Thanks Again! (For the Wedding Advice)

[dphoto]

Hello all,

I just wanted to say thanks again to everyone who offered such helpful advice on shooting a wedding. My friend's wedding was on Sunday and I shot it with my 20D and my wife shot it with my Digital Rebel. My wife also worked as my assistant while I was shooting the formals. She was really good at directing people and getting them where they needed to be, so that helped a lot! Overall, the day went really well with realitively few glitches. Probably the biggest glitch was when my 20D froze up on me. It just stopped responding, so I turned it off, and then it would not turn back on again! I remained calm and kind of joked it off with the guys (I was at the groom's father's house at this point) as I proceeded to tear my camera apart. Luckily, I recalled posts on this board about problems with the 20D's battery grip. Sure enough, it was the battery grip. Grrrr. Anyhow, I needed the battery grip attached for my flash bracket to attach properly (I think I'm going to spend the $24 for the flash bracket attachment that will allow me to bypass the battery grip entirely), so once I got the camera working without the grip, I decided to chance it and I put the grip back on. Luckily, it worked, and in a total of about 5 minutes I was back in business! OK, so that 5 minutes felt like an hour, but I didn't have a heart attack and I got the shots I needed.

I've just started looking at the photos and most of them look pretty good. Of course there's a hundred things I want to improve for "next time", but for my first time shooting a wedding, I'm very pleased. I just wanted to say thanks again! :D

OK, now back to my images. I've got to weed some of these out... :D
-Deva

[kawter2]

lets see a few

[dphoto]

Hehe... I knew that was coming! :D OK, let me catch up here a little and then I'll post a few. I'm a little behind schedule so I want to get caught up. We took *way* too many shots (about 700 with each camera) so it's created quite the task for me now. But I will post some, and I'll even post them to the critique area so you can give your honest opinion. :D

-Deva

[Maureen Souza]

Congrats on getting the job done. Can't wait to see what you came up with.... My next wedding gigs are in April. I find them so much fun to shoot.... no two couples are a like. Like you, I am using my hubby as an assistant. As long he gets a slice of the "pie", he's willing to let me boss him around for the day:lol:


Maureen

[cmM]

glad to hear that. Weddings can be real nightmares sometimes. Good to hear yours went well. I've got one coming this Friday :)

[dphoto]

Maureen, yes, a good assistant is invaluable! :D Good luck with your April shoots! cmM, thanks. Yes, from everything I hear, they can be a real nightmare sometimes. I was so glad that this event didn't have any nightmare elements to it. Wow, you've got a wedding to shoot very soon here! Well, good luck!

Samples will be coming "soon"...
-Deva

[dphoto]

OK, after a week of agony, I've finished processing photos from the wedding. I think I'm going to go blind! :D

So, as promised, I've made some samples available. OK, so I chickened out and put them in the "Share Photos" section instead of "Critique Corner", but you can still make comments and provide suggestions. I already see so many things I would improve... :D

Here is a link to the thread with the images:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=61109

I hope you enjoy! :D
-Deva

[Maureen Souza]

These came out great!!!! I like the different angles and i like the view from above during the dance. Nice work.

[Andy_T]

Deva,

what Maureen said :lol:

Very nice photos. You did good.

Best regards,
Andy

[dphoto]

Hey, thanks a lot for the kind words! Yeah, I could have done so many things better, but overall, I have to admit that I was very pleased. It actually turned out to be a lot of fun, and I made it through without any major disasters. :D Thanks again, it's nice to hear that things look OK from some other photographers! :D

Take care, and good luck with your wedding next month Maureen!
-Deva

[Skitzy]

Very brave for doing it and they came out pretty good! Well done.