Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8 L II USM - Rent for a wedding

Sometimes >capture some photos to supplement the photos taken by their photographer.< is a bit of a pathway to stress.

So you might start by thinking about your role here.

And I gather it is a British wedding, and I can't offer too much help because other that Chuck and Di's and the three involving Hugh Grant, before the funeral, I don't know what's going to happen.

But imagine this; the pro is in quite close to the bride and groom and minister and wedding party, and the guests are in most situations, behind the photographer.

The photographer is shooting with wide angle, normal and short telephoto lenses.

So if you're close to the action, perhaps you will be in the way.

But what if you rent a 70-200 f2.8 lens, and perhaps a monopod, and you stay in the back?

You can wander around freely, you can look for the grandparents and get shots of them, you can go up into the church balcony and shoot down during the ceremony, and you can shoot over the heads of the guests, perhaps standing on a chair. (you, not the guests)

I used to be a professional photographer of Canadian weddings, and Anglican ones were often a pain, because the rules were strick. (A French-Canadian Roman Catholic wedding was a free for all, and lots of fun to shoot, in contrast)

The last wedding I shot was for friends, and at one point in the late afternoon, outside, I done the required shots and I sat down on a chair set up for the ceremony, put a long lens on the camera, and just pivoted around for a while shooting guests talking to each other, kids climbing a garden wall, and more. All from a distance.

Just something to think about.

BAK