Re: [Leica] Candid weddings in black-and-white

["Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>]

The moral of the story -- be clear about what the client expects/desires
beforehand.

Tom

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Candid weddings in black-and-white


> Simon Stevens wrote:
> >
> > >My advice if you want to do this sort of thing professionally is, find
> > a
> > >wedding for which the couple has already hired a standard professional
> > >wedding photographer, and offer to do an "artistic" candid book for
> > free.
> >
> > Michael:
> >
> > This is a really nice idea. I have been thinking I'll need to do
> > something similar since most of my current portfolio, even the casdid
> > stuff, is in color. But I hadn't quite thought of that approach. Thanks.
> > It also might give me a good way to get impartial feedback, since the
> > couple won't have paid.
> >
> ><Snip>
> The only thing worse when you are shooting a wedding than a bunch of
Yahoo's
> with sure shots as is usually the case is another professional
photographer.
> (They usually have better gear than you do and or infrared or some BS
angle)
> It's a slight and there goes your print sales.
> Perhaps now with everyone scanning everything at the office print sales
are less
> figured into it.
> Two photographers are like two Priests or Rabbis at a wedding. A
pretentious one
> too many.
> I've had other photographers at MY weddings about three times. Always a
> disenchanting experience.
> Let the guy do his job or get someone who can.
> He/she needs to be Artsy as WELL as crafty; that's photography.
> Most importantly they need to be someone who is not going to single
handedly
> ruin your wedding by turning it into a media event!
> Mark rabiner