Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I would go in as a backup shooter and maybe the whole experience > will be a pleasant one as well as very educational one. This is the most sensible option, if it's one. - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of > DFangon@aol.com > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 3:55 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] 1st Wedding assignment --- should I ? > > > In a message dated 11/18/02 9:59:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, > tedgrant@shaw.ca writes: > > << Oh mother of whom-ever.... hire someone experienced to shoot it if you are > asking questions like this, >> > > ROFLOL! > > Ted is very kind trying to inject humor into it, but IT IS a tremendous > responsibility. And, it doesn't take much to turn the whole thing into a > total fiasco. Batteries running out at the wrong time. Films not being > properly spooled because one is in a hurry to get ready to restart shooting > because things are happening at a fast pace. Failing to adjust the ISO > setting after you change film from 160 to 400. Making the wrong turn from > the church to the reception thus holding everything up. > > Even after you thought you came off unscathed, you arrive home and when you > open your bag, you can't find your 35mm lens and you can't remember where you > placed it after you changed to a 90 mm lens to get some tight shots of the > couple. > > A whole bunch of things happen even to the most experienced wedding shooters > out there, think what can happen to a novice. I would go in as a backup > shooter and maybe the whole experience will be a pleasant one as well as very > educational one, but to take the whole burden of responsibility without > having done it before is very risky business. > > Be glad you asked advice and be thankful there is a Ted Grant to tell it like > it is. > > Dante > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html