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I’ve heard of a bride or a groom not showing up, but neither making an appearance is just plain rude! Looking forward to seeing the pics sometime in the future :)
These are just my “first impressions” at looking at the images…
Image 1…why is he carrying the dress? If the bride, minus the bouquet, had the dress in her left hand, then the hand in hand would work better.Image 2…what are we looking at? The groom who is looking at us or all those guests or the bride who appears to be presenting her bouquet to her husband??
Image 3…who is this? a guest or a bridesmaid or just a striking hair style that caught the eye??
I am of the “old” school of Wedding photographer who has to have input into a wedding to produce “staged” but believable images. It is the small but important facets of Wedding Photography that I feel make the difference between a photograph taken at a wedding and a wedding photograph.
Cheers Jim for the feedback,
I was there as a guest so these are only snaps. I won’t be given up the day job any time soon. :lol: :lol: :lol:
MJ
I am of the “old” school of Wedding photographer who has to have input into a wedding to produce “staged” but believable images. It is the small but important facets of Wedding Photography that I feel make the difference between a photograph taken at a wedding and a wedding photograph.
That’s not ‘old’ school Jim! That’s what is needed to be done in this country IMO if you want good pictures. I know if I showed up to a wedding doing 100% reportage, I won’t be working as a wedding photographer for much longer.
markcapilitan wrote:
I am of the “old” school of Wedding photographer who has to have input into a wedding to produce “staged” but believable images. It is the small but important facets of Wedding Photography that I feel make the difference between a photograph taken at a wedding and a wedding photograph.
That’s not ‘old’ school Jim! That’s what is needed to be done in this country IMO if you want good pictures. I know if I showed up to a wedding doing 100% reportage, I won’t be working as a wedding photographer for much longer.
Great to see 2 people of the same mind as myself. I find that when a bride asks for reportage, unposed photographs, she is really asking me to produce those shots which wedding magazines are full of………. Relaxed and casual looking and just snapped “when we were not looking”…………….. but in reality highly staged and posed by professional models over many, many hours of shooting — not really possible to produce at a wedding given the time frame allowed and the posing experience of the people being photographed. I recall a court case some years back here in Ireland where a bride was unhappy with her pics. Her problem was she wanted reportage style, she did not want to be standing up for photographs as it was “keeping her away from mingling with her friends”. She got the photographer she wanted ……. but !
she did not like the photographs because “there were no family groups and all the photographs were taken when the people were not ready” (the exact words used!). It looked like a no win case but she got €16,250.00. Photographer had no insurance either ………. big mistake!. Doing weddings without insurance today is suicide.
that is crazy, gerry! (the story, i mean)
it must be a bit frustrating though for you wedding photogs out there cos i’ve found that in ireland, a photographer is sometimes given 20 minutes between the service and reception and people expect miracles. I grew up in both the states and sydney and wedding photographs were given a lot of importance. anywhere between a good hour to 4 hours and it’s a fun part of the day. and i know the argument of looking after the guests and not keeping them hanging around but you can’t have it both ways. i know a good photographer can do a lot in 20 minutes but it just seems an awful amount of pressure to put on everybody. is this the same elsewhere in the country or just in my own little pocket of “no i don’t want my photo taken, but if you do it better be good”?
The amount of time available for photographs will inevitably vary from wedding to wedding.
It is part of the photographers job to ascertain what time is available, and what the B&G would ideally like in terms of photography.
Experience should then tell if these are compatible – and the photographer should discuss this with the couple beforehand.Things may change on the day, but at least they will have been discussed beforehand.
I was a guest at a wedding last Saturday in Finnstown house and the pro tog was very friendly and open with me. That said, I took around 500 shots, of which I’d say 10 are really good and another 30 good enough to print. Watching the pro, he just knew the framing, lighting, settings, compostions, etc., almost automatically – and I’d say his hit rate was so much higher. I have a lot of respect for someone who can deliver the goods under pressure and to the expectations of the b&g.
That said, he wasn’t around after the meal – so my shots will have to do!
I also noted he was shooting +1/3EC to compensate for the white of the dress, while I was shooting -2/3EC to stop blowing the highlights (and still ran the histrogram off the right side). I guess my camera hasn’t the dynamic range of his!
MJOM, I think these are still enjoyable shots.
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