Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's why it always amazes me that 50% of people getting married want the photography to be the cheapest part of the wedding. They'll spend $$$$ on a fancy cake setup, but then want $ photos of it! If only some them knew ahead of time how much work it takes to get the photo they want. Then again many think their photos will not look as good with the "tiny" black red dot camera compared to the large Japanese camera with a huge flash thingy on top of it. Chris www.zoeicaimages.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" Subject: RE: [Leica] OT...But camera related.. > After everyone has gone home, after The Couple returns from the > honeymoon, after the $5000 to $500,000 in wedding bills have been paid, > only two things remain: > The marriage; and the wedding photos. And approximately 10 years later, > in about 50% of cases, the marriage is over, and only the photos remain. > > Wedding photos are the only lasting thing a couple pays for - other than > the marriage license - in connection with their wedding. When you think > about it, they are worth far more than the dinner, the hall, the band, > the dress, the booze. > > As to shooting wedding photos - I love shooting weddings; weddings are > tribal rituals, religious services, family reunions, open sores, > glorious parties, disgusting drunks, all at once. The real trick to > shooting weddings and having fun doing it is simply deciding ahead what > you will and won't shoot, and how you will and won't shoot it, and > making that crystal clear BEFORE the couple decides whether or not to > hire you. Then, if they hire you, you can spend the days - or days - > shooting things the way you want to shoot them. > > So - only a few informal/formal group shots; no table shots; no dopey > posed kisses; no lovey dovey on the dock at sunset crap - just > documentary photos of the most important day in the life of the young > couple (until the day the first child arrives!) > > B. D. > 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