bigtwinky
No longer a newbie, moving up!
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2008
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- Montreal
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- www.pierrebphoto.com
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Friend of mine asked me to shoot her wedding this past summer, in August.
While I had been on TPF for almost a year, I had seen many posts about people recommending NOT to shoot the wedding.
So I did the opposite.
What I did do was ensure that she knew my limitations, both of my equipment and lack of expertise at doing weddings (I had not done one before lol). She knew my pictures, knew what she was getting into.
Once she knew that, and was OK with it, I asked a friend to come along...someone whom I know can shoot good photos but is at the same level in knowledge and learning that I am. The bride was fine with this, so I now had my backup camera, which happen to come with a backup person
I practiced my flash shooting, did alot of reading, thought about poses, and scoped out the place ahead of time (even though its a 1.5 hour drive).
In other words, I prepared myself the best I could, made sure the bride had the right expectations and off I went.
Had a great time, bride was very happy with the pictures.
While I had been on TPF for almost a year, I had seen many posts about people recommending NOT to shoot the wedding.
So I did the opposite.
What I did do was ensure that she knew my limitations, both of my equipment and lack of expertise at doing weddings (I had not done one before lol). She knew my pictures, knew what she was getting into.
Once she knew that, and was OK with it, I asked a friend to come along...someone whom I know can shoot good photos but is at the same level in knowledge and learning that I am. The bride was fine with this, so I now had my backup camera, which happen to come with a backup person
I practiced my flash shooting, did alot of reading, thought about poses, and scoped out the place ahead of time (even though its a 1.5 hour drive).
In other words, I prepared myself the best I could, made sure the bride had the right expectations and off I went.
Had a great time, bride was very happy with the pictures.