there is no pollishing a turd. The end result was actually pretty amazing.
Honestly Matt wasnt confident in his skills, and probably panicked, making simple mistakes that in any other situation, would have identified right away and corrected. The intimidation of the 'cousins camera' Immediately had him second guessing himself, and doubting he could compete with that.
I told him he should have told the other dude to lose the camera, and that he was there being paid as a professional to capture these images. Thats just me though. Im sure the other photog was a major distraction to him, and affected the end quality of what i know Matt is capable of.
It all depends. :D
Jun 8, 2012 14:54:19 #
Jul 9, 2012 18:10:52 #
When asked by a wedding couple if it's ok if their mom or dad (or whomever) takes photos, I answer it this way. I tell them I don't really care, but they should keep in mind that they are paying my fee to take their pictures. If mom or dad prevent me from doing the job they are paying me to do and are ok with that, then so be it. This way I sound very nice about it,,and the ball get's thrown back into their court. It works well for me.
Sep 10, 2012 05:35:15 #
It would be not wrong or unethical to bring your camera to a wedding because as a photographer this is your job, and you have to do this. You can also read some other photographer's reaction on this forum, and they are also telling like me.
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