Friday, January 9, 2009
PHOTO 101: Wedding Photography Mistake #4
The Time-line Crasher
You have planned your wedding down to the second. It is a master piece fit for the LA Philharmonic. Every vendor has been given a time-line of where to be and when. Your big day is here and your photographer has no clue of the time-line or just plain forgot it. He has now made things impossible to go smoothly because he took too long taking the portrait session and too long setting up the lights that kept shorting out during the family photos.
As a wedding photographer I take the entire day off before the event. I decompress and memorize the time-line for the next day. Since I am the one service provider that is with the bride for practically her entire day, I also provide the service of answering "what time is it?" I have yet to see a bride or any of her bride's maids wear a watch. Oddly, you will never see me with a watch on unless I am shooting a wedding. It is the only time during my week when I need to know the time. Brides are always grateful that someone took the time to know (without having to look) the time-line. It takes a huge burden off her and allows her to go with the flow of the day.
Side note: there are brides who will NOT follow any time-line on the day of, even if she swears she is an on-time person and has nit-picked the time-line down to the second. When this happens it is really important that you go with the flow and literally work around her. Remember: it is her day.
Note to Brides: if you are looking for a photographer and are concerned that they might miss shots or mess up your schedule I always recommend getting their most recent clients contact info and actually calling them.
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY MISTAKE #6 The Chimper
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY MISTAKE #7 The Do-Over Guy
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY MISTAKE #8 The Wrong Place Guy
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY MISTAKE #9 The Partier
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY MISTAKE #10 The Narcissist
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