Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]C'mon Ted, To paraphrase you, wouldn't you like to get $10,000 U.S. to shoot a wedding from the dark side? :) :o( Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Ted Grant Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 11:27 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] OT...But camera related.. Weddings!!!!!!!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ;-) ted - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> To: "leica-users" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 3:40 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT...But camera related.. > On 2/21/04 5:38 AM, "Gerry Walden" <gwpics@aol.com> wrote: > > > Mark > > > > You are getting too cynical for your own good! I have done hundreds of > > weddings (got up to 70 in one year once) and I still really enjoy most of > > them, although one or two can be hard work. It is not that bad if you go > > into it with a positive attitude from the word 'Go'. I remember getting > > married once (only once, and still with her after 34 years) and I couldn't > > afford my wedding photos either. In those days they were in b&w and the > > photographer took about 3 rolls of 120 and, if he really liked you, he may > > break into the fourth. But then, from what I hear, you Americans go a bit > > over the top with your posing against the sunset etc. etc. Here in the UK if > > we even see the sun we gaze in wonderment too transfixed to photograph it. > > > > Gerry > > > > Gerry Walden LRPS > > www.gwpics.com <http://www.gwpics.com> > > Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076 > > > > > > > I did approach most of my weddings with a positive attitude as I donšt > believe it's ever worth it to do something you donšt like and be begrudging > in some negative way about it. I hate that when I see that. Why not just not > do it? You don't have to be "rich" just get another job or another > specialty. Wedding were an added thing for me and represented money I could > not say no to. Besides I loved the deviled eggs and the bridesmaids leaning > over in their low cut polyester dresses. > They kept me in shape. When I was in shape to do weddings just about any > other job was less stressful because I'd mainly have my act in gear. > > My clients in the last 10 years of my wedding career got mostly 8x10's and > printed by me. I reminded them that traditionally a wedding book consisted > of about a dozen 8x10's. (taken with a speed graphic) that was my ideal. A > book filled with hundreds of cheap snapshots offended me and it was easy for > me to sell them on that idea. Usually I was presold as they'd seen my work > or seen me in action. > At 10 or 12 bucks a piece they'd order quite a bit more 8x10's then a dozen > and 5x7's cost the same so it was amazing sometimes when they'd also order > those. I'd make thousands but it often took me more than a week to print. > That burnt me out. > Also in the last 10 years I left my Nikon system at home and only shot with > the Hasselblad, both formals and candid. One less system. > > So I'm with you more than you think Gerry! > > > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland, Oregon > http://rabinergroup.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