Another WEDDING!!!!!!!

[adam75south]

haha yea the groom will be doing his own pp. he booked me a year ago and the deal was i did no pp and he got me for $500 w/ raw files. if i ever get married he gives me the same deal no matter how good he's gotten by then.

could work out, could never work out haha.

but i will say i'm definitely intrusive. especially during the ceremony. i just keep walking around and sometimes will get RIGHT over the preacher's shoulder...they(two preachers) were taller than me though so i just peaked around them when needed. i'll walk in the middle of the isle and take a shot, i'll walk to the back of the isle. i just keep moving. and i'm sure it gets distracting, but as long as i do my job i don't really care.

but after she did ask me to back off, i did. i just zoomed a little more and used less wide angles. i just love the view of a wide angle...and less flash required.

[GaryS]

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[adam75south]

wow some people really need to relax. i woulda never pushed the priest out of the way if i didn't think he was strong enough to take it.

i could see where i might get distracting by walking around during the ceremony, but never disrespectful to anyone. and other than the ceremony you wouldn't even know i was there.

and when the wedding coordinator said that, once i got past the initial shock and confusion and realized what she'd actually said to me, i was like, ok and i was nice about it. wanted to be rude, but was nice anyway.

[GaryS]

Just FYI adam, I didn't mean to imply anything about you. I just had read it this morning, and I thought it was interesting to hear someone else's thoughts. He seemed a bit old fashioned to me... Its good to be polite and all, but people like the 'paparazzi' style now, so as a photographer you need to find the right level. After all, they want you to get the shot, not make friends with everyone....

[Gopher]

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Thanks - interesting read.

Something I've noticed is that extreme measures don't seem to make a big difference. If you're an average photographer then climbing over Gramma's lap to get a shot won't make them better. If you're exceptional, then just about any approximate position seems to produce a winner.

Ansel Adams talked about knowing where to stand but I'd really want to know I need to be there if it's going to intrude on someone's wedding day.

Adam's obviously got the touch so if he feels the need to get a shot from the marine crawl position, then head upstairs for UWA of everything, then down the isle, then along the side, etc then more power to him for doing it.

[cdifoto]

I try to be subtle for the ceremony and first dances while still moving around to get multiple angles, but all bets are off the rest of the day. People love it if you're energetic, friendly, and smiling a lot. [CLICK]

[adam75south]

..so if he feels the need to get a shot from the marine crawl position, then head upstairs for UWA of everything, then down the isle, then along the side, etc then more power to him for doing it.

haha you're not kidding. that's what i do.

but i thought really seriously about laying down on the floor at 17mm to get the flower pedals in the bottom left of the frame and the b&g completely out of focus on this one...but something just didn't feel right about it. i think it woulda been a little over the top.


plus you could only see the bride....i also thought about grabbing some pedals up and dropping them like that in the middle of the isle for that same shot....but like i said, didn't wanna distract that much. when i move around i try not to make eye contact with anyone in the crowd and i try to be as quiet and invisible as possible...while walking out in front of everyone.

[cdifoto]

I did that once adam. It was a pretty traditional wedding overall so I was struggling a bit to be creative. It felt kinda cliché anyway. My shot was down the aisle rather than from the side. You can see it here if you want.

[adam75south]

that's very very close to what i had in mind....just with more pedals. that's cool man.

[cwphoto]

Great set of images Adam, love the one of them walking into the reception where you've nailed her emotion.