Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello again, I just wanted to offer my 2 cents again on this topic. Anytime I shoot a wedding, My goal is not to be "the man" as someone put it but to simple deliver the product I was asked to do. It's not about having the biggest camera outfit there to upstage "uncle mike" with his digital rebel, but to act professionally. My coverage is 15% posed, 85% candid which I have done with many different cameras and my experience shows mr that people caught up in the moment of the event, a wedding, could care less about what camera system you are using, assuming you can use one system competently as well as another. I have seen 35mm shooters stumble with loading a hassy and medium format people try and use the "one lens fits all" method of shooting with a 35mm and call it photojournalism. Competent handling and a knowledge of the event you are shooting can make all the difference in the world in being "unseen" at a wedding. Not literally but certainly not being the center of attention. There are certain attributes to systems that allow one to be more unobtrusive than others. I love when my 180mm 2.8 allows me to shoot a bride from across a dance floor without her ever knowing there's a camera on her. Again, just my thoughts. John Payne www.johnspayne.com