Wedding Photography HELP!
Nov 21, 2013 12:47:45 #
Nov 21, 2013 12:57:55 #
melody323
Loc: Cincinnati
I shot my sister's wedding for free and it went well. She didn't have a formal reception afterward, just dinner, so it was a true example of a full wedding day.
Nov 21, 2013 12:59:45 #
Nov 21, 2013 13:10:03 #
melody323 wrote:
Thank you!
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Nov 21, 2013 14:21:44 #
melody323
Loc: Cincinnati
Wall-E wrote:
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Thanks...Couldn't figure out how that works!
Nov 21, 2013 14:25:07 #
melody323
Loc: Cincinnati
liv2paddle wrote:
I see nothing wrong with shooting a friends wedding for free especially if they are not going to hire someone due to financial constraints. .. You will learn tons and so what if you screw up... some pics are better then none. I learned more in 7 hours then I have learned from videos. I would highly recommend taking a flash course :-) that was my biggest challenge technically. BTW I loved every minute of the experience:-)
I did shoot my sister's wedding for free. She couldn't afford a photographer and I had never shot a wedding before. She didn't have a formal reception, so I didn't have the experience of a full wedding day.
Nov 21, 2013 14:26:41 #
melody323
Loc: Cincinnati
jimmya wrote:
Fair? Well that would depend on your client I suppose. I've done weddings, I don't now, and the only downfall I've found is that you can never please the mother.
Good luck. Nice photos you posted.
Good luck. Nice photos you posted.
Thanks! YIKES on the mothers!
Nov 21, 2013 15:06:19 #
melody323 wrote:
I'm going to start shooting weddings next summer. ... (show quote)
I think you are getting the horse before the cart. :shock:
Before you can establish a value for your time, effort, investment, experience, etc., don't you think it would be a good idea to have experienced what you must do to earn the money?
To decide on the proper equipment to purchase for the job, don't you think it would be a good idea to have experienced what the whole job entails?
Go shoot a few weddings as an assistant or 2nd shooter, and then come back with your questions. (which at that time might not be necessary)
Nov 21, 2013 22:29:17 #
Weddingguy wrote:
I think you are getting the horse before the cart.... (show quote)
Exactly! There are thousands of little "tricks" that a good photographer will know when to use to get the special shots that really make an album click. Each wedding local, time of day, weather and season will present special difficulties that must be met head on.
Nov 21, 2013 23:27:55 #
I shot one wedding years ago when I was still shooting film and would not do it again. I comend those that can shoot weddings.
Nov 22, 2013 00:16:31 #
Weddings are wonderful-you meet some very nice people-I believe that every photographer should try at least one wedding.
Nov 22, 2013 09:39:50 #
nekon wrote:
Weddings are wonderful-you meet some very nice people-I believe that every photographer should try at least one wedding.
Amen! I agree that people think it is easy money, and in fact on an hourly basis, I make much less doing weddings than a portrait session. That being said, I still say weddings are by far my favorite. Not sure why everyone says they have problems with the Mothers. Got another gushy thank you card from a Mother just yesterday. How you treat them, makes all the difference in the world. By the end of a Wedding. EVERYONE thinks I'm their new best friend, whether I really like them or not. :D
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