Sisters Wedding

[Rodack]

Hi Guys

My sister has asked me to take some pictures at her wedding in October.
I have a 20D and a 17-85 IS USM Lens and a 100 to 300 IS USM Lens.

What is your choice to take wedding pic's.

As I am new to Digital camera coming from an Point and shoot all your help and experience would be great.

Please advise me on the lens's you would usually use for a wedding.

As I mentioned above the lens's are 17-85 and 100-300
420EX Flash
2 x 1GB Sandisk CF Cards.
4 x Spare Battery's
Battery Grip
Mono Pod

All help would be great

Thanks in Advance

[tim]

Are you going to be the only photographer, or are you just taking some extra photos for her? If it's the second you should read this thread (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=76719). If it's the former... that'd take longer to explain ;)

[Pamela107]

I agree with Tim
Be very careful , some photographers dont even want others with higher end cameras to even take photo's.

[tim]

There are many attitudes towards guests with good cameras. The better photographers accept that they can't and shouldn't try to stop it, and that they can't be everywhere at once, and that it's a good thing for the bride and groom to have more than one camera around. Pros are paid to do a job, they should do it and try not to impose their will on others unnecessarily, especially since many just want to make a few more $$$ from prints. I've done one wedding and plan to do more, i'll do what I need to to get the shots I need, and i'll ask others not to take shots of things i've carefully set up, other than that it's free for all.

[Bruce Hamilton]

..they can't be everywhere at once, and that it's a good thing for the bride and groom to have more than one camera around.

But the guests need to be considerate of the fact that the pro is being paid, and allow him or her to shoot first... Too many flashes going off at the same time can ruin that once in a lifetime shot the B/G are expecting the pro to capture.

[blue_max]

I have read a lot about how a pro should have the right to get the shots he/she needs, but it's the bit about not letting anyone else shoot that I feel is wrong.

If the pro sets up shots and has first crack – then surely they will have the best shots and most saleable. If it were my wedding, I would want the very best shots I could get. Having paid a photographer to shoot the wedding, I would not expect to cheapen out and buy a mates prints with a point and shoot.

Any professional will do their job well. If a keen ameteur supplements that with a selection of candids, then so long as it doesn't come between the pro and his job, I don't see what the problem is.

Speaking to the pro first would be a courtesy of course.

It just shows how things have moved on, that the pro should even be concerned about ameteurs!

Graham