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Neice's Wedding

shadowsports — Mon, 27 May 2024 13:10:34 GMT

Family event. My Neice got married yesterday. I shot as a guest. They had 2 professional wedding photographers and a videographer.

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Re: Neice's Wedding

zakslm — Tue, 28 May 2024 02:44:33 GMT

Nice shots. Looks like you got along and cooperated with the 2 photographers and videographer. I've seen guests shooting with cellphones really making it challenging for the hired crew and certainly can empathize with their situation.

A couple of decades ago, I assisted then became a 2nd shooter for a local wedding and event photographer.

Some local photographers despised guests horning in on thier setups and posing of groups to the point of shooing them away in a less than polite manner. Presumably they did so because they may have felt that that the guests were a nusance and there was a chance that their shot would be ruined and revenue would be lost i.e. selling 8X10's, etc. Back then, there weren't many if any people shooting with cellphones so guests sometimes brought point & shoot film cameras, SLR's, etc.

The guy I worked for and with took a different approach. When snap happy guests hovered around his setups and group shots, he would say something like, "go ahead, take your shots, then it's my turn!". Then calmly and politely shoo the guest shooters out of his way, refine the pose or group poses and take his shots. It was a good lesson in patience and customer service and made for a better experience (and results ) for him, his clients and the guests.

Re: Neice's Wedding

shadowsports — Mon, 27 May 2024 18:00:13 GMT

Very good points. I'm not a pro and stood back for the most part. Being a photographer myself, I'm very aware of how hard wedding photographers have to work. I'm cognizant of keeping myself out of pictures, not walking across a photographer's lens, and not standing mindlessly in the periphery. 😀 It was a great celebration.

Re: Neice's Wedding

Tronhard — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 02:50:14 GMT

Congratulations of both the happy event (belatedly, I admit), on your consideration for those officially shooting the wedding, and for your own images.

Re: Neice's Wedding

javiergonzales — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:17:41 GMT

It’s all about balance ; being mindful of the hired crew while snapping your shots keeps everything smooth for everyone involved. One approach I’ve seen work really well at weddings is having a designated time or place for guests to take their own photos, like during the reception or after the formal portraits.

For anyone helping with events, the venue itself can make a big difference in how the photos turn out. Places like the Royal Crystal Event Center often have lighting and spaces that help elevate both professional and guest photography.

Re: Neice's Wedding

zakslm — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 03:10:30 GMT

We attended a celebration wedding for my son and daughter-in-law last month.

Knowing all to well about my photographic obsession, I was politely asked to leave my camera stuff "in our room" during the festivities.

We had a great time and left the photographic duties to the hired photographer and many guests using their cellphones to capture the festivities.