No amateur photographers allowed?!?

Re: No amateur photographers allowed?!?

• josephnorris

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  If he actually tried to enforce that silly rule then, yes, his images would be compromised. At our wedding the photographer had no problem with my friends & extended family shooting with him... it was a lot of fun actually. As for us... we invite others to shoot along side us while doing the group shots. Anyways, Besides his being distracted it should have no bearing on the images...

  
  

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  Joseph

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• sprat85 member

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  When I asked my photographer about this he said that it was fine for people take photos during the ceremony etc. as long as they did not interfere with him getting the photos he needed.  Basically as long as no one runs up in front of the photographer to get their photo and block his you should be fine.  Also mine was very specific that when we were taking formal photos etc he was the one to direct who was to stand where etc.  They just don't want aunt so and so trying to direct the look of the photos and make it more difficult for them. 

  

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• ~mRm~

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  I would ask your vendor for clarification, but I would assume it's in reference to another photography vendor being hired for your event. Some brides do chose to do this and an amateur photog is usually a less expensive route to supplement your pro photog.

  
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• Tikki 77 member

  

  January 2011 edited December 2011

  From a wedding photographer's point of view, here are my thoughts.
  
    I don't have any rules against other camera being around, but I would prefer the people using them would be much more considerate when using them. Some issues that arise:
  
  1) when shooting family formals, and there are other cameras blazing away, over my shoulder, or off to the side usually, then my subjects become distracted and look at all the other cameras. This of course ruins my shot.   I usually have to make an effort to draw a line in the sand, and ask the "guest photographers" to wait to shoot their photo after I'm done with mine.  This of course, leads to making the family formal shooting time, about 40% longer than it should.  It's already a task that we try to get done very very quickly. There' s enough chaos going on with a lot of excited family members around, and we are trying to gather together the next grouping.   So when I shoot one grouping, then I have to allow uncle Bob to shoot his shot of the same group, it just delays things longer.
  
  If I don't make a big effort to keep ALL eyes at MY camera when I'm shooting, then we have wandering eyes in my official formal photos, which does not work.  I'm getting paid to make actual professional, group portraits, which is hard enough as it is.  But with other guest photographers distracting the subjects eyes, and also making the shoot time much longer, it is just something that really is hard to deal with sometimes. Usually, it's not bad at all though.
  
   2) If a few of the guests are amateur musicians, and play instruments in their spare time, what if they jumped up on stage and started playing their bongos along with the hired band? Then another guy jumps up and starts playing his gazoo with the band.  It's kind of the same thing.
  
   3) Guest photographers often get right in our way. They get so excited to get the cake cutting shot, or some other shot, they literally jump in front of us, or right into the photo we are taking!  Also, their flash can screw up our photos if they shoot exactly when we do. 
  
  I really don't mind other guest photographers shooting at a wedding. They just should really think about the fact that a pro was hired to do the job, and they need to be very mindful of this.  Wedding photography is very challenging as it is, even without those distractions.
  
    Another reason I don't mind extra shooters is because I could potentially be swept away in a huge tornado on the way home, or abducted by aliens from the sun, and the couple would never have any wedding photos if it weren't for their guest shooters.  : )
  

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