Hi Amita I'm playing with the idea to ask a local wedding photographer if I could assist him to learn for the coverage of the expenses. If I knew a Photo journalist, I would ask too. That sound fair and interesting for both sides what do you think? greetings Markus
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Amita Guha Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 4:46 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Asked to do a wedding. Along the lines of what Colin said, have you ever shot a wedding you were attending, just for fun? My husband and I do that - we bring full kits with flashes, diffusers, etc. We stay out of the way of the pros, and in return the pros are usually pretty nice to us. It is a great way to practice. We have also learned a lot by watching the pros, both good ones and bad ones. Amita On 1/24/07, Colin J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James Messervy wrote: > > > >I have been asked whether I'd be interested in photographing the wedding of > >the brother of an acquaintance. > > You must be very flattered. However, consider why you have been approached. The usual reason is that professional wedding photographers appear to be expensive, and using a friend appears cheap. > > >Now, I'm a very keen amateur and have been really into photography for about > >15 months. > > 15 months? The quickest way to lose a friend is to shoot their wedding when you don't have the experience for such an incredibly stressful and demanding task. > > A wedding can be an expensive event. The happy couple may be grateful for your help in saving them a few pennies. However, their gratitude for your shooting the event for a low price will soon be forgotten if you do not deliver the goods, and your failure will be remembered every time they refer to their wedding photos, or even worse, avoid referring to them. > > Just say no. Do it now. Don't even think of saying yes. > > Sorry to be so harsh. > > Colin > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine > http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
