Wedding Tip: #2 Talk to your officiant
Yes I know this is a long time coming. I've been a bit busy. So anyway, wedding tip #2 is to talk with your officiant. In particular about your wants and desires about your wedding photography. Many churches or officiants will have their own rules about how the photographer must conduct themselves. Many of these rules have been established with out your wants in mind.
I will do my job however told, but if given the choice I would much prefer to have free reign. I very very seldom have used flash, only at the beginning and the end. So "no flash" is never a problem. It is when I am told to stay at one location in the rear of the church or to not have the camera seen as it is a distraction.
I have included some images from weddings where I have been allowed to roam and some where I haven't. In case you are thinking what are the drawbacks... if I am required to remain in one location at the rear of the church I will only be able to document from one angle and will be able to do little more than document the venue rather than the emotion you share. The first time I have ever been allowed behind the officiant was at Amber and Eric's wedding this year. O my gosh what a difference it made. Simply amazing how I was able to see their faces, the bridal parties faces, their parents faces, the guests watching on. The images really do make the ceremony coverage 100 times better.
I do my best to be as discrete as possible. At our wedding the photog was all over and even behind the minister and you know what, we were too wrapped up in the happenings to be distracted by it. After the fact I'm pleased to have those images. I think the big distraction usually comes to the officiant. And I think (sorry if I offend here) they should suck it up and do their job it's not their day.
Keep in mind if you want me to stay at the rear for personal or religious reasons I will do that no complaints. I just want you to be aware of what you could otherwise get. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like me to also communicate with your officiant.
If any of you want to chim in about your experience one way or the other that would be great. Give me some more bride insite please.
CA
1. St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls: allows me to roam all over, just be respectful and stay off the altar. It's large enough that I can do this and still get wonderful images.
2 & 3. The view from the rear of the church where I was told to stay. I wasn't even allowed in the aisles or sides. Sometimes I can get some cool images from back there and do every wedding. I can also zoom, but it's just not the same as being right there for those big moments.
4 & 5. Photographed from the very front of the church. I was allowed complete reign to go anywhere. I love that I was able to get Amber and Eric's expressions as well as the family. And I do have one awesome images of the entire church from back there and wow! Can you imagine what I would have missed standing in the back?
I will do my job however told, but if given the choice I would much prefer to have free reign. I very very seldom have used flash, only at the beginning and the end. So "no flash" is never a problem. It is when I am told to stay at one location in the rear of the church or to not have the camera seen as it is a distraction.
I have included some images from weddings where I have been allowed to roam and some where I haven't. In case you are thinking what are the drawbacks... if I am required to remain in one location at the rear of the church I will only be able to document from one angle and will be able to do little more than document the venue rather than the emotion you share. The first time I have ever been allowed behind the officiant was at Amber and Eric's wedding this year. O my gosh what a difference it made. Simply amazing how I was able to see their faces, the bridal parties faces, their parents faces, the guests watching on. The images really do make the ceremony coverage 100 times better.
I do my best to be as discrete as possible. At our wedding the photog was all over and even behind the minister and you know what, we were too wrapped up in the happenings to be distracted by it. After the fact I'm pleased to have those images. I think the big distraction usually comes to the officiant. And I think (sorry if I offend here) they should suck it up and do their job it's not their day.
Keep in mind if you want me to stay at the rear for personal or religious reasons I will do that no complaints. I just want you to be aware of what you could otherwise get. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like me to also communicate with your officiant.
If any of you want to chim in about your experience one way or the other that would be great. Give me some more bride insite please.
CA
1. St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls: allows me to roam all over, just be respectful and stay off the altar. It's large enough that I can do this and still get wonderful images.
2 & 3. The view from the rear of the church where I was told to stay. I wasn't even allowed in the aisles or sides. Sometimes I can get some cool images from back there and do every wedding. I can also zoom, but it's just not the same as being right there for those big moments.
4 & 5. Photographed from the very front of the church. I was allowed complete reign to go anywhere. I love that I was able to get Amber and Eric's expressions as well as the family. And I do have one awesome images of the entire church from back there and wow! Can you imagine what I would have missed standing in the back?
Labels: 2006 Archive, Wedding Tips
posted by Cory Ann at
8:09 AM
1 Comments:
This is a good tip. I didn't think about it before hand, but wish I had. The images from the back still turned out great, but I would have loved to have had some intimate ones that reflected the emotions.
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