Shot a wedding, very badly, on Saturday. We got a late start and misjudged where the place was. And half of I-94 expressway is completely torn up. Looked like post-war Dresden without the corpses. It was painful. I also noted at one point that the message center on my dash told me we had "0" miles to empty. The fact that we were only 20 minutes late is a testament to my Formula-1 driving style once we got out in the open.
As a result of this early stumbling, the entire wedding ceremony had to wait for us. As you can imagine, they were not happy. Probably Uncle Albert, in from out of town and sporting a rented suit was hitting on the bridesmaids, or some similar thing. When we walked in, things got really quiet.
It was very hot and humid, like Thailand. And we did numerous shots outdoors so it was pretty uncomfortable. I took extra pictures to make up for the late start.
Things went a bit downhill later, as my camera somehow became switched into "Shutter Priority" mode magically after a brief visit into Dennis' hands (not blaming you, per say, Dennis) and the last half of my shots are ruined. Not sure, but I think insufficient coverage of the biggest day of a couple's lives is even worse than being late.
Ok, recovery time. The pictures I have from "Program Mode" are very good. Yes, yes. So, just perhaps they will forget that we took pictures by that big shady tree in the park. Or the poses on the swing sets. Or the shots over by the big gazebo. Yes, maybe they will not remember those, or think to ask why they are not included in the proofs.
Maybe.
5 comments:
It's a good thing you kept your day job...
Sounds like my first and last wedding job. It was at the Oak Park City Hall in 1977. I told the bride and groom I didn't have a flash (imagine that!) so only outdoor pics. You guessed it, rained the whole time. I got a few incandescent-lit decidedly unromantic indoor shots and a number of soggy outdoor shots. No reception, kind of an elopement. Well, that's what they get. My services were free.
I had a friend whose wedding photographer didn't have film in the camera. Given that our photographer reloaded film every 12 shots, I don't know how you could do an entire wedding and not realize you hadn't ever had to reload.
Dude, you got more than enough great shots to fill a high quality album or two. If you don't tell them you had a problem, they won't know you had a problem.
If they ask you about the park pictures you just tell them the truth; you excluded them for artistic reasons; the lighting and environment were bad.
BTW, thank you for not blaming me per se. I won't take offense per se.
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