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Monday, April 14, 2014
Sunday, April 6, 2014
wedding bells rang
well, swell. yesterday I shot my second (first-time-bigger-scale) wedding.
10 hours,
4,008 pictures,
and 3 deodorant applications later-
i'd say i did alright.
:-/ =
-unrealistic expectations. i really should have had a second shooter. it's hard to do anything well when you are expected to do everything.
-"photo booth" shots are quickly becoming my least favorite request. hire a friggin photo booth if you want someone to stand in one place and take pictures of the exact same thing for a few hours. plus- in a wedding type context where there's so much going on, getting a pic of every single couple in that setting is stressful and impossible. even if it's only 30 couples. it's like herding cats and it takes my time and attention away from the couple. never again without some serious conversation about expectations first.
-uncomfortable and intoxicated older men. they get grabby. they get vocal. they seem to feel entitled. sure, dude-i-don't-know, grab me around the waist and talk to me from 5 inches away about some totally unrelated and unimportant topic. sounds pleasant. it's happened at the last two events where alcohol was flowing. it's gross and unpleasant.
-i quoted myself WAY too low. i vow to never have to learn that lesson again. about 8 hours in, i started thinking about all the extra time i had spent preparing for this day- visiting the site twice, meeting with client, etc. i hadn't included any of that in my pricing. when i woke up this morning, every muscle in my body ached. don't get me wrong, i like that kind of exhaustion and that sort of event- but it has value. my time and energy are worth more.
-lighting. still not a fan of flash. still more to learn. not enough time with my current job situation.
-people who tell you to take shots. it's always well intended, and always unappreciated. "take a picture of the moon in between the palm trees like that." "um, no. the moon will be a little blurred dot." as antithetical as it sounds, capturing what you see isn't really as simple as snapping the button. so many things have to be accounted for- including a lot of things i'm still learning about. and sometimes cameras allow for bringing out things in the photo that aren't even noticeable or interesting to the naked eye. people don't know. they mean well, but they just don't know.
:-)=
-i love that generally everyone is happy and smiling and in great spirits at weddings. everyone's looking dapper and feeling the love.
-i got to sit with "the help" for dinner. i liked it. i like the behind the scenes worlds of events like this.
-sugar cookie take-aways
-it was a really touching ceremony
-no "nightmares". i couldn't sleep last night before i had uploaded the pics safely on my computer. it probably would have saved me time to delete some duds on camera first, but i just couldn't rest without knowing that the transfer would work out alright. and it did. no complete blurred moments missed. maybe a few couples i didn't grab, but i'll figure it out.
-photo-shop heaven. lots of shots to practice with and no urgent time crunch to take away the fun.
-if i can do this much as just myself with only my one main camera, imagine what i could do with 2 cameras slung around my shoulder and a few more lighting tools!
-VIP were at the event and will eventually see the pictures. good for name circulation and future everythings.
-i didn't once feel inadequate or incompetent. yay!
10 hours,
4,008 pictures,
and 3 deodorant applications later-
i'd say i did alright.
:-/ =
-unrealistic expectations. i really should have had a second shooter. it's hard to do anything well when you are expected to do everything.
-"photo booth" shots are quickly becoming my least favorite request. hire a friggin photo booth if you want someone to stand in one place and take pictures of the exact same thing for a few hours. plus- in a wedding type context where there's so much going on, getting a pic of every single couple in that setting is stressful and impossible. even if it's only 30 couples. it's like herding cats and it takes my time and attention away from the couple. never again without some serious conversation about expectations first.
-uncomfortable and intoxicated older men. they get grabby. they get vocal. they seem to feel entitled. sure, dude-i-don't-know, grab me around the waist and talk to me from 5 inches away about some totally unrelated and unimportant topic. sounds pleasant. it's happened at the last two events where alcohol was flowing. it's gross and unpleasant.
-i quoted myself WAY too low. i vow to never have to learn that lesson again. about 8 hours in, i started thinking about all the extra time i had spent preparing for this day- visiting the site twice, meeting with client, etc. i hadn't included any of that in my pricing. when i woke up this morning, every muscle in my body ached. don't get me wrong, i like that kind of exhaustion and that sort of event- but it has value. my time and energy are worth more.
-lighting. still not a fan of flash. still more to learn. not enough time with my current job situation.
-people who tell you to take shots. it's always well intended, and always unappreciated. "take a picture of the moon in between the palm trees like that." "um, no. the moon will be a little blurred dot." as antithetical as it sounds, capturing what you see isn't really as simple as snapping the button. so many things have to be accounted for- including a lot of things i'm still learning about. and sometimes cameras allow for bringing out things in the photo that aren't even noticeable or interesting to the naked eye. people don't know. they mean well, but they just don't know.
:-)=
-i love that generally everyone is happy and smiling and in great spirits at weddings. everyone's looking dapper and feeling the love.
-i got to sit with "the help" for dinner. i liked it. i like the behind the scenes worlds of events like this.
-sugar cookie take-aways
-it was a really touching ceremony
-no "nightmares". i couldn't sleep last night before i had uploaded the pics safely on my computer. it probably would have saved me time to delete some duds on camera first, but i just couldn't rest without knowing that the transfer would work out alright. and it did. no complete blurred moments missed. maybe a few couples i didn't grab, but i'll figure it out.
-photo-shop heaven. lots of shots to practice with and no urgent time crunch to take away the fun.
-if i can do this much as just myself with only my one main camera, imagine what i could do with 2 cameras slung around my shoulder and a few more lighting tools!
-VIP were at the event and will eventually see the pictures. good for name circulation and future everythings.
-i didn't once feel inadequate or incompetent. yay!
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