Jeko
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Sep 8, 2005, 12:21 PM
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What I've learned doing Photo/Video combined
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In the spirit of improving what we do, I've identified a few keypoints for the photo/video endeavor. What are yours??
In advance:
Select shot/pose locations and evaluate lighting (especially flashes for those newer to that end here).
Gear must be ready, batteries available, me alert and fresh. This is not to be taken for granted.
Alert clients upfront that you will stop photos/recording about 40 min before ceremony.... you need to position camera, get audio rolling, and reset yourself for a few minutes before the long day's run.
Ask. Ask clients what they want.... strong preferences for photo or video at certain points of the day? Serve their needs.
During rehearsal:
Look at the full day's schedule, and have a plan for you and your helper(s). Plan shot locations at the rehearsal (or sometime before wedding day starts). Then, plan who and when for each camera angle, and audio. Even gear moving-- who will pick up tripods, and get things started at the reception. Make sure the assistants know the plan and can execute it (write it down too).
Ceremony time:
Have communication for your team. It makes it all come together, especially for adjustments in the day's events.
Share space and angles with your team, just as you should with any other photographer.
Post Ceremony:
Quickly set/reverify lighting for photo sessions. Execute photo sessions.
At Reception:
Get audi rolling, then follow the flow of events.
OVERALL:
Time is everything... and you do not have excess.
MOST IMPORTANT: Remember to forget. If something doesn't go perfectly, learn from it then forget it happened. DON'T RUMINATE about it. You can't change the past, but it could distract you enough to miss another key moment or error some other way. I pride my self in being successful 99% of the time. The 1% does not define me at all.
Jeko
Sony VX2100's, iRivers, M-audio 24/96, Canon 5Ds/20Ds (and too much glass), Vegas6, PhotoShop CS3, Lightroom, etc.
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