Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've recently shot a wedding this way (ie. photojournalistically) and have found that invariably, the couple and or family members will want at least some posed shots. I've tried to market myself as a 'candids only' photographer, and every client always says that they will want 'just a few' posed shots (which usually turns out to be at least 2 full rolls). I think it always pays off in the end to spend at least half an hour doing posed semi-formal shots. In fact, it truly saved me in the last wedding I shot because I had missed the kiss! I was running as fast as I could during the ceremony to try to get the shot, but I missed it! Luckily, I had the bride and groom kiss during the posed picture session and since these were done in the same location as the ceremony, this shot of them kissing cuts into the ceremony shots quite nicely. This sure saved my butt! In general though, I agree that photojournalistic shots are much more fun to shoot and yield neat results. You may need long lenses though like the 135... Tristan Tom <http://tristan.net/photo/> << I'm thinking about changing the way I do weddings for my business. I really don't like doing all the dumb groups and it's frustrating herding disinterested people around like a sheepdog while all the interesting photographic opportunities are elsewhere. I'm wondering what experience people on the list might have marketing candids-only wedding photography? I'd like to do it in black and white if possible, and hopefully take the marketing (and the pricing) a little upmarket to distinguish myself from the high street wedding crowd. Finally, maybe you might like to take a look at some pictures along these line which I took at a wedding reception last weekend. The address for the quickie page I have placed them on is: http://www.camera-craftsman.com/wedding Thanks! Simon Stevens>>