Don’t be this person

[Mark Suszko]

Ironic story: the guy we hired to do the stills for my own wedding, couldn’t make the date we set, he said; “I’m sending you my best guy”. The “Best Guy”‘s primary camera broke before the ceremony started, and he was very short of film for his backup – he wound up begging rolls of 35 mm film from my wedding guests, many of whom were photo pros themselves. We wound up getting most of the best stills coverage of our wedding from the wedding guests. The contractor gave us a refund plus all the non-ruined negatives from his “best guy’s” bad camera.

The three most hated words to hear on a wedding?

“it’s your day”.

[John Davidson]

The wedding photogs ended up being great about it – BUT – they never turned off the shutter sound from their canons. I guess it’s always something….

If anybody wants to see, it’s a blend of 7D and FS700.

https://magicfeatherinc.com/2012/09/wedding/

John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.

[Alan Bloom]

I never have this problem.Why you ask . Well before the ceremony i walk down the isle and inform every person an isle seat that has a camera or cellphone camera. not to lean out into the isle. That they will be blocking the professional that was hired by the bride and groom to capture their special day. And surprisingly they do listen. As one of my photographer friends once said “that picture is for you. my pictures are for the Bride and Groom”

[Gerald Prost]

While recording a school performance, I had a parent block a camera by holding up an iPad to record the event. Yes, there are lots of inconsiderate people in the audiences of events and some people have made some good suggestions on how to deal with them.

I have a related issue, what about photographers and videographers who intrude on events? I see this very commonly and I get a little embarrassed for my profession. I do know; however, there are some brides who actually demand this kind of thing, they think the “movie” is more important than the event. When I shoot weddings, I don’t make movies, I capture what I see with technical prowess (I like to think) with the best that the circumstance allow me without intruding on the event. There are lots of other people who push the boundaries and create some really exciting original work. I tend to be conservative, I don’t want to draw attention to the technique.