I've done a few wedding for friends with nothing but the following. K-1000, Sunpak
433D, 50/2 and a 35-135/3.5-4.5. Usually as a backup to the pro they hire but not
always. The pro get's the standard shots. I deliver the candid's. In the end it's a
nice feeling to be at their house and see your shot's on the wall and the pro's album
under the coffee table. However, it is a gut wrenching day when you are the whole
ball game. To offset the feelings of being wrecked just remember that what you are
doing is so important that if the house catches fire most peoples priorties for escape
are 1) The kids 2) Ourselves 3) The wedding pictures.
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From: Jon Hope [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 10:23 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: First and hopefully last time
Hi all
Well, I am physically, emotionally and whatever elsely wrecked. I shot my
first wedding today, and I don't think I'll be doing it again in a hurry.
My brother got married and wanted me to shoot the wedding. So muggins here
agreed. That was my only mistake, I hope.
Thanks to everyone that has posted over the last few months about wedding
photography. Your thoughts and advice were read and acted upon as well as I
could. I don't know whether I was successful, but I did manage to get
everyone to do what I wanted, which surprised me somewhat. I thought if I
made believe I knew what I was doing then people would think the same. It
was a philosophy that seemed to work quite well.
Just for completeness sake. I used my Z-1p, with AF330FTZ flash. The lenses
I used were my F50/1.7 and F28/2.8 predominantly, I think I shot one or two
frames with my F135/2.8. The 28mm was used extensively for the formals. I
needed a wide angle as space was severely limited (the wedding and
reception were held in my brother's back yard, with a pergola and marquis
taking up most of the yard). Hopefully everything turns out OK, I'll know
in a few days when the films are developed and printed. I used 5 rolls of
Portra 160NC for the day which should have been enough. <fingers crossed>
Cheers
Jon
Relax! Take life as it comes, you can't chase the sun, you can't race the wind
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