edward_brewington

<p>You will not be able to beat the Photo Book Plus. What you get for the cost is really good. There are several options which can change the way the book looks. I can"t say enough about it. It is in my package offerings.</p>

I start shooting as soon as they come in to the doorway. Key word is start. I finish up with their seating at the head table. I will usually end up having a nice sequence of shots.

Wear a black,or navy blue suit. I would wear a tux so as to blend in to the surroundings.,but that is just me. You do not want to stick out like a sore thumb. Good luck

I use LR2 and PS CS3. The two programs are meant to be use together. LR is very good at light touch ups. PS is for the more heavy duty stuff that can't be done in LR. If all you need to do is minor white balance corrections,and cropping,and or color corrections then Lr is enough. Hope this helps you.

Hi Jake. Try and bail out on this one. I have done this before. It really doesn't work. You are family and as such you WILL be pulled into the festivities. Just when you will need to be there as a hired hand. You WILL miss a lot of shots because family will only see you as family and therefor get in the way. Family won't see you as the photographer that is there to do a job. No sir they won't. You WILL also run the risk of starting a family feud,because so and so wants you photograph something when you need to be focused on the B&G. Bad karma on a job such as this one. Hire a Pro. Sit back and enjoy the festivities. Shoot some photos if you want ,but do it as a guest. No pressure.

I agree with David Schilling. Always shoot everyone as much as possible. This way I have enough pictures of each family to SELL a separate parent album featuring their respective families. Trust me that what you went through is fairly common in this business. The best defense is to prepare for it. I find that once I offer the mothers to buy a parent book,all objections seem to melt away.

Good luck,and good shooting.

The point that I am trying to get across is that I work for the couple,not the officiator. The officiator is not going buy anything. The couple expect you to get certain shots of their wedding. They hired us to photograph those moments. I always talk to the officiators first. I always try to comply with their whims. My first job is to the couple. I am going to leave it at that.People can generally do what ever it is that they want to do. As I said earlier it is ultimately the call of the photographer. I shoot to please my client. That is just me. It works for me. YMMV!

Well it seems that I've set off a firestorm. Frank,you have a varied assortment of sentiments about your question. I have shot "recreatements" that never look as good nor the same as the actual moment. There are some who always do what they are told to do no matter what. The point being you will have to make your own desscion based on you judgement. There are very few rules that are set in stone. It's your call.

I was in the same predicament once. If ever that is told to me again,I will not comply. Just be as descreat as possible and do your job. Don't move around too much, but get the shots that you know are important. The Bride will appreciate that you got the shots. Some officiators are overbearing,and you are working for the B&G not the officiator. You don't want to be in the position to have to explain to the B&G and family why you don't have certain shots. Trust me on this they will not understand any restriction put upon you. Get the shots respectfully.

By the way,I do shoot weddings. I have to deal with the situations as you just described. That makes my job more difficult than it should be.

Hi Guy. Yes you will be interfering with the hired photog. You will be distracting the B&G. They will be looking at you while the should be paying attention to the hired photog. The time window for the posed formal shots is very small.

If you would like to lay back and shot candids of the action and reaction of the guest,then that would not pose any problems. Shoot the goings on of the wedding and present that to the B&G. They would like that. I would stop it at that,other wise you will be in the way.

Hi Sarah. Dark skin people do like well shot photo's. Use a incidence meter to get your exposure. You have just discovered the limitations of an in camera meter.

Collages print quality is good. Be sure to calibrate your monitor. Yes you set your prices. The albums are run of the mill. Every bodies mother and brother are offering the same kind of albums using the same equipment.

I use Collages.net They kick pictage butt.Burrell Print it online is also nice and inexpensive.

They are apples and oranges. PPI is pixels per sq.in. DPI is dots per sq.in . You can see the difference in relation to one another. DPI is for printing machines. PPI is what your camera actually captures. A lot of people confuse the two, but they are in fact different. When you use Photoshop you are working with pixels. When you print that photo you are working with dots.

I hope that you have done the math and charged accordingly. 12 hour day X 7=98 hrs. How are you going to eat? Any breaks in that time period. You better budget well for plenty of paper for those photos,and hope like hell your printer doesn't break down on you. You are going to need a lot of backup equipment and supplies for that equipment. You will need someone to just print the photos,second shooter,assistant to you. Runner . Well you get the scenario. All these people need to be paid. I surly hope that you are charging enough.

Ditto on Micheal company . They over a wide variety of albums and other material for our business. You won't be disappointed. Give 'em a try. No I do not work for that company.btw.

You will be better off to walk away from this wedding. It looks that It will be a lot more trouble than it is worth. No money exchanged.no contract. No obligation.

The first one to pay the retainer fee gets the date. Talk is cheap. I always stipulate to the potential client on that policy.

That sounds like a good idea Dave.

Request all the equipment that you can use from your photographer friend. Relax and just shoot what you see. This is way to late to ask what should I do now. You are not going to become a good wedding photographer over night. NO WAY. So just do what you do and hopefuly the Bride will understand that she cheaped out. Sorry there aren't any quick fix answers. Good luck

That happens more often than you would like. Just go with their flow. You won't get award winning photos in that situation. It is their day. It sounds as if you did well.

Amen to what brother Dave Schilling said.

I like using Collages.net. Everything is secure,easy uploading.Courteous staff when you need them. Another photo hosting site that just came on line is Burrell Pro Labs "online printit" site.Not as full featured as Collages,but cheaper. Why assume any head ache when you don't have to?

Good luck

The collapsible backdrops are fine. Try lookihg in Backdrop Outlet store on S.Michigan & Cermack. They have a real good selection. Yes I do use them only when I have to.