Hi All, With me it's usually the fool who jumps right into your line of site when the bride and father or groom are coming down the isle. I rarely shoot weddings anymore (this is one reason), but when I did, I used a contract that specifically restricted other photographers PRO and AMATURE. If I set up the pose the lighting and the overall location the last thing I wanted was uncle Bob to show up with his ancient 35mm and shoot over my shoulder. I also used to bring an assistant with me to quietly help thwart the more persistent (read pesky) ones. I also had one assistant trained to go into the shot after I tripped the shutter each time to "adjust the veil or jacket" etc so that he was in every shot by the other guys. I also usually had it written into my contract that we would have x amount of time alone to do the groups and formal stuff. At that time I would politely explain to the pesky family member that I was being paid to create a wonderful, exciting package for the family and that they had a exclusive contract for certain images. The person usually understood, but I had one knucklehead that would not take go away for and answer so I had the best man and my assistant escort her from the church. Boy was she pissed. Turns out she wanted to give the bride and groom a gift of the entire wedding recorded by her on her Polaroid. She had a half case of Pol to be used. I had one flash that has a flash slave on it for just such folks (not my first time with these types) and It was aimed at her camera for every shot she took. Dirty trick? Yes. Did she follow me for the entire day like a twisted puppy? She tried. Finally I asked her to leave me alone or I would get a restraining order on her. That actually worked seems she had a little flask of courage creative juices in her purse... Les Baldwin -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pablo Coronel Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 8:33 AM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Re: New twist at my wedding last week Instant pictures of a wedding? I thought brides+grooms wanted to have a memory a couple of weeks after the excietement is gone... then maybe I'm just too old-fashined I bought 24 disposable cameras for our wedding, then asked the guests to take pictures but return the cameras for us to process. 11 of them made it back to us, 2 got back to my mom a month later, and we had some of the funniest and most spontaneous pics of our friends and family. At 08:47 AM 7/1/04, you wrote: >Hi all, > >You're not going to believe this, but then maybe you might and it might have >happened to you. At my wedding last week, one of the aunts placed a picture >she took at the church that day and placed it by the cake. "This is so the >bride and groom have an instant picture of the ceremony". She then >proceeded to, with her 4x6 printer, make pictures all evening and give them >to the guests. > >The studio I shoot for is doing digital and we post all weddings 4 weeks >after the event where guests and family can view everything shot that day >and at the same time order prints in various sizes to be mailed to them. > >Thanks Aunt Alice for allowing me to work for nothing. > >New twist...things to come?? > > >Bill Ellis >wb9cac@xxxxxxxxxxx Pablo Coronel Ph.D. Candidate Food Science Department North Carolina State University Room 39 Schaub Hall, Box 7624 Raleigh, NC, 27695 Phone (919) 515-4410 Fax (919) 515-7124 e-Fax (419) 818-7590 e-mail pcorone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www4.ncsu.edu/~pcorone
