amandalockphotography

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http://homepage.mac.com/thebecker/iblog/B533212817/C2084452993/index.html

 

Way too many more to post... and Anne, I love reading your blog! :)

So... I was asked to shoot a wedding for $400, and being that it was a week

before, I said sure. First wedding ever. I feel fairly comfortable in the

outside and with engagement shots so I figured how hard could a wedding be? HUGE

mistake. Please share your first wedding horror stories with me. Both the church

and the reception had extremely low light and so many of my shots turned out

blurry and with lots of noise. Did any of you just bomb your first wedding? I

probably will have around 200 in focus and not black pictures... but I think I'm

going to offer to refund their money. I just feel bad taking it and giving them

something that I wouldn't have paid for...

I am looking to help out, assist, second shoot (whatever you need basically) for

a Bay Area photographer. I am interested in eventually getting into the business

as a full time venture, but I know that I still have a lot to learn. You can

take a look at what I have done recently in my photo.net portfolio. Thank you!

Does anyone know of a place in the Bay Area (preferably South Bay- San

Jose/Santa Cruz/Santa Clara) where you can rent a digital SLR? How much does it

cost to rent one for the day generally? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! :)

Thank you so much everyone for all of your help and ideas! Paul, your critique was awesome, thank you for taking the time to help me out.

I began doing engagement sessions in August, and over the past month and a half

had the opportunity to do lots of 'em. I know that I can't get better unless I'm

shown what I'm doing wrong, so any critique (lighting, composition, etc) would

be greatly appreciated and please (I'm serious) be as brutally honest as

possible. I've got a pretty thick skin and I always respect and take into

consideration good, honest critique. The ones in my folder are the older ones; I

haven't had a chance to upload the most recent sessions. Any help would be

greatly appreciated. You can view my pictures by going to my photo.net

portfolio. http://www.photo.net/photos/amandalockphotography

Wow, that must have been one crazy shoot! Three outfit changes in twenty minutes? You did get a good combination of different poses though and the couple looks very happy and comfortable. Well done!

I am a fairly new photographer, but on a combination of luck and good referrals,

already have three weddings scheduled for next year and two within the next

month. I am pregnant right now and with one of the weddings, will be 7-8 months

pregnant next year. My question is this; as a bride/or groom, would you feel

uncomfortable having a big cumbersome pregnant lady running around taking shots?

I am naturally athletic anyways, so it's not like I'm not going to be able to

pull myself out of a chair, but I will definitely be pregnant looking. Has

anyone even SEEN a pregnant wedding photographer? I've assured one of my brides

that I will be able to get all of the important shots and will be there for the

full 8 hours, but she still seems a little uneasy. Any thoughts/ideas?