jon rennie

<p>I choose which are processed because there is more to a great image then composition. I can see potential in an image that the client can't see and sometimes will end up being their favorite photo of all.<br>

I do 95% of all my editing in lightroom and I can do it quickly. It actually saves me time to do it right away as I don't have to wait for the client to get back to me with their selection list. I haven't had anyone come back to me and request more editing yet.</p>

<p>I try to get through the formals as quick as possible. I tell the b&g during our pre-wedding meetings that I stress the creative formals more then the family group shots and I try to get them over with as soon as possible. They know in advance the more time we play around with 100 combinations of family the less creative stuff we can do. <br>

Start with the largest group and work your way down to just the B&G. That way you don't have a ton of people hanging around for too long. Knock group shots out of the way in 10-15 min then, brindal party shots for the next 15min, and then B&G for the remainder. Total 1-1.5 hours normal.</p>

<p>This is unherd of for me. I wouldn't ever think about doing that.</p>

<p>I don't even tell my clients how many images to expect unless they ask. I think it's bad practice to advertise how many images you get as it has no relavince with quality. Of course if a photographer takes 3000 pics at a wedding there will be a few good ones, but I would much rather the b&g know I can perform on a consistant basis.</p>

<p>800 shots of just the brides house sounds overkill to me. It's too easy to take too many photos. In post you end up regretting it. There is no way I am going to give a bride & groom 1800 shots. It's just too many. I may take 1600 shots for a whole wedding (from getting ready to reception) but deliver 800-1000. I also hand pick the top 150 or so shots to make it easy on the couple to find the money shots.</p>

<p>Nothing too crazy or funny yet. Only thing that comes to mind is I was shooting a wedding where the groom was like 6'6" and the bride was 5'0". During the reception, just before the kiss the brides maid pulled out from under the table a step stool and slid it under the brides dress so the bride could be the same height as the groom for their kiss.</p>

<p>This is way better then the javascript right click blocker. I don't really go to that much trouble. I have my logo on my images and that's all that matters to me. My worry is people claiming my shots are theirs which a watermark prevents. If your worry is of another nature then more steps like this one help the average user.<br>

If you know how, it's still really easy to take one of the pics though.</p>

<p>The Vegabond is just a battery with a pure sine wave inverter. But that is the key as using a non-pure sine wave inverter could lead to trouble for your equipment (damage them).<br>

Your car would not have anything like this. You can buy your own, and get another batter so not to drain your car's.... but after all is said and done you may want to just buy the whole thing.<br>

This is why using a standard generator to power your equipment is also a bad idea.</p>

<p>ISO I change all the time depending on conditions. Always keeping it as low as possible. Anytime I forget to change it I want to shoot myself.<br>

Raw for the whole thing<br>

Depending on what lenses you are currently use. With my crop body I have a 10-20mm lens for the wide shots - but now I mostly use FF. I doubt many people use film just for the wide shots. It would drastically increase costs and workflow times.</p>

<p>Your D40 should actually be the backup and you should invest more in a better primary camera IMHO. Save the money on the tripod and flash bracket and put it to better use.<br>

Get the wireless remotes (cyber syncs are good especially on a budget). Just use a cheap tripod or stand for the flash. I use a tripod for my cam maybe every other wedding, and only for a couple shots so I don't put much value on it.<br>

Aside from the camera, your weakest part is the glass you are using. With that combo you will struggle with that combination in low light situations to put it lightly.</p>

<p>You don't have the right equipment, you don't have an interest in entering into the wedding business, and you self admit you don't have the right personality. Everything points to you not doing it.<br>

First. Built in flash is not capable of doing anything good except possibly making people blink. Second, your camera equipment will suffer in any low light conditions (cermeony/reception). Don't buy any equipment for this you wouldn't want anyways as you said yourself this isn't something you want to do.<br>

That said, were you invited to the wedding as a guest anyways? If you really want to be nice and feel like helping them out you may want to just offer to take a few portraits of them in between the ceremony and reception. Tell them to expect 0 pictures and if they get any it will just be bonus. Keep to just taking a few pictures during this time as you can go off and find enough good available light to shoot with. The rest of the time all the other people will have cameras to take snapshots of what is going on.</p>

<p>Sometimes resorts charge a "day" rate for bringing in outside vendors to the resort. She or you needs to check this out ahead of time. Often this is waved if you stay at the same resort for a few days.<br>

I don't know about Jamaica, but Mexico has a 2 camera body limit, so check with Jamaica customs.</p>

<p>Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think the multimax has FW updates. So this is the first time PW has done this type of thing and had the option of user updatable hardware.<br>

Considering PW is the industry leader I am sure they will come through. If you want to do what you say your only other option is the radio poppers if you have a 580ex.</p>

<p>You may want to include where you are so you don't get responses from the members all over the world.</p>

<p>They aren't rumors, it was announced by pocket wazard themselves. In pocket wizards instruction manual for the devices on their website on page 35 states what was listed above. They also say they should be able to fix it with a firmware update soon.<br>

http://www.pocketwizard.com/products/images/TT1-C.pdf</p>

<p>You need to cover all your out of pocket expenses + some. The + is the factor you need to decide for youself. If it is possibly taking away from other business then it needs to be considerable. On the other hand, if this job would be amazing to use in portfolio for some reason and don't want to price yourself out, then you can have it extremely low.<br>

Get them to pay travel upfront so that you aren't out of pocket travel expenses in case they cancel.</p>

<p>What kind of group? Family or wedding party? I dont normally do anythign special for the typical family shots, but the wedding party gets crazy. I have done a TTD with the wedding party in Mexico before.<br>

<a href="http://www.jonrennie.ca/gallery/trash-the-dress/">Link to TTD Session</a></p>

<p>What your title says for people that bookmark it should be less important then catering to search engine results IMHO.</p>

<p>the x0D's cannot be extracted by any means by the end user. Only way to tell is if the file name counter has never been reset. Or send it to Canon.</p>

<p>@Bob, please don't take a tiny peace of my post and pull it out of context like you did. It is still bad for backup. It is not better then a 20/30/40D and you can get a 20 or 30d for the same price as a G10. There is no good reason to get a G10 over the above listed cameras.<br>

If you get a backup, it still needs to be good quality or it really isn't a backup. If something goes wrong with your primary camera early on (has happened to me), are you going to tell the B&G sorry for the sub-par images. Sure you can get some good results with it but due to the issues I listed above, it will not be as good.</p>

<p>You are liable for a lot. That's why all us who do it for a living have liability insurance just in case of a problem.<br>

Doing a wedding for so little $$ shouldnt be too much of a problem. Make sure you at least have a model realease though so you can actually use the photos in your online portfolio. Do yourself a favour though and assist/second shoot a few weddings with some photographers first before heading out on your own.</p>

<p>I couldn't imagine shooting a wedding with a G10. Don't get me wrong, its a great little P&S. I used my buddies out west during a ski trip and its great to just throw in your coat pocket.<br>

But it is terrible for quick picture taking (slow fps), shutter lag (slow AF), and bad high ISO. Not to mention your limitation with the lens.<br>

Until this year I shot with 2x 20D's and they were just fine. I didn't see too much reason to upgrade to the 30/40d, but buying new it makes the most sense as they both perform better. The larger screens is worth the difference in price alone.</p>

<p>There is no way of telling the actual shutter count on a 20d. I think only canon can find that out. It's not the same as the higher end models which you can extract with software.<br>

Why 20d's though? Why can't you buy a used 30 or 40d for a good price which will be a little better quality/low light performance.<br>

It's ok to switch between cameras if you think you can remember the interfaces well enough. It's all up to you, but if it was me I would get at least a 30D and keep the XTi as backup.</p>

<p>I am still waiting to hear back from the Consulate here in Toronto just to see what the official standpoint is.<br>

I think the bigger question here is: Even if you are a tourist traveling with a ton of pro photo gear on vacation, have you had an issues, or is there any ways to make it easier?<br>

@Art Tatum: If there was a Mexico native couple heading to the states for their wedding I would incourage them to bring their own photographer.</p>

<p>The only case it sounds like you have is regarding your bonus, and even that would be hard to prove.<br>

As for actually charging them more for usage and your rights on that. I would agree with Jeff. An employer sees their employee and notices they have a skill to perform a new task. It doesn't matter if it is being able to photograph something, program something, or know how to collate stuff on the photocopier. They asked you to use that skill during your job and you did. If you had negotiated a contract through your small business with them it would have been completely different.</p>