"Barb" <sleibo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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's me again, the original poster. Everyone has given some wonderful
suggestions, and I appreciate them. I think my sister has things
nailed as far as the composition goes, an "eye" for a great shot, and
probably a lot of the innate qualities that make a photographer great.
She has an amazing knack for capturing the moment. What is making her
shake is the actual wedding ceremony itself, and just making sure she
gets some decent shots of some of the special moments, in lighting
that may not be as favorable as what she is used to. As for the bride
and groom - they are totally non-fussy, even tho the reception will be
at a Country Club, and my sister and her family are laid back as
well.
I had a fiasco at my own wedding a hundred years ago with a
'professional' photographer that took 47 photos of a good friend of
mine who looked like Farah Faucett (who btw used to be pretty good
looking!) and exactly one of my grandmother. So the amateur status of
my sis doesn't bother me much, either, and I think if she had
equipment failure or any other catastrophe, no one would be too upset
except her. That said, any helpful hints that have worked for any of
you would surely be taken to heart. Thanks again in advance for your
time and interest! Barb
On May 13, 4:54 pm, Jürgen Exner <jurge...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Joseph Meehan" <sligoNoSPAM...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > In all due respect, no one is really prepared to do this the first
time,
> >unless they have been trained by a professional at real weddings.
>
> > There are so many things that can and do go wrong. The last person you
> >really want to have this happen to would be a close friend or family
> >member.
>
> With all due respect, but doesn't that also depend upon how much value
> the bride/groom attaches to the formalities? What is more im****tant: the
> love between the two newlyweds or the 4-tier wedding cake, the gown, the
> tuxedo, and the perfect pictures? The last wedding I attended as best
> man I had to choose one of my older s****t jackets to not outdress the
> groom. Yes, those weddings exist, too, and we don't know which style
> wedding this one is.
> If someone does place so much emphasis on the outward formalities, then
> yes, by all means, hire a professional photographer. And for the
> amateur: stay away as far as possible because you will be blamed for
> every shot you took and every shot you missed.
>
> However if the choice is between photos taken with cell phone cameras
> and an amateur photographer with a somewhat decend camera, then I hope
> the amateur photographer will win hands down.
> It should just be _very_ clear to everyone upfront what the individual
> expectations are. And if there is any mismatch then don't do it.
>
> In this context I can't find anything wrong with asking for additional
> advice from experienced photographers.
>
> jue
To digest a couple of the suggestions made here, get someone to help the
photographer, especially in the church, someone who knows everyone
involved
is probably best, they will act as a runner and to herd the wedding party
for the formal shots, finding uncle Herb out the back etc as well as also
carry a bag of spare gear.
On the spare gear front, borrow or rent a second camera complete with
lenses, one the same as the photographer already has, so it will already
be
familiar to use, don't go changing lenses all the time, change cameras and
have a different lens on each, also if one of the cameras fails, there is
a
backup. spare batteries are a must as well as spare memory cards, the more
the better (this is why you need an assistant, someone has to carry all
the
gear while the photographer is taking shots.) Get a decent tripod for the
Church shots, as has already been said, most Churches don't allow flash or
extra lighting so the tripod will assist when long exposures are called
for
(avoid high ISO shots if possible as even from the best Professional class
cameras, they can be noisy)
It might also help the photographer to practice posing groups of people
for
shots, (use friends and family) that way you can get an idea of what does
and doesn't work. go the wedding rehearsal and look for places to take
good
shots, create a list of expected shots and then make sure they get ticked
off, things like Bride and Groom signing the wedding register, first kiss
at
the alter, exchanging rings etc. etc. Talk to the priest, he has seen a
lot
of weddings and may be able to assist with good locations, and by asking,
you will get the priest on side and having the person actually running the
ceremony as a friend can only be good :-)
While I may not be an experienced wedding photographer per se, I was
married
to one for a while and acted as the gopher at most of the ones she shot
;-)
hopefully some more tips may be forthcoming
good luck :-)
--
"Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color."
Don Hirschberg
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