Christine, I agree with every word that Bob said. When my old colleague got married last fall I sat a couple of rows back from the front and shot from the pews with my DA* 55. The "pro" was apparently one of the many Guy With A Rebel sorts and missed much that I got. And vice-versa of course--he did zillions of posed wedding party shots that I would never attempt.
At the reception, he had no flash and only slow zooms, so he twiddled his thumbs while I got a lot of dancing shots by dragging the shutter and bouncing flash. The MIL's were thrilled I hear. I put my shots up on Facebook for them and they were very well received. Some are in my portfolio now. :-) On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Christine, > I always take my camera and shoot photos. > I stay out of the hired photographer's way and > often shoot from the pews or background. > I usually put the best shots up on Picasa and > send the link to the bride and groom. > Mothers of the B&G often love the quick feedback. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here's a survey question... as an invited guest at a wedding, do you > > bring your dslr? > > > > A good friend of mine got married this weekend... I almost didn't > > bring it, but in the end, I threw the k-5 & FA 50 in my purse "just in > > case" I wanted it later.... > > > > It's funny territory, I think. There's a pro on hand to capture the > > day. Yet, the number of cell phone and p&s cams being held aloft in > > the pews is almost comical... On the other hand, maybe the dslr seems > > a bit much? I mean, you don't want to be Uncle Harry, elbowing the pro > > out of the way to get your shot of the happy couple... > > > > Hmm. Maybe the K-01 (in white, of course) for this type of occasion > > would be appropriate. I'll have to see if it fits in an evening > > bag... > > > > :) > > -c > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/6967449816/in/photostream/ > > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
