Nice shots. Well done. I see that you've learned your lesson to never
trust the bride and always talk to the officiating priest/rabbi/minister
personally to query about your limits on where you can and can't go and
where and when you can or can't use flash.
I think the tripod identified the professional digital photographer.
Tripods have more function than simply holding the camera steady for a
long exposure. They are very important for group shots for accurate
leveling and framing and, in the digital era, giving you a good
possibility of swapping heads when you finally discover that, despite
having made 10 shots of the group, there is no single shot with everyone
smiling with eyes open and looking at the camera. If the camera hasn't
moved and you've kept the group from milling about you have at least a
fair chance of stealing a head or two from another shot to fix up the
best of the lot but which still isn't quite perfect. I've done it many
times although it's usually only necessary to replace eyes which are
closed or obscured by reflections in glasses.
Assuming you haven't already cropped them I saw a couple shots which
would have benefited from a wider coverage angle to give you greater
freedom in cropping later on. I'm sensitive to that one because it's my
own greatest self-criticism.
Good job!
Chuck Norcutt
Ali Shah wrote:
> I photographed a traditional American Christian
> wedding on Saturday. 1st time doing something like
> this. The couple is very laid back and relaxed so I
> enjoyed the day overall. I ran into a bit of a problem
> in the Church when the Priest told me to stay off the
> 'sanctuary' and then finally telling me that he would
> 'kick me out' if I didnt stay off the sanctuary. He
> also cornered me after the ceremony and told me that
> every Church has its own policy and if it had been
> another Church...I might have been kicked out. I had
> asked the Bride to make sure that I could walk around
> freely and she assured me that it would be OK. Both
> Bride and Groom were apologetic afterward anyway.
>
> Here are a few photos from the outing:
>
> http://flickr.com/photos/4love/
>
> I nearly filled two 4 gig CF cards.
>
> It had been pouring rain all morning, however when we
> arrived at the Buffalo Art Museum/Buffalo History
> Museum...it started to clear up. The sun popped but
> luckily there were some lingering clouds so it wasnt
> overly bright. I used flash outdoors for fill using a
> Demb-flipit. The art and history museums were weddding
> central on that particular days....dozens of brides
> and bridal parties. I noted all sorts of photographers
> and "bridezillas". One party had 3 photographers. I
> noted one photographer using a tripod and wondered
> why? It wasnt dark outside.
>
> Overall a great experience...the bridal party
> consisted of 10 people including Bride and Groom. I
> beleive I was able to capture some nice photos,
> particularly in the Church which proved to be a
> challenge.
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