wedding

thebaz

no i'm not getting married !! -- never again -- anyway , a freind asked would i be interested in photographing his wedding later in autumn , and while i love photographing my own stuff . never done anything formal -- those of you familiar with my stuff , do you think i would be up for it -- i actually have real low confidence for stuff like this , and usually back out of any formal requests --cheers.
B.

m_stan

I was asked the same thing a few months ago. the most important thing is to guage expectations - see if they are looking for you to produce pro shots. if they are and you are genuinely not up to it (you know yourself whether you are or not) then say so and respectfully opt out. if they are not expecting amazing results and are happy with informal semi-pro shots then consider it.

this is what I did. I've never done anything formal before and doubt I ever will. But my friend is a good one, understood that I wasnt a pro, and all they wanted was 'non-stuffy, relaxed, informal shots of people enjoying themselves' and I was happy to oblige with this in mind. You can see some of the results on my flickr. I can honestly say I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and they were delighted with the results.

in my view its all about setting expectations. if you feel comfortable after that conversation then go for it. if not, dont.

Borderfox

Baz would you be interested in someone giving you a hand with it? strength in numbers and all that...Having someone there with you is a great help and a good confidence booster..

Paulw

I took photographs at 3 friend's weddings (images on my website). I was not the primary photographer, but they all loved the images I captured.

Only you can judge if you're up to doing a wedding. Personally, it's not for me.

I would certainly go with what Borderfox says, and have another photographer. I'm sure a few from here would gladly be a 2nd for the event (me included).

Gauge what they expect and want from it. You obviously want to do what is best for them, and that's all you can hope to do. If you don't feel up to it, just tell them so.

ThOnda

I'll echo that.
You can save them a lot of money for pictures of the bride in the morning, casual shots all day long, the feast, dancing, speaches, waiting..., but it would be wise to hire a "PRO" for the ceremony and some portraits.
It's much easier for you when you are not forced to have the best pictures of everything. Not to mention that you should have spare camera, lenses, flashes, memory cards, batteries...

Borderfox

Boards.ie wedding meet coming soon, all welcome!!

ThOnda

A.K.A. Prints for Pints or Pints for Prints?

Borderfox

either suits me