Pinhole Wedding?

[benhasajeep]

Not like it matters, the world as we know it will have ended in 6 months anyway. Probably

I've ran my credit cards up, anyone else prepping for 2012?

Well they said the super full moon will cause multiple disasters all over the earth on March 19th. So, I just ordered everything I ever wanted to have. UPS says it will be at my house on the 21st. I can't wait.

 

[j-dogg]

But I am going to do capture the moment in a unique and hopefully interesting way.
I also hired a photographer whose work I know well, and am totally confident in.
Besides, I will have all my gear with me, and two bodies, two flashes. I will be mixing it up. I already have a plan in my mind as to where I will tilt shift, where I will pinhole, and where I will go with standard lenses. People shouldn't assume I will shoot the whole wedding with a pinhole.

sw1tchFX, yeah the pin hole lens does look OOF. That's what I will run with. I have been looking at pictorial photography from the 20's and that's the look I want to go for. Back then lenses were advertised FOR there softness. I know it could be a total flop, I know I might not achieve the visions in my head, but I have to try it. I could get a lensbaby, but I'd rather do it with a "lens" that I made, that's how I am.

Derrel reminds me much of my dad, and a lot of my family. I have been an artist all my life being told that I will always be starving, and never make anything of myself, even to the point that when I already had this business I started a year and half ago and invited my dad up to see the shop I was building, which was the first he even knew what I was doing, I was asked what I knew about running a business, and did I think it was a smart time to do this with the economy being so bad. But now he is proud of me because I am successful. :roll: Thanks Derrel for telling me my idea stupid. That's all I needed to hear.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I've done many stupid/risky things in my life, and I don't regret a single one.
My sister will have a special gift from her brother, I know she will appreciate it, and really, that's all that matters.

Fair enough. But I was thinking more along these lines, based on experience I have had as a "free" photographer at family weddings:

For my cousin's wedding I knew that her father was her elementary school softball team coach, and that 4 of her former teammates were at the wedding. So I went to the different tables and gathered the five girls (bride plus four friends) and the father-of-the-bride/coach and we made some really fun pictures of them together - - one of which of which is one of my cousin's most prized pics from the wedding and is framed and on the wall of her family room. So the point is, the pros (she had two top of the line pro shooters from NYC) had no idea about the softball connection and never took this shot - - and as a family member I was able to arrange for the shot and capture a special time/emotion. (OTOH I am not a trained wedding photographer and would not have been able to achieve anything like the beautiful church photos the pros did.)
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So my suggestion to your inquiry is to think about what emotionally important pictures you could take for your sister - - in artistic ways, rather than thinking about how you might be able to attempt unusual photographic techniques.

Why can't you just let him enjoy the ****ing wedding and let the pro worry about the technicals? What do you have to gain if he shoots "for serious"? Nothing. He hired a pro that he feels can conquer the job so that he can enjoy the ceremony and jack off with his pinhole camera and tilt shift lens. That's what I'd be doing in his situation. Dicking around to the fullest extent. Drinking heavily and taking photos. Not worrying about composition and workflow. **** that garbage.

Get drunk, actuate shutters, win at life.

I know I'm late to the party but this.

 

[e.rose]

Not to visit dead horses... but since it was brought up...

I'm too lazy to read back. When was this wedding supposed to be... and if it already happened, did you go through with your plan? And if you did... did you post images anywhere, cause I'd love to see 'em!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

• Sweet!!!

 

[behanana]

I read through this entire F***ing post and WOW! It only got interesting when Derrel started posting, after that I was hooked. Bitter I'm guessing that the wedding is Aug./Sept.ish, I hope ya have fun with it, I mean it's going to suck that once you put that home made pin hole cap on one of you bodies, that's the end of that camera. I mean how the hell would you ever get that off, it's not like it just screws on and off, or if the idea wasn't working and you could just simply removed said cap and put a lense on the body...hmmm...I can see what all the hub bub is about. OH well, atleast it's not ME that is completely destroying one of my camera's by putting on a body cap with a hole in it. Well, like I said good luck with destroying your camera and apparently your sisters entire life by taking pictures of her wedding the might not work out!

 

[fokker]

I read through this entire F***ing post and WOW! It only got interesting when Derrel started posting, after that I was hooked. Bitter I'm guessing that the wedding is Aug./Sept.ish, I hope ya have fun with it, I mean it's going to suck that once you put that home made pin hole cap on one of you bodies, that's the end of that camera. I mean how the hell would you ever get that off, it's not like it just screws on and off, or if the idea wasn't working and you could just simply removed said cap and put a lense on the body...hmmm...I can see what all the hub bub is about. OH well, atleast it's not ME that is completely destroying one of my camera's by putting on a body cap with a hole in it. Well, like I said good luck with destroying your camera and apparently your sisters entire life by taking pictures of her wedding the might not work out!

You seem to misunderstand what a body cap is.

No body cap:

With body cap:

The body cap does in fact unscrew quickly and easily and does not permanently damage the camera body.

 

[fokker]

Here is an example of a body cap piinhole:

 

[o hey tyler]

I mean it's going to suck that once you put that home made pin hole cap on one of you bodies, that's the end of that camera. I mean how the hell would you ever get that off, it's not like it just screws on and off, or if the idea wasn't working and you could just simply removed said cap and put a lense on the body...hmmm...I can see what all the hub bub is about. OH well, atleast it's not ME that is completely destroying one of my camera's by putting on a body cap with a hole in it. Well, like I said good luck with destroying your camera and apparently your sisters entire life by taking pictures of her wedding the might not work out!

Oh well, at least NO ONE is destroying their camera because YOU don't understand the function of a body cap. If you had read the whole thread, you wouldn't be so uninformed. Uh oh, looks like the pinhole photos aren't turning out so good... BIG ****ING DEAL because he can just throw a lens on and get all the high optical quality wedding images he wants. Too bad it doesn't matter, because everyone's going to be ****ing hammered and no one will even care.

Haven't you been to a wedding before? Jeeze.

****ing noobies.

 

[o hey tyler]

Here is an example of a body cap piinhole:

NICE PHOTO OF A BROKEN CAMERA FOKKAH.

 

[behanana]

Damn, I knew sarcasm wasn't going to come threw in my post! Hmmm need to work on that! Come on, really, it's not like I'm asking what camera I should buy or what body cap would make the best pin hole lense.

 

[o hey tyler]

Oh, if you're looking for sarcasm, try using COMIC SANS IN A LARGE FONT.
That's usually the best way to get it across on an internet forum. I took your post as being 'fer serious'.

 

[behanana]

Tyler thanks for the sarcasm pointer! I was under the impression that large font was yelling, however I can see where the comic sans would give it the sarcastic feel ...and continue to feel free to call me a ****ing noob,I feel that way most of the time.