wade_thompson1

<p>wow, 500 images...that's a lot. I probably discard at least 5 out of 6 and pick the best vantage point for a scene also... maybe 200 polished images.<br>

Another question, do you crop all to 8x10 or just let them fall where they may (just not square)? </p>

<p>Some of these elitist comments are what give this website a bad name.</p>

 

<p>I'll have a second photographer, and I estimate we will shoot somewhere around 1000 images between us.... hoping to deliver 80-100 as the final product. Does that sound reasonable?</p>

<p>Ralph, I am somewhat fortunate since the wedding ceremony itself will be outdoors in the evening with some large trees blocking the direct harsh sunlight. Flash fill light from a couple of speedlights should do it. Good luck to you! Getting that first one under the belt, just like anything else, is the hardest part.</p>

<p>and thanks William W to the link to Carl Smith's thread....very good information.</p>

<p>should have said 8-year professional photography experience... like most of you, I've been shooting for my own pleasure for decades.</p>

<p>Yes, I have met with the bridge and groom and her mother. Went thru the sequence of events, their desires, etc... and there is actually someone in the family assigned to gather the groups of combinations of people for formal portraits.</p>

<p>Although not mission critical, my gear is:<br>

Two Nikon D300<br>

Nikon 50mm f1.4<br>

Nikon 18-200mm f3.5-5.6<br>

Nikon 10-24mm 3.5-5.6<br>

Sigma 50-150mm f2.8<br>

Nikon 80-200mm f2.8<br>

Two Nikon SB-600 speedlights<br>

3 Strobes and umbrellas, 3 softboxes</p>

 

<p>Although I hesitate sometimes to post here since I've seen the bad treatment from some of the posters for first-time wedding photographers, I still will post this because I think I have a question that even the most experienced wedding photographer can answer for me.<br /> BACKGROUND: I am shooting my first wedding in June..... and am really looking forward to it. My 8-year photography background has been mainly event photography (baptisms, high profile fund raisers, etc.), professional sports photography (newspapers and online website sales for marathons, etc.), and then outdoor family portraits.<br /> That having been said, I have been reluctant to pursue shooting a wedding because of lack of experience and lack of time since I have a full-time regular job.<br /> Anyway, I feel comfortable with shooting this first wedding from the technical and creative aspects, but am a little uncomfortable with managing the flow of people with the posing of the formal pictures and with simply missing something really important in the flow of special things (since I barely paid attention to the sequence of events at my own wedding! LOL!).<br /> So... I think it's just nerves and the desire to make the couple very happy that is making me pause ... but I think once everything begins, my natural instincts will kick in. The bride approached me having seen some photos on my website of another event. So, as a photographer... I can crawl and I can walk... but now I want to "run" as a wedding photographer.<br /> <br /> What I want to know from YOU... is what you think is the #1 important thing that I should keep in the back of my mind when I shoot this event. In other words, when you actually shot YOUR FIRST WEDDING, what was the one thing that you wished you had known or done that you missed...and then remembered to correct at your second wedding shoot.<br>

<br />Thanks in advance... wonderful forum.</p>

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