Funeral pictures take 2.
Nov 4, 2019 20:24:20 #
ronf78155
Loc: Seguin Texas
JD750 wrote:
I think it is more of a Southern tradition. My relatives from the south would take and share photos of deceased relatives in the casket.
and then say...doesn't she look wonderful ?
Nov 5, 2019 00:29:52 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
I have done funeral work for many years focusing on military and first responders. It does get emotional for me because I have personally known all the firemen and paramedics and policemen that have passed. I do the military simply because of their sacrifice on our behalf. I did a funeral for a deputy friend of mine that was killed by a thug he was arresting and because of the sheer size of the turnout I enlisted my wife and three other friends to help with stills and video. We simply closed all intersections for a run of about twenty miles with firetrucks and medic trucks and the casket was taken the final half mile on a horse pulled caisson...incidentally one of the horses had worked the Reagan funeral. This was provided by a segment of the NCSHP. There was a bagpiper and an honor guard fired a salute. Not only was this a friend of mine but as the incident occured in our fire district I was also on that call. In my twenty nine years this was the first call where I broke down...I thought I was fine until the Chief asked me if I was. This was also the first and only time I've gone to a critical stress debriefing. We combined all the materiel and a college kid put it all to music and I gave copies to the family and the Sheriffs Department and anyone else who wanted them. Definitely not my favorite kind of work but I'm good at it and I have access where others would be turned away.
Nov 5, 2019 21:55:35 #
Nov 8, 2019 22:50:26 #
mlkddk wrote:
Again, thanks to all who provided support on a tou... (show quote)
I think it's in remarkably poor taste, and I would never accept such an assignment. HEADLINE: Hungry Wedding Photographers Cover Funerals on Free Weekends. Give me a f**king break!
Nov 9, 2019 00:49:19 #
aellman wrote:
I think it's in remarkably poor taste, and I would never accept such an assignment. HEADLINE: Hungry Wedding Photographers Cover Funerals on Free Weekends. Give me a f**king break!
That is a rather judgmental and narrow minded attitude. Did you read any of the comments?
Nov 9, 2019 12:34:06 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
I agree with you JD...I don't cover funerals because I'm getting paid...because I don't get paid and sometimes it costs me quite a bit to do everything that I do. I do it because the FAMILY wants me to do it...now someone might think that's in poor taste but damned if I'm going to tell the FAMILY that. And Mr. Aellman...if you'll check youtube you'll find that there are many, many funeral processions on there for First Responders and military and many dignified transfers...there's a Sheriffs Dept. in Florida that has several services on youtube that are about an hour long!
Nov 10, 2019 18:44:05 #
JD750 wrote:
That is a rather judgmental and narrow minded attitude. Did you read any of the comments?
Yes I did.
My personal opinion has not changed. I guess I'm just a narrow-minded and judgmental kind of guy.
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