Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well David, you'll be hearing from everyone who has dealt with the wedding aftermath of mothers and mothers-in-law (or is it mother-in-laws?) and so forth. And you'll probably do it, no matter what everybody says. So. . . the Main Thing - GET THOSE STAND-UP BRIDAL PORTRIT, BRIDAL PARTY AND FAMILY SHOTS!!!! Yeah, yeah, the couple says candids are fine, we just want to "capture the spirit of the wedding", etc. But what they will send to friends and put in the scrap book for the future is the formal looking portrait. No, it doesn't sound very Leica 'decisive moment', but you had better get those posed shots! I used to do weddings when I was around the same age as a lot of friends getting married and learned a lot of lessons without ever screwing things up bad. I tried a wedding again a couple years ago - never again! I'm too old to lose that much sleep for two days before the event. Fortunately, there are lots of books and probably Internet postings on how to shoot a wedding. Study! In your case, it's not just a wedding shoot that's on the line, it's a friendship. Oh, one other thing - you do get the front row seat when you photograph a wedding, but you don't really get to enjoy it - not if you're really there to do the job right. Regards, Gary Todoroff Tree LUGger (and proud new R8 owner as of this week!) > David wrote: > >>> knows that I am an enthusiastic photographer. He would not ask a > > professional wedding photographer for his wedding counting on my > > photographic skill (?). I do not want him and his bride to be > disappointed, neither do I want to be a blame. > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html