Stradawhovious
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It amazing how quickly an unfamiliar situation can bring your confidence level to a screeching halt.
This weekend I was asked by my sister to get some photos at my Neice's First Communion. The church photos went fine. Cranked up the ISO to 3200, shooting at f/3.5 made for a few pretty usable pics..... that is until the "professional" church photographer got pissy and decided to take a seat right in front of me blocking any shot I had of the rest of the service. Cest la vie.
The problem came outside of the church. Just about noon, blinding sun, no usable shade to be found. My wonderful sister wanted shots of the recently communed with aunts, uncles, godparents, etc. Etc. She wanted them in front of the church too....... apparently this couldn't wait until we got back to the house where I could have a fighting chance controlling the light. Well, I have been so thoroughly and frequently warned about shooting in that kind of light that I have simply avoided it up to this point. As a result, ALL of the pics were useless due to my lack of understanding of how to deal with the situation. I was a deer in headlights. It was infuriating.
Well, I was able to convince the sister to head back to the house to get the pics, and there they turned out fine.......... but I did come away with a valuable lesson, a situation I have to practice, and a belly full of humble pie.
No real point to this post, just an experience. Thanks for reading.
This weekend I was asked by my sister to get some photos at my Neice's First Communion. The church photos went fine. Cranked up the ISO to 3200, shooting at f/3.5 made for a few pretty usable pics..... that is until the "professional" church photographer got pissy and decided to take a seat right in front of me blocking any shot I had of the rest of the service. Cest la vie.
The problem came outside of the church. Just about noon, blinding sun, no usable shade to be found. My wonderful sister wanted shots of the recently communed with aunts, uncles, godparents, etc. Etc. She wanted them in front of the church too....... apparently this couldn't wait until we got back to the house where I could have a fighting chance controlling the light. Well, I have been so thoroughly and frequently warned about shooting in that kind of light that I have simply avoided it up to this point. As a result, ALL of the pics were useless due to my lack of understanding of how to deal with the situation. I was a deer in headlights. It was infuriating.
Well, I was able to convince the sister to head back to the house to get the pics, and there they turned out fine.......... but I did come away with a valuable lesson, a situation I have to practice, and a belly full of humble pie.
No real point to this post, just an experience. Thanks for reading.