Thursday, August 26, 2010

The rules.

Valeen Thivierge

The rules.  Most every church has them, some more than others.  I won't begin to go into the rules that my daughter encountered when she was planning her wedding because quite honestly, no one would ever believe them.  I do still have the signed 'rule list', but it wouldn't be very nice to post it, just trust me it was beyond anything I'd ever seen or read.  So even having said all that, I do still respect the church rules.  It was the way I was brought up and in my opinion, it's part of being a professional photographer.

Unfortunately, because some in the past haven't had the respect they should for the ceremony and for where they are, it has made it harder and harder for the rest of us to get all the shots you want during the ceremony.  I have talked to priests, ministers, and justices of the peace and other officiants who all would like to accommodate the couple's wishes, but they know what can happen, because it has... and regretfully have had to make these rules.

To me, there is no reason for a photographer to stand over the shoulder of the JP for most of the ceremony to get 'the shot'... or to fire off hundreds of flashes, blinding the minister while he tries to read and annoying everyone in the place too!!   Especially when you can get shots like this without a flash and they don't even know you're there!

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So on to the biggest rule that nearly every church has. No Flash.  Most wedding photographers will tell you that while the lighting in a church is beautiful to look at, it's very difficult to shoot and made even harder with the rules of 'no flash'.  We will do what we can with the light we have available and the professional grade cameras that are excellent in low light, but the photographer has to know what to do with it, another reason to hire a pro for your wedding.

Here are a few examples of shots done with 'no flash'...different lighting, different effects.  And oh, by the way, I love my Nikon for being a superb low light camera. :)

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Oh, the Blog!

Valeen Thivierge

Yes, I know.... my blog took the summer off. Apparently it went on summer vacation.  But just to let you know, we didn't!  Beautiful weddings, fabulous families, precious babies, adorable pets, non-stuffy portraits, and even our first boudoir session too!  I have so much to show you and will start posting much more regularly with lots of photos, random thoughts, rants and raves and everything in between. 

First up... Facebook.  I love it. All the posts should show up there too, either under my name (see above) or Sweetest Days Photography.  There's something about the feed, etc... and right now I don't know that I have it worked out just right, hopefully I do so please friend us on FB and you should see the latest blog posts and pics as soon as they are posted. :)

Twitter.... mmmmm... nope, not there yet. Do you really want to know what I'm doing and where I'm going all the time?  Probably not, I don't want to bore you to tears. LOL   Of course that may all be subject to change in the future...

Now... on to the next post! :)