That sounds an awful lot like a stupid idea I had when I was single. I suggested to someone that because we were both single, we should have a "practice date" on Valentine's Day. Not surprisingly (or at least, not surprisingly from a more mature perspective), it went over like a lead balloon.
OTOH, we're together more than two decades later, so it wasn't completely horrible, either... On Sun, Jul 07, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: > > Walt, > > I have an idea, that is even crazier than most of mine. > > You don't need people to actually get married, to shoot a wedding. > > To give you a chance to practice photographing a wedding, and as an > excuse to have a fun party, get the word out to a bunch of your friends > that you want to stage a faux wedding and reception for you to practice > photographing. For that matter, you could even have several couples. > Have them and their friends dress up, for whatever value of dress up > they feel like. Set things up outside, because that is the most challenging. > > And after you've photographed several couples go through their > ceremonies, and it could be fun to see what they come up with as > ceremonies, retire back to the bar for a potluck reception. > > If there is anybody in your area looking to break into the wedding > business, food, flowers etc. Invite them to contribute to the party > for the advertisement value. > > In addition to some valuable practice, I bet you'd get some great photos, > potential portraiture subjects, and it would be a lot of fun. > > > On Sat, Jul 06, 2013 at 12:16:28PM -0500, Walt wrote: > > Thank you, Bruce. > > > > Based on what I saw, I'd have to agree with your choice. She's > > pretty engaging (and easy on the eyes) -- though, I wouldn't want to > > be her stenographer. ;) > > > > Welp! Time to start saving pennies again. > > > > -- Walt > > > > On 7/6/2013 11:52 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > >I think your choice is between these three: > > > > > >http://www.creativelive.com/courses/jasmine_star > > >http://www.creativelive.com/courses/wedding-workshop-zach-and-jody-gray > > >http://www.creativelive.com/courses/wedding-photography-joe-buissink > > > > > >Were it me I'd likely go for the first, Ms. Star. It's also 5 days > > >worth and covers the most specifics. > > > > > >Watch the sample footage and see if you like how the instructor works. > > >Some of them turn me right off and I can't watch. Every one is > > >different. Some are so good I can't stop watching, even though I > > >generally dislike videos. > > > > > >While they're all aimed at a full-time pro wedding biz, there are lots > > >of tips and techniques for shooting in churches, the key moments to > > >watch for (ring exchange; bride preps, etc.). > > > > > > > > >On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Walt <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>Thanks, Bruce. > > >> > > >>Are there any specific video courses that you'd recommend? > > >> > > >>(I don't know if it's an omen, but as I was typing the previous email, I > > >>went to take my second sip of my first cup of coffee, only to look down > > >>and > > >>discover that a fly had decided to end its life therein.) > > >> > > >>-- Walt > > >> > > >> > > >>On 7/6/2013 10:45 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > > >>>I believe that the monetary returns on wedding shooting are > > >>>commensurate with the effort required. If you decide to go ahead with > > >>>it, you should be prepared to spend some money on some training -- at > > >>>the *very least* -- and I can recommend the Creative Live videos. They > > >>>range from $79 - $149 and you get up to 24 hours of video for that. > > >>>I've watched quite a few of these and even bought one package it was > > >>>so good. > > >>> > > >>>(They are free to watch live, but you have to have a _lot_ of free > > >>>time to watch an entire 3-day course live; 8 hours per day.) > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Walt <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>Well, I approached my friend Dan about using the unfinished area of his > > >>>>home > > >>>>as a studio, and he readily agreed (as expected) and wouldn't hear of > > >>>>charging me for the use of it (again, as expected -- though, I'll insist > > >>>>on > > >>>>compensating him by hook or by crook). I'm supposed to go over there > > >>>>today > > >>>>and get started on the cleanup and preparation. It'll take a little work > > >>>>and > > >>>>time, but not a whole lot. As I mentioned on a previous thread, the > > >>>>place > > >>>>is > > >>>>just about ideal as a photography studio. So, as of now, everything's > > >>>>proceeding nicely. > > >>>> > > >>>>After I talked to him yesterday and left for work, I got an email from > > >>>>him > > >>>>asking if I'd be interested in shooting a wedding. Seems his sister is > > >>>>getting married early this fall -- in Maine. At Walker's Point. I'm > > >>>>supposed > > >>>>to talk to her about it today when I go over to start working on the > > >>>>studio > > >>>>space. Needless to say, I'm a bit nervous about the prospect. I've only > > >>>>done > > >>>>extremely informal wedding photos so far, and I'm not sure I'm up to the > > >>>>task. Still, I feel like I'd be a complete idiot to pass up the > > >>>>opportunity. > > >>>>I just want to make sure I'm not getting in over my head before I even > > >>>>have > > >>>>a chance to get off the ground. > > >>>> > > >>>>It kind of makes me glad I'm going bald. At least no one will notice > > >>>>when > > >>>>I > > >>>>start pulling my hair out, or if it just decides to fall out on its own. > > >>>> > > >>>>-- 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > 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. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
