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    ummm ok? (usage question)

    in Wedding & Event

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    <p>Sorry if I confused everyone. The main photographer was a gentleman and the blog said she got an e-mail from a lady. So I guess the e-mail came from the second photographer who was a woman.</p>

    <p>And Maria- You are correct, I never posed them or stood behind any posed shot whatsoever. The studio doesn't have a clause in their contract because I asked my friends prior to taking the pictures that they asked me to take. They said I as 100% fine. The only shots I got were great detail shots, some ceremony and first dance. I didn't take anything else.</p>

    ummm ok? (usage question)

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    <p>Rob you are correct!;<br>

    This is the e-mail I recieved<br>

    "Hi Kay,<br>

    I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to let you know that I got an email from a photographer this week, in regards to Kim and Scott's wedding. Apparently she was the hired photographer at the event and was concerned that photos from the wedding were published on a blog under someone else's name. She had submitted photos from the same wedding to national publications, and as you know most magazines don't publish weddings that have been seen elsewhere.<br>

    Its is rather awkward for me to be in the middle of this situation, so to avoid any conflict or further confusion, I just wanted you to know that I pulled the post from the blog. I am sure you had no ill intentions, and really am not sure the best way to handle everything, but removing the wedding in question seemed to be the best option for now.<br>

    Hopefully you understand! I hope all is well with you and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns."</p>

    <p>What kills me is this is the Studio photogapher in Freehold. They are supposed to be an upstanding studio! I guess I should be flattered that they find me such major competition!!!</p>

    ummm ok? (usage question)

    in Wedding & Event

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    <p>Hey everyone!<br>

    I was asked to take pictures at a very close friends wedding. I asked if I could use the images on my website and for advertising an anywhere else, and the couple said of course. They hired this studio to take photos also and it wasnt in the conract that there couldnt be a second photographer. Of course being a wedding photographer, I didn't want to get in their way so I never did.</p>

    <p>I sat in my seat during the ceremony and in my seat during the reception and first dance. But I did however have more time to take great detail shots which the other photographer didn't get.</p>

    <p>So I submit my photos for a blog and they got published. And tonight (about a month later) i get an e-mail from the blog poster that she recieved an email from the second photographer stating that she must take them down. Wtf is that!!! Can anyone please comment on this!</p>

    Should the hours be consecutive?

    in Wedding & Event

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    <p>"I don't like splitting the time but it seems thats all brides are looking for."</p>

    <p>From my experience, craigslist brides do this. I've been contacted several times about splitting the times and they're always from Craigslist. But I won't take it unless it's consecutive...</p>

    The groom that talks

    in Wedding & Event

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    <p>Thank you everyone for your responses! I really like the couple, they are very sweet and even fun. I guess I'll just show them all of the images from the engagement shoot and see what they say and mostly what their parents say. And maybe then they will be more aware of what's going on.</p>

    The groom that talks

    in Wedding & Event

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    <p>Well I actually did meet the groom prior to that and he acted a bit weird in the meeting saying "I'm so awkward", "Sorry I'm just stupid". And I just reassured him he's fine and I tried to find something in common with him so that we could at least connect on something.<br>

    How could I approach e-mailing her regarding the images?</p>

    The groom that talks

    in Wedding & Event

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    <p>I had an experience with this at one of the first weddings I photographed, where while I was taking pictures, the couple were constantly talking to eachother and making weird open mouth expressions. But at an engagement shoot I recently did, it was the worst I have ever experienced. The future groom talked through the entire thing even when I said "please look at me and smile", then he would close his eyes and just start talking and making weird faces saying "I'm awkward".<br>

    Finally, after about 1/4 of the way through I took a picture and showed it to him and said in the nicest way possible- "This is the expression you are making in the majority of the photos". Then he got sort of offended like "I guess I don't have a good smile then". So it was a little awkward after that. But now I'm a bit nervous about doing their wedding because after looking at the engagement pictures, even after I told him about it- only 20% are usable to my standards. I don't want to post a picture bc this is a searchable site, but would you take the wedding now or give the deposit back? How do you stop someone from talking or someone who seems like they're not even present and they're somewhere else. Thank you!!!</p>

    Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    <p>The 10-22 is the only reason I would keep my 40D. It's my favorite lens of all time but I am moving to full frame now and will be getting the 16-35. Some of my best shots ever have come out of that lens and I would definitely recommend it. But I will be saying goodbye to it soon because I'm buying the new 5dMK2 and will be using my 5d as a backup.</p>

    What is the next step for me? -link to sample photos

    in Wedding & Event

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    <p>I'm very surprised you have been doing weddings with a Rebel. It's not giving you the quality images you want because it's not a Professional grade camera. Even my 40D I used before I started weddings wouldn't cut it. But I think you should definitely learn the limitations of your equipment before upgrading. That was told to me when I first started and I didn't believe it, but now I see why it's 100% true.<br>

    The 4.0 just isn't going to cut it for indoor shots that have dim lighting. Last night at a wedding, I had a hard time with 2.0 and 3200 ISO because it was sooo dark.<br>

    I started with the 430ex and noticed a huge difference when I purchased the 580ex.<br>

    For recommendations it's difficult because I'm not sure how much you are wanting to spend. I can tell you that with a full frame you get more bokeh that you desire on your 50 1.4</p>

    Second shooter, how to get work/experience & Bella

    in Wedding & Event

    Facebook Advertising

    in Wedding & Event

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    <p>I just signed up for facebook pay per click advertising and though I would run a trial for a month to see how it goes. Does anyone else do this? What has your experience been? The only odd thing so far is that facebook is saying I've recieved 28 clicks so far in 1 day, but my google analytics said only 5 people visited my site. Does this strike anyone as odd?</p>

    <p>Thanks :)</p>

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