How wonderful! It's true that, musical instruments aside ;-) , you always look for the human, emotional element, and
often catch that elusive quality beautifully.
I shot one wedding, maybe 1968? My sister-in-law and her fiance didn't have the money for a pro, didn't want one? OM-2n,
35-70/3.6 and T32. Her parents didn't approve of Tony, thought he was a flake. Hadn't approved of me, before. Now, 50
years later, through thick and thin, a couple of great kids and some heartrending mobility problems for her, Tony is
still the stand up guy.
Best shot? at the very dimly lit ceremony, I tried a couple of shots steadied on the back of a chair. One caught
someone's P&S flash just perfectly.
Lucky Light Moose
On 1/10/2020 6:05 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
A couple of days ago, I received two beautiful compliments about my photography. You've seen some of the pictures I
took at the Israeli wedding I attended back in October. Both the bride and the groom sent me very nice notes thanking
me. The groom said my photos were "so natural." The bride was "not very pleased" with the professional
photographer's work. She absolutely loved mine. She said that my pictures took her back to the happy moments of the
wedding, and she couldn't stop looking at them.
Now, it's possible that I know more about how to deal with difficult available light. But the official photographer
and his two(?) assistants weren't well equipped. They had big Nikon DSLRs (I think 850s) with big zooms, LCD panels
and bounce flashes complete with eye catchlight cards. Their gear supposedly outclassed my micro 4/3 camera in speed
and light-gathering power.
I think I know the real reason. When I photograph a wedding, then yes, I do try to get the key moments. But I mostly
look for people's emotions, for moments and compositions that show the connections and interactions between people.
The professionals probably approach the event like news photographers, with some occupational distance. I don't do
that. I feel the love, and I try to put that into my pictures.
This is the latest of several times where I friend or relative has told me they preferred my wedding pictures to the
hired professional's. So I guess I must be doing something right. While I'm always looking to improve my technique,
technique and equipment is not really what it's about.
--Peter
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