Ernst-Ulrich Schafer <ernstphoto@msn.com> writes: > Kostas, To show some manners to the professional covering the > wedding, you just might want to ask his permission before you start > banging away with your camera. I know that if you came to one of my > weddings and started shooting your B&W photographs you just might end > up being the photographer as I would be heading home with money in my > pocket. I know this sounds harsh, but lets get real. It's just > amazing how many folks seem to think it's ok to shoot over my > shoulders just because they have a camera in their hands and they > think they know what their doing. I generally offer a kind comment to > all that while I'm working, no other photographers may. If they > continue, I just sit down for awhile and the Bride & Groom receive the > message. Of course I talk with them about this situation well before > hand and it's in my contract. I see why you'd want to not be jostling elbows while doing the formal shots, portraits and groups and things. But I'm used to a considerable part of the professional wedding photographer's job being candid shots, and I don't think you can very well insist on exclusivity there! -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b@dd-b.net / New TMDA anti-spam in test John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site http://john.dyer-bennet.net Book log: http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/Ouroboros/booknotes/ New Dragaera mailing lists, see http://dragaera.info
