Walt: listen to Stan! Especially if you are the sort of person who puts things down randomly and loses track of them. Like me.
(At my last outdoor shoot I lost the little widget that shields the dome on my light meter for directional readings. I will have to make one now.) On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 2:18 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > One additional thought. You might want to see if you can hire an assistant. > Someone to hold your camera bag, to hold your off-camera flash in position, > to hold your spare camera body, with alternate lens mounted, to hand you as > needed (faster than switching lenses). Note that tv, a former list member who > morphed into a successful wedding business, went through 7+ assistants. (He > married #7). At least the first 6 kept dropping things, tripping over > tripods, etc., so having an assistant can be a mixed blessing, but probably > useful on balance. Possibly a teenage boy expected to attend with family: > he'll be bored out of his mind with the wedding and would be glad to earn a > few bucks . . . > > stan > > On Jul 6, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Walt wrote: > >> On 7/6/2013 12:37 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >>> On Sat, Jul 06, 2013, Walt wrote: >>>> Thanks for the input. You've given me a good set of questions to ask >>>> the bride before making any kind of commitment. I'll have to sit >>>> down and come up with a list of others to ask, as well as a litany >>>> of reasons why she might consider someone who knows what the hell >>>> they're doing. ;) >>> One important reason: even if she's not paying "pro" rates for your work, >>> under no circumstances should you take this job without getting paid for >>> your travel expenses. That would be a significant chunk of money she >>> might use instead for paying a good local photographer; she's not going >>> to save much (if any) by using you -- she should only use you if she >>> feels she has a good connection with you such that you'll do a better job >>> of getting candids and formals than someone she doesn't have a connection >>> with. >> That's something I've already stipulated to her brother -- travel, room and >> board, and anything above that would be gravy. Essentially, I told him that >> I'd be ecstatic to take the job, if only for the experience -- but I don't >> want to under-perform expectations. >> >> From what I gather, the pro rates in that area are howlingly outrageous, and >> that travel, room and board would be a pittance by comparison. So, he >> offered me up as a sacrificial lamb/reasonable alternative. >> >> -- Walt >> >> -- >> 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.
