DIY Wedding Photography – Advice Needed for Our Setup (Nikon D3200 + Kit + Guests w/ Phones)

[480sparky]

This whole thread reminds me of this video:

 

[AlanKlein]

Tough crowd. And as for the flak being justified. That’s a matter of opinion. Anyone who doesn’t have the money for a pro and needs ideas should be treated with respect. My advice would be to be go to any of the sites that post wedding images, and plan out each shot. Ask the forum members how to acheive the images they are interested in. Persoanally, I followed a pro around at a family members wedding and incorporated much of what he did, when I did one for another family member who couldn’t pay me. After all, if what he can afford is nothing, you’d think people would be interested in helping him do the best he can. The name calling and insults are dispicable.

The notion that such behaviour was justified is even worse.

I agree.

Also, at my second marriage, I used a good friend to take digital movies of the whole thing. I did my own shots, the usuall stuff of all the tables and guests and left shots of me and my wife and the service up to one or two fairly decent photographers. I also put a couple of throwaway film cameras on each table for the guests. The pictures were great and very off the cuff, different than what a pro usually does.

 

[SharonHearn]

This whole thread reminds me of this video:

Haha that video is hilarious

 

[cgw]

Pardon the pun but maybe it's time to "shutter" this thread.
It's just another of those "I can spare 5 minutes, tell me all you know about(fill in the blank)."
Suspect more time was spent on dreaming up the shopping list than on any sort of research.