Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Speaking of skank-sumers, my favorite is the publicist..."what, I didn't know it was going to cost for the photographs." S. Dimitrov > From: "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 11:20:54 -0600 > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT...But camera related.. > > That's why it always amazes me that 50% of people getting married want the > photography to be the cheapest part of the wedding. They'll spend $$$$ on a > fancy cake setup, but then want $ photos of it! If only some them knew ahead > of time how much work it takes to get the photo they want. > > Then again many think their photos will not look as good with the "tiny" > black red dot camera compared to the large Japanese camera with a huge flash > thingy on top of it. > > Chris > www.zoeicaimages.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. D. Colen" Subject: RE: [Leica] OT...But camera related.. > > >> After everyone has gone home, after The Couple returns from the >> honeymoon, after the $5000 to $500,000 in wedding bills have been paid, >> only two things remain: >> The marriage; and the wedding photos. And approximately 10 years later, >> in about 50% of cases, the marriage is over, and only the photos remain. >> >> Wedding photos are the only lasting thing a couple pays for - other than >> the marriage license - in connection with their wedding. When you think >> about it, they are worth far more than the dinner, the hall, the band, >> the dress, the booze. >> >> As to shooting wedding photos - I love shooting weddings; weddings are >> tribal rituals, religious services, family reunions, open sores, >> glorious parties, disgusting drunks, all at once. The real trick to >> shooting weddings and having fun doing it is simply deciding ahead what >> you will and won't shoot, and how you will and won't shoot it, and >> making that crystal clear BEFORE the couple decides whether or not to >> hire you. Then, if they hire you, you can spend the days - or days - >> shooting things the way you want to shoot them. >> >> So - only a few informal/formal group shots; no table shots; no dopey >> posed kisses; no lovey dovey on the dock at sunset crap - just >> documentary photos of the most important day in the life of the young >> couple (until the day the first child arrives!) >> >> B. D. >> 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html