So cherish yow wuv, and it will fowow you forevah and evah
This weekend I photographed the wedding of two dear friends, who marry after seven years together. The cherry on top was my best friend officiating the ceremony. The entire weekend affirmed love and family transcending the conventional. I am honored to contribute.
This was the first “formal” wedding I’ve photographed. I had no real idea what I was doing, one can read any number of articles on how and still not know until one does. My biggest good idea was renting equipment to supplement my own. (The cherry being playing with camera’s and lenses I can’t currently afford.) The downside was shooting on a Full Frame changes the perspective of your photos, what you see is not exactly what you get. (I had warning, I didn’t listen.) I shoot editorial and street style photos, which lends itself well to a wedding if the participants are up for the idea. Still, the challenges of group portraiture were greater than I expected. I am not unhappy with my work and my friends knew they were not getting a professional wedding photographer, so everything worked. The biggest piece of advice I can give anyone shooting a wedding as a favor is reinforce repeatedly you are not a wedding professional, my friends were great. Your mileage may vary.
It was great experience and a real portfolio builder, yet I will stick 5,000 pantless people on the subway versus 90 people at a wedding. The half naked people are a LOT easier.