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07/14/2015 03:46:04 AM · #26 |
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07/14/2015 05:59:20 AM · #27 |
| Sweet. I bet it's takes great wide angle wedding shots too. :p |
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07/14/2015 09:42:09 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Mike:
Sweet. I bet it's takes great wide angle wedding shots too. :p |
Yeah, no kidding. May have to give it a try if i ever get a call back which hasn't happened yet. Maybe the pictures didn't come out the way she wanted. But in the end, it's all good. I tried and did my best on pretty much no notice at all to do the pictures with her.
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07/14/2015 09:58:22 PM · #29 |
I've only done 3 weddings. I've never felt awesome when they were done but you have a much stricter idea of "great photos" then your friends ever will. The ones I've shot I got good reviews on for the most part.
That being said, I've found it's hard to go wrong with a 5D and 135mm L prime. That lens kicks ass! |
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07/15/2015 01:39:15 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by adriano74:
...May have to give it a try if i ever get a call back which hasn't happened yet. Maybe the pictures didn't come out the way she wanted. But in the end, it's all good. I tried and did my best on pretty much no notice at all to do the pictures with her. |
Don't depend on her feedback - silence is usually golden - if they don't like your work, they're likely to tell you. What I'm trying to say is that this may have been an unusual situation, and she may not need to hire an assistant again for a long time (her regular assistant is back and functional). Even tho you're concerned about the images you took - are you OK with them? That's what matters. And, being honest with yourself, you probably have a pretty good feel for the quality of what you got. |
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07/15/2015 02:12:23 PM · #31 |
Michael Jordan famously said "You miss 100% of the shots you do not take." Equally true for basketball or photography, but with photography you can take a few thousand shots in a day and no one cares how many you took, as long as you have enough good ones.
By putting her camera in your hands, she got a chance at shots she could not have had otherwise. I have given a spare body to a responsible 12 year old at a reception and she got shots I could never have gotten. More shooters, more options, more frames, more better.
As far as waiting for judgment on how much you helped, if you wait, it may never come. The photographer may have taken your reluctance to be a second shooter as a sign that you were not looking for that work, and would only do it when forced to. If you want feedback, and a chance to do it again, let her know. Be polite but pester her, ask if you can see what she got, and what you got. Offer to by her lunch and get her to sit down with you and give you her feedback in front of her editing setup. Don't wait for her to call you. The ball is in your hands, take the shot. |
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07/15/2015 07:50:39 PM · #32 |
Well, I just got an email from the photographer I helped. Overall, she was impressed. She stated that for someone to have helped in such short noticed, I had done pretty well. I was a bit shocked in a way, but at the same time I have some faith in my abilities. She did say that some of the pictures couldn't be used. However, she was more happy at the fact that there was that extra hand to help when needed.
BrennanOB:
It's also what you had stated. She more happy at the fact that there was another shooter to help in other areas where she felt she can have enough time to focus on the actual wedding itself, "The Main Event"
dtremain:
I think my worry on feedback is just I have compared my photography from the time I spend to take them and process them and from the way pictures I take for DPC. I have my confidence when on my own. Then when I take my pictures for a challenge, it a whole different story. But I guess I learned enough for her to let me be her assistant and second shooter when needed. |
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07/15/2015 08:33:50 PM · #33 |
| i've learned not to come to dpc for reassurance of skill or ability. |
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07/15/2015 09:01:13 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by Mike:
i've learned not to come to dpc for reassurance of skill or ability. |
Understandable...But I did come to learn new ideas and "Think Outside of My Comfort Zone" :) Still learning. But we're always learning in life might as well add the fun things you enjoy in there too. |
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