SeattleShooter
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...shooting stills! Oh ya, a long distance family member found out I work in the television biz and asked me to shoot their wedding for FREE! My head sunk when I heard. But when she asked for me to shoot stills I was in a kind of shock. I do still photography for a hobby and don't sell any of my prints. I don't even do portraits or weddings with my still gear! I love nature and landscape photography!
I have done countless weddings, including my fathers second wedding when I was 11, all with a video camera. They are not fun in my eyes. The only wedding I can remember that I have been to where I did not shoot it was my very own.
But I stepped up to the plate and gave wedding still photography a shot. And I will say this, its not as easy as it seems! I know my still cameras well but nothing compares to getting off a shot as fast as possible with the trusty video camera. Not to mention making it looking good.
What did I learn from this? I need faster lenses! I don't like flash photography from the flash on the camera and I don't have the gear for portrait lighting. So shooting in that dark church was not easy. I have a new respect for still shooters. I know that they are good at what they do because they do it day in and day out like us. But it was humbling when I got home, looked at some of my shots and said "SOB" why does that shot look like crap! Everyone has a learning curve.
I shot with a Canon 30D and a Rebel XTi. I will post some of my better shots sometime.
I have done countless weddings, including my fathers second wedding when I was 11, all with a video camera. They are not fun in my eyes. The only wedding I can remember that I have been to where I did not shoot it was my very own.
But I stepped up to the plate and gave wedding still photography a shot. And I will say this, its not as easy as it seems! I know my still cameras well but nothing compares to getting off a shot as fast as possible with the trusty video camera. Not to mention making it looking good.
What did I learn from this? I need faster lenses! I don't like flash photography from the flash on the camera and I don't have the gear for portrait lighting. So shooting in that dark church was not easy. I have a new respect for still shooters. I know that they are good at what they do because they do it day in and day out like us. But it was humbling when I got home, looked at some of my shots and said "SOB" why does that shot look like crap! Everyone has a learning curve.
I shot with a Canon 30D and a Rebel XTi. I will post some of my better shots sometime.