On 4/9/09, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >Stay out of the way. >Don't get in the way. >Don't ever get in the way. >Just stay out of the way. >Say hi to the photographer in passing if you wish, definitely smile and nod, >but don't bother seeking him out. As a photographer I am there to pay >attention to a particular group of people. You are not part of that group, >so distracting me is getting in the way. >Don't get in the way. >You should not have a tripod set up where it might get in the way. >Really, you shouldn't have a tripod set up at all. >Use flash if you like unless it triggers the photographer's flash. If it >does, then use flash every picture because the guy is a moron. >It's considered polite to not set up equipment, off camera flash is OK as >long as you are holding onto it.
I think that's a pretty good summary. As a newsman, if I were at a friend's wedding, I would wander up and say hello, smile and nod, crack a joke. I would never use a tripod anyway, those pics are covered by you know who! You wouldn't see me, I'd always be lurking in the shadows (prolly shooting the bridesmaids :) and I certainly wouldn't ask anyone any permissions. Shoot until told not to, and then shoot with covert operations plans B, C and D at the ready. But that's just news ;-) Go and have a great time and don't fret about the pro. Get the pics that he or she can't because they are too damn busy earning a living ! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
