b0caj wrote: Engagement photos are kind of a warm up to the wedding in my books. I get to know the couple, the couple gets to know me. I learn their 'flaws' when taking the photos and can do an even better job on the wedding day and hopefully they will be more comfortable then. Engagements are way more slack, typically in way more casual clothes, different location. They can be used for invites, save the dates etc. etc.
CD DVD wrote: Now anyone here ever done engagement photos and not photograph the wedding? I'm afraid during the engagement shoot the couple may ask me to shoot their wedding. And I know I am not ready to photograph a wedding yet. So how do I politely tell them no?
CD DVD wrote: Now anyone here ever done engagement photos and not photograph the wedding? I'm afraid during the engagement shoot the couple may ask me to shoot their wedding. And I know I am not ready to photograph a wedding yet. So how do I politely tell them no?
b0caj wrote:
CD DVD wrote: Now anyone here ever done engagement photos and not photograph the wedding? I'm afraid during the engagement shoot the couple may ask me to shoot their wedding. And I know I am not ready to photograph a wedding yet. So how do I politely tell them no?
Just tell them you have never photographed a wedding before, and as must as you would love to continue the relationship with them, you think it would be best if they hire another photographer. If they insist that you would be their photographer, compromise with them. Tell them you will be the back up photographer, to gain experience for yourself and you could burn a couple of photos to CD for them.
Henry Peach wrote:
CD DVD wrote: Now anyone here ever done engagement photos and not photograph the wedding? I'm afraid during the engagement shoot the couple may ask me to shoot their wedding. And I know I am not ready to photograph a wedding yet. So how do I politely tell them no?
Just say "I know I am not ready to photograph a wedding yet."
There is a big difference between a portrait session and covering a wedding. In a portrait session the entire time is dedicated to the creation of the photographs. You have the subjects' attention and full cooperation. On the wedding day there are a lot of other things going on that you have to coordinate with or work around. You won't always have full control over what's happening in front of the camera. Portions of the day might be very similar to a portrait session, but much of it will be event coverage.
Everything HP said here is true, but I had to accentuate that last sentence a little bit. That is one thing I hadn't counted on until the first time I actually shot a wedding. I was actually inspired to get in better shape after all the running, squatting, etc. that is required to capture the important events of the day.Henry Peach wrote: My typical couple's portrait session takes 1.5 to 2 hours. We go to several different locations, and take a variety of posed and not-so-posed photos. We are all concentrating on the creation of the portraits. There is usually nothing else going on. The time has been scheduled for photography only.
My typical wedding coverage is more like 8 hours. It may start with candids of the couple getting ready. At some point we do concentrate on creating some portraits, but in most cases the time I am given is limited by everything else that needs to be achieved that day. My subjects aren't just the couple; good photos need to be made of all their friends and family, and the events and details of the day also. 9 times out of 10 other things run late, and it's almost always the scheduled portrait time that gets cut short to make up for it. It's a completely different situation for me. A couple's portrait session is a walk in the park. Photographing a wedding is a full day workout.
Henry Peach wrote: My typical couple's portrait session takes 1.5 to 2 hours. We go to several different locations, and take a variety of posed and not-so-posed photos. We are all concentrating on the creation of the portraits. There is usually nothing else going on. The time has been scheduled for photography only.
My typical wedding coverage is more like 8 hours. It may start with candids of the couple getting ready. At some point we do concentrate on creating some portraits, but in most cases the time I am given is limited by everything else that needs to be achieved that day. My subjects aren't just the couple; good photos need to be made of all their friends and family, and the events and details of the day also. 9 times out of 10 other things run late, and it's almost always the scheduled portrait time that gets cut short to make up for it. It's a completely different situation for me. A couple's portrait session is a walk in the park. Photographing a wedding is a full day workout.
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