Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I did not do it as a source of fun. There were other people at the reception with little P&S cameras too. It was not a conspiracy against the photographer. People take pictures at wedding receptions. There is no excuse for that? Give me a break. At 12:53 PM 4/14/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Years ago when I was doing weddings this would not have happened -- >people were more aware then of being polite and also of the expense the >young couple was obligated to in order to have photos of their >wedding -- the best the photographer could produce. > >Today, I have noticed that many people have no regard for the hired >professional - no tolerance or patience. It seems to be a matter of >"I'll get mine and to hell with you!". And, as was so strongly stated >here, it seems to be fun for some to just get in the way and cause >problems. > >I'm sorry, folks, but there is no excuse for that kind of thinking or >activity. > >Ted in Olalla > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@markrabiner.com> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 11:47 AM >Subject: Re: [Leica] A scary moment ! > > > > > > > > I shot some unofficial candids at a few weddings, and drove the >real > > > > photographer crazy. > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > Wedding photographers are often not so smart, rich, or tasteful. > > Sometimes they are I'm sure not so professional. > > > > By the way i don't have radio slaves but will sometimes use regular > > ones, I've done about 120 weddings in the past 25 years. Only one in >the > > past 5 years. > > > > If you're shooting Ektachrome 400 film why are you using flash? > > > > Especially when it screws up the professional photographers set up? >This > > is funny? > > Am I on the planet Xenon? > > Why am i the only one who sees how rude and low minded this behavior >is? > > > > I say when there is a professional photographer on the premises who is > > being paid by your host; > > you do your best to stay out of thier way. > > They is there to GET THE SHOT. > > YOU can play with all the films you want. > > > > Rude is a word which does not come close to covering it. > > It is certainly rude to your HOST among other things. > > "Ungracious" is a word which comes to mind. > > > > What if you interfered with the preparation of the deviled eggs? Who'd > > find that funny? > > > > I hope a Leica was not being used. I somehow suspect it wasn't. > > > > > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon USA > > http://www.markrabiner.com > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html