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.
There are a lot of tricks to the trade. For example, no matter how good
your equipment is, it can and will fail right at the worse moment. No
real
professional is going to try and do a wedding with just one camera or
flash
etc.
I worked at a photo studio and even with experienced professionals we
had some real problems. I also worked at a large Department Store. I
was
in the photo retail end, not the studio at the time. The President's
daughter's wedding was being done by the store. Guess what... That *&$%
professional decided to do that wedding drunk. No photos. The Mother of
the bride knew me and asked what I might do. In that case it did not turn
out totally bad. We got the negatives (this was 40 years ago) that anyone
attending the wedding had. From those we ended up with a good, memorable,
if not traditional, album.
However don't send your sister away. She has something that no
professional has. She know the people there. Like those photos in the
album from all those guest, she will have photos that not professional
would
know to take. For example, if Uncle Fred is seen dancing with his cousin
Alma who he has not spoken to since that time 20 years ago when she ...
Well that would be a tremendous photo. She also can back up that
professional just encase he does the same thing that happened 40 years
ago.
"Barb" <sleibo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> I am writing this message for my sister, who has volunteered to
> photograph our niece's wedding. She is a marvelous amateur
> photographer, uses a Canon Digital Rebel and gets amazing shots. The
> niece is paying for the wedding herself and is on a tight budget, so
> my sister was glad to offer her services free of charge. She feels
> confident she can photograph all the outdoor shots, reception, etc.,
> but is a little nervous about the actual church photography, largely
> because the wedding will be at 6PM and so the church lighting has her
> a little concerned. She is open to renting or borrowing or purchasing
> any lighting equipment she may need. I guess she could use any
> helpful words of advice from seasoned photographers. I am writing
> this message in earnest, and surely would appreciate sincere
> responses, as I have no wish to start any flame wars, etc. Thanks in
> advance for any 'light' you can shed.
--
Joseph Meehan
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