how to politely decline shooting a wedding

JerryPH · May 5, 2008

Nothing else need be said but... well done.

To Sabbath:
[Robin Williams as Lawrence Welk voice]
Play that funky music ah-white boyz!
[/Robin Williams as Lawrence Welk voice]

:lol:

kellylindseyphotography · May 5, 2008

OK well here's two of the same picture. I had to use a free trial version of noise reduction software because CS3 does a craptastic job at reducing noise. So I've never used this kind of software before as I have nearly never shot (actually, I don't think EVER in my life) at 1600. But here's the same picture twice.. let me know which you prefer or if I should chuck it altogether. Its sooo soft from a little motion blur, a little image blur and a lot of noise reduction. I refuse to show anything thats a piece of crap, so please be brutally honest.
Thiss was my cousin dancing with my grandfather for the first dance (her father has passed so my grandfather "gave her away" holy cow, I cryed so hard!)

kellylindseyphotography · May 5, 2008

wow, on the web they look even softer! yikes.

Heck · May 5, 2008

I think the top one is better for the fact that the dress looks more white.

asfixiate · May 5, 2008

I actually think the softness works on this one. That's my opinion though. Did you try printing any yet?

kellylindseyphotography · May 5, 2008

thanks for your opinions. can't wait to hear more. i haven't tryed printing yet. i'll send one or two to walgreens to get an idea of how really soft they will be. unfortunetly, nearly all are that soft since she declined to go outside with me.

asfixiate · May 5, 2008

kinda dreamy looking.

kellylindseyphotography · May 5, 2008

a candid right before she went in the church

kellylindseyphotography · May 5, 2008

she's not smiling, but thats really my cousin right there. you can feel the nervousness here (well i can lol)

bahandi · May 5, 2008

so maybe their expectations weren't so high in the first place... lol... all this drama...

kellylindseyphotography · May 5, 2008

bahandi said:
so maybe their expectations weren't so high in the first place... lol... all this drama...

thats true!! i guess i did make the ASSumption that my cousin would be bridezilla.. when she was very far from it :blushing: Sorry if this was a lot of drama for hte forum, too.

kellylindseyphotography · May 5, 2008

another candid of her and her maid of honor waiting to enter the church (i like all the more artsy ones so those are the ones i've edited first.. pretty sure she wouldn't like these) tell me if the fade is too much here.

bahandi · May 5, 2008

kellylindseyphotography said:
thats true!! i guess i did make the ASSumption that my cousin would be bridezilla.. when she was very far from it :blushing: Sorry if this was a lot of drama for hte forum, too.

Kelly, may i suggest something?

If you are positive that the pics 'the pro' took won't turn out, hold out on giving your cousin the pics that you took until you see the pictures yourself and get their reaction.

Either way, I think you need to prepare for another backlash. If they like the pics, but yours turned out way better, they're not going to like "the pro's" pics and be bitter you didn't take the pics for them.

If they don't like the pics from 'the pro', you can be sure they'll blame you for not 'gifting' them with wedding pictures.

From an amateur photographer (me), great shots so far. Too bad there was so much turmoil involved.

Bahandi

ps. so you weren't able to get your cousin and the groom to yourself at all?

kellylindseyphotography · May 5, 2008

Intersting thoughts Bandahi... I thought of that myself. And still need to think more about what to do. Overall, I'd rather have my cousin have some excellent shots (if I have them) than not at all. And if that means pissing off any family, then fine. Whats important on the bottom line is that my cousin has pictures that she will treasure for a lifetime, no matter who took them.