Comments on: Shooting a wedding http://www.naasen.org/2008/08/28/shooting-a-wedding The Homepage of BJ Atchley, Heather Atchley, Sophia Atchley, and Phoebe Atchley Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:57:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Spencer http://www.naasen.org/2008/08/28/shooting-a-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-824 Spencer Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:56:59 +0000 http://www.naasen.org/?p=512#comment-824 So you are going to run through the remaining clicks of your poor shutter's life at the wedding? Alas poor cheap Nikon, you are dead, but now I get a better one :) I misunderstood your anxiety. I totally feel that same anxiety every time I cook an elaborate dinner for people who've never eaten with my before. Adrian always tells me if I would just calm down I'd do fine, it is often the anxiety about doing well, that make me do less than perfect. so relax and enjoy your first "pro" shoot. So you are going to run through the remaining clicks of your poor shutter’s life at the wedding?
Alas poor cheap Nikon, you are dead, but now I get a better one :)

I misunderstood your anxiety. I totally feel that same anxiety every time I cook an elaborate dinner for people who’ve never eaten with my before. Adrian always tells me if I would just calm down I’d do fine, it is often the anxiety about doing well, that make me do less than perfect.

so relax and enjoy your first “pro” shoot.

]]> By: BJ http://www.naasen.org/2008/08/28/shooting-a-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-823 BJ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:01:50 +0000 http://www.naasen.org/?p=512#comment-823 I'm not super worried about Cindy being happy. She seems like an easy "client" to please with the photographs. I'm worried about myself feeling like I've given them something unique and priceless. In that sense I figure quantity can overcome any problems or limitations I have with the art or style of photography, specifically wedding photography. I'm expecting to take a couple thousand pictures at the wedding. If 5 of them are amazing, 50 are good, and another 50 help them remember the emotion of the day I'll be ecstatic. I’m not super worried about Cindy being happy. She seems like an easy “client” to please with the photographs. I’m worried about myself feeling like I’ve given them something unique and priceless. In that sense I figure quantity can overcome any problems or limitations I have with the art or style of photography, specifically wedding photography.

I’m expecting to take a couple thousand pictures at the wedding. If 5 of them are amazing, 50 are good, and another 50 help them remember the emotion of the day I’ll be ecstatic.

]]> By: Spencer http://www.naasen.org/2008/08/28/shooting-a-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-822 Spencer Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:00:03 +0000 http://www.naasen.org/?p=512#comment-822 That and you'll probably be asked to shoot at Catey's wedding as well That and you’ll probably be asked to shoot at Catey’s wedding as well

]]> By: Spencer http://www.naasen.org/2008/08/28/shooting-a-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-821 Spencer Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:59:22 +0000 http://www.naasen.org/?p=512#comment-821 One small caution about an error that I have seen many wedding photographers fall prey to. Make the pictures and the staging look like the people your shooting. A person taking a picture of our families together might have a wonderful shot of us playing jai lai it might be superb, but every time we look at it we would remember not the event but how weird it is that the photographer is forcing us into the awkward poses. Don't be afraid to ask Cindy (cause she is the one that will look at them later mostly) what she is hoping the pictures will convey. Does she want to be a princess, a movie star? Does she want it to look like the party of the century? Does she want you to photoshop in the cool clouds from Hawaii? I think you'll save yourself a lot of frustration if you have a clear map of what she wants and she has a clear map of what you can do. Also you can offer to take pics at their 1, 2 or 5 year anniversary to offset any lack of experience you have now. And after that unsolicited and probably unnecessary advice, You're photo's for Joellen's open house thing look great, and that was without a chance to scope out the venue very much before you had to shoot. You'll do great. One small caution about an error that I have seen many wedding photographers fall prey to. Make the pictures and the staging look like the people your shooting. A person taking a picture of our families together might have a wonderful shot of us playing jai lai it might be superb, but every time we look at it we would remember not the event but how weird it is that the photographer is forcing us into the awkward poses. Don’t be afraid to ask Cindy (cause she is the one that will look at them later mostly) what she is hoping the pictures will convey. Does she want to be a princess, a movie star? Does she want it to look like the party of the century? Does she want you to photoshop in the cool clouds from Hawaii? I think you’ll save yourself a lot of frustration if you have a clear map of what she wants and she has a clear map of what you can do.

Also you can offer to take pics at their 1, 2 or 5 year anniversary to offset any lack of experience you have now.

And after that unsolicited and probably unnecessary advice, You’re photo’s for Joellen’s open house thing look great, and that was without a chance to scope out the venue very much before you had to shoot.

You’ll do great.

]]> By: Adrian http://www.naasen.org/2008/08/28/shooting-a-wedding/comment-page-1#comment-820 Adrian Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:01:41 +0000 http://www.naasen.org/?p=512#comment-820 Good luck!! Good luck!!

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