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Subject: [Leica] Need Wedding Advice
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed Jul 5 18:19:54 2006
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On Jul 5, 2006, at 6:16 PM, Ric Carter wrote:

> rob--
>
> It is important that this guy's your brother.
>
> Hire someone who is a good wedding photographer, but of no value to  
> you in life.
>
> Let your brother do just what he asked -- shoot photos as a gift to  
> the bride. It takes the pressure off him and does not threaten a  
> lifelong relationship if something should go horribly wrong.
>
> Chances are he will bring you the best photos of the occasion, but  
> don't put the pressure on him. Let him have fun, too.


downright brilliant advice....Steve


>
> Ric Carter
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies
>
>
> On Jul 5, 2006, at 6:29 PM, Rob McClure wrote:
>
>>
>> My brother Don (formerly a member of this group) has agreed to  
>> shoot our daughter's wedding in September.  He is a very advanced  
>> amateur and does great work, though he does not do work for pay.   
>> I offered to pay him as I wanted his talent, not a free shoot.    
>> He say doesn't want to be paid, but I plan to do something for him  
>> anyway.  Any thoughts as to what would be appropriate? What's the  
>> market price for a wedding?  He will use digital and give me the  
>> disc so I can handle the printing.
>>
>> Rob McClure
>>
>>
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