Mjack1957
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Professional Techniques for the Wedding Photographer, pg 35 at the bottom "Dressing for the Occasion".
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Brewskie
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I recon you mean Artistic people when you say Arty people ?
Brewskie
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Sorry, ADoidge. I can't see your pic. Bad link or no redirect.
Or the guy on the left at my cousins wedding I helped shoot at June
26th. He was a friend of theirs but considered the "Pro".. ha ha
ha... yes DRESS for the occassion please!
Alex
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Wild-Mike
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Take a look around at the next formal wedding you attend and see if caterers, valet parking attendants, clergy, banquet event staff, etc. wear jeans.
This person may take good photographs but IMO he is not acting like a professional with respect to his poor choice to wear jeans to a formal event. I am sure that the majority of people would consider this person to be less than professional because of his inappropriate appearance.
He doesn't have to wear a suit, but like many formal restaurants there are dress codes and jeans are not allowed. I hope he wasn't bare-foot too.
Mike
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This person may take good photographs but IMO he is not acting like a professional with respect to his poor choice to wear jeans to a formal event. I am sure that the majority of people would consider this person to be less than professional because of his inappropriate appearance.
He doesn't have to wear a suit, but like many formal restaurants there are dress codes and jeans are not allowed. I hope he wasn't bare-foot too.
Mike
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polloloco81
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What if the photographer asked the bride and groom a few days prior to the wedding if he could wear jeans to the wedding because he would feel more comfortable in them. And the bride and groom replied with something along the line of "Sure, wear whatever you want just as long as our photos turn out amazing!"
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--Take a look around at the next formal wedding you attend and see if
caterers, valet parking attendants, clergy, banquet event staff,
etc. wear jeans.
This person may take good photographs but IMO he is not acting like
a professional with respect to his poor choice to wear jeans to a
formal event. I am sure that the majority of people would consider
this person to be less than professional because of his
inappropriate appearance.
He doesn't have to wear a suit, but like many formal restaurants
there are dress codes and jeans are not allowed. I hope he wasn't
bare-foot too.
Mike
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John in Florida
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I hope more photographers dress in jeans. In the long run less competition for me.
John
John
polloloco81
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For my wedding (and just speaking souly for myself, not the wife), I'll hire the photographer that offers the most bang for the bucks. He can come naked for all I care, hell it'll probably be more memorable if we have a naked photographer 
Maybe I'm it's just me or I'm in the minority, but from a consumer/client perspective, I really don't care what the guy wear as long as it is appropriate. Don't get me wrong, I'm a graphic design student, and my instructors can not stress enough the importance of presentation (not just your work, but yourself) when it comes to dealing with clients.
But as far as this specific area, here's how I look at it...
2 photographers, both offer same quality, one wears jeans, and one wears a suit, the one that wears jeans cost $900 while the one that wears a suit cost $1000. As a consumer, I'll pick the one that wears jeans
polloloco81
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Maybe I'm it's just me or I'm in the minority, but from a consumer/client perspective, I really don't care what the guy wear as long as it is appropriate. Don't get me wrong, I'm a graphic design student, and my instructors can not stress enough the importance of presentation (not just your work, but yourself) when it comes to dealing with clients.
But as far as this specific area, here's how I look at it...
2 photographers, both offer same quality, one wears jeans, and one wears a suit, the one that wears jeans cost $900 while the one that wears a suit cost $1000. As a consumer, I'll pick the one that wears jeans
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John in Florida
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Don't you realize that anyone so underdressed is a distraction when the focus should be on the Bride and Groom?
Maybe when you get older you'll change your mind.
John
Maybe when you get older you'll change your mind.
John
Geeez. I didn't dress that nice for my own wedding (shorts and a T-shirt)!!!
I was sort of thinking that wedding photographers should take their dress cues from stage-hands and audio/video technicians and wear all-black (black jeans and a black shirt, say). The idea being not to attract any attention.
Perhaps you feel that dressing like the guests would be better? The problem with that is that the wedding party is usually dressed nothing like the guests!
So what do you pros wear to stick-out the least?
Lee Jay
I was sort of thinking that wedding photographers should take their dress cues from stage-hands and audio/video technicians and wear all-black (black jeans and a black shirt, say). The idea being not to attract any attention.
Perhaps you feel that dressing like the guests would be better? The problem with that is that the wedding party is usually dressed nothing like the guests!
So what do you pros wear to stick-out the least?
Lee Jay
Schrieks
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I really like the first shot. It has a fun feeling to it, so I don't notice any weakness in composition.
The second shot... I doubt it was F11 at 1/200 indoors without flash ... Can you post Exif for that shot, too?
I just went to my fiancée's brother's wedding in Japan and I was "unoffical second photographer" so there was no real pressure, and I sure learned a lot about my camera that day! I'd post pics for the novelty (not to showcase my lack of skill!), but they had a western-style wedding, not a traditional Japanese one.
Thanks!
Sean
The second shot... I doubt it was F11 at 1/200 indoors without flash
... Can you post Exif for that shot, too?I just went to my fiancée's brother's wedding in Japan and I was "unoffical second photographer" so there was no real pressure, and I sure learned a lot about my camera that day! I'd post pics for the novelty (not to showcase my lack of skill!), but they had a western-style wedding, not a traditional Japanese one.
Thanks!
Sean
Exif:
Orientation - 1 (top left)
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/250 seconds
ApertureValue - F 11.00
Flash - 0 (no flash)
FocalLength - 34 mm
--I went to a friends wedding last saturday and took some photo's.
And this was the professional photographer. He used film !
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polloloco81
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Anyone carrying 3 thousand dollars worth of camera equiptment around with him/her is a distraction in itself. But you're right, maybe I'll see things from a new perspective when I get older. Maybe that could be a good thing, maybe that could be a bad thing...we'll see
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I have been to a few weddings, even had one of my own. I would think a guy running around in a tux and getting in all kinds of positions to get the best shots would be very distracting to everyone. I bet almost everyone would be watching him......If i saw a guy dressed in jeans i would just think...oh he's the photographer...and go back to the wedding. Just my opinion.
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Dwane Lumley
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Dwane Lumley
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I did not mention earliery that I used to videotape weddings for a bridal company, their primary business was wedding photography. They used to insist on a tux as a dresscode... ridiculous and impracactical perhaps.
If your theory holds then they should have been able to average more than 4 weddings a Saturday. They even used to hire freelancers when they ran out of resources. And of course they sometimes did Jewish weddings on Sundays - that is very difficult business to get if you are not Jewish, they are very particular about using their own.
I don't think a tux is required but simple neat dresscode is. At one of the weddings I did I met the most "popular" Johannesburg based pro. Apparently he used to charge 3 what times everyone else did. He was dressed in smart pair of pants and a collared short sleeved shirt.
Dwane.
If your theory holds then they should have been able to average more than 4 weddings a Saturday. They even used to hire freelancers when they ran out of resources. And of course they sometimes did Jewish weddings on Sundays - that is very difficult business to get if you are not Jewish, they are very particular about using their own.
I don't think a tux is required but simple neat dresscode is. At one of the weddings I did I met the most "popular" Johannesburg based pro. Apparently he used to charge 3 what times everyone else did. He was dressed in smart pair of pants and a collared short sleeved shirt.
Dwane.
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Robbedoes
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Hey brewskie in witch place you made this photo's
BTW nice photo and a funny discusion about the cloths of the prof photograver
greetings Robbedoes
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BTW nice photo and a funny discusion about the cloths of the prof photograver
greetings Robbedoes
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Brewskie
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Robbedoes,
The place of the photos: Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands. It is called "Het vredeskerkje" which means something like "the little church of peace"
Brew
The place of the photos: Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands. It is called "Het vredeskerkje" which means something like "the little church of peace"
Brew
Hey brewskie in witch place you made this photo's
BTW nice photo and a funny discusion about the cloths of the prof
photograver
greetings Robbedoes
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