Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Whoops!! Stuffed up again, should have read what I wrote. Passage should have read: "As for the market, and here I assume you mean the costs, how does it cost more for to cover a wedding without any extra lights, assistants, 120 cameras AND WITH just a kit of Leica over your shoulder?" Rob Rob Heyman wrote: > What, what, what, what, WHAT???? > > What is this American approach? We in Australia separated from the American > style in the mid-eighties and early nineties. You won't see much Monte Zucker > lighting here. Not that it is not beautiful, but it is a little too stiff and > formal for us. As for the market, and here I assume you mean the costs, how does > it cost more for to cover a wedding without any extra lights, assistants, 120 > cameras, etc, than it does with a kit of Leica over your shoulder? So many > people have this "it won't work in my town" mentality. Then someome comes in and > takes over the town.We spend an hour or so after the service wandering around a > city, a beach or any other suitable location without even the expense of a > studio. I have a suspicion that the "English approach" may be in the mind of the > photographers. :-) > > I would LOVE to have your light to cover my weddings, instead of having to wait > till sundown to reduce the contrast. .............and your scenery!!..... with > all those lovely textures and old buildings!!! > > Tell you what. find me a wedding to shoot in England, I'll speak to them on the > phone about the costs and I'll come over. > > All the best Gerry, > > Rob > > Gerry Walden wrote: > > > Great shots Rob, and so refreshing to look at from an English wedding > > photographers viewpoint. Things are so much different here in so many ways, > > but I often wish the market would stand the American approach. We are so far > > behind the times here but the costs are so prohibitive and the public so > > retiscent to pay high fees for this sort of coverage. > > > > Gerry > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > __________________________________ > Rob Heyman M.Photog > 32 Binyara Street > CHAPEL HILL Qld 4069 > Ph 07 3878 3884 fax 07 3378 6639 > __________________________________ > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- __________________________________ Rob Heyman M.Photog 32 Binyara Street CHAPEL HILL Qld 4069 Ph 07 3878 3884 fax 07 3378 6639 __________________________________ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html