In a message dated 03.10.1999 18:22:37 Central Daylight Time,
chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< The worst part was the paparazzi. There were no fewer than six other
people with Elektro-Wunderbricken, 28-200 zooms and no qualms about
stepping in front. Plus a dozen Aunt Janices with point-and-shoots,
and of course Uncle Freddy with the Polaroid. (Apologies to the
Janices and Freddies out there who aren't senile). >>
I always demanded, back when I shooting some weddings, that the bride
forbid anyone from firing a flash or taking a picture before, during or after
the ceremony until I was through shooting. Of course, there were always
several that when ahead anyway and ruined some of my shots because they fired
their flash at the same time mine went off.
I finally solved it by setting up a really hot flash unit on a light stand
pointing back toward the guests in the pews with a standard flash triggered
slave unit attached. The units I had set up for my use had radio slaves
attached so the guests flash units wouldn't trigger them. I then issued my
standard request for them not to take pictures and then explained that
everytime they tried to take a picture, that big flash in front of them would
fire directly into their lense and they would get no picture. Someone would
always try it anyway; but, after that strobe went off the first time,
everyone got the message :)
Jim
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