Thank you, Johnny! Now that I have looked at the prices at Lensrental.com and the shipping costs, other than another camera and maybe buying another 8gb card or two, I may just have to go with what I have!Originally Posted by Johnny Rasmussen
Thank you, Johnny! Now that I have looked at the prices at Lensrental.com and the shipping costs, other than another camera and maybe buying another 8gb card or two, I may just have to go with what I have!
Denise, I am just seeing this. Go for it!!!! My advice is use the equipment you have (except get one more body and enough batteries/cards), focus on taking pictures instead of getting equipment, and if the bride gives you the ok, BE ASSERTIVE when necessary at the event. Ive seen too many photogs, for example, stay way in the back for the ceremony and miss all the great expressions of the bride and groom. You might be slightly more visible than you want, but it's those pictures - especially the candids -- that people treasure for years.
You could drive it in one go, what are we talking aboutIf I lived nearby I would be glad to help you out just for the fun of it
Denise, if you'd have to buy memory-cards specifically for this occasion only and you're short on cash I wouldn't mind lending you a few of mine for the time you need them. It's pretty much a waste if you are not going to make use of them afterwards(or at least not enough).
Oh Jan, thank you so much for the offer but I would not want you to have to do that! You are very kind to suggest it though!! I will take you up on flying here though if you don't have anything better to do that weekend ...heck, bring your girlfriend along! The four of us will have a blast getting the job done!!You could drive it in one go, what are we talking about
Denise, if you'd have to buy memory-cards specifically for this occasion only and you're short on cash I wouldn't mind lending you a few of mine for the time you need them. It's pretty much a waste if you are not going to make use of them afterwards(or at least not enough).
I agree with Joel except the 6 16Gb cardsLooks like you have nearly everything you need to me. You will need another body, the 5DII would be awesome if you can get some time with it beforehand so you are familiar, if not get another 7D.
You will need 2 more flashes and one more light stand so you can have 2 remote and one on each camera.
I think you can do the shoot with with your Sigma 17-50 2.8 OS and the Sigma 50-150 2.8 OS on two bodies and not have to worry about switching lenses.
I would suggest having a total of 6 16Gb cards if possible.
If I lived nearby I would be glad to help you out just for the fun of it
I know the 7D uses more memory per image than my 5D but 2 16Gb cards is more than enough for most weddings. I think twice I had to go for my second card on my camera so I used three cards total. This is shooting raw. I spend about 8 hrs shooting a wedding and on average take 1,000 pics between the two cameras with plenty of card space left on both. If I am giving my customer around 300 images from the 1,000 I am shooting there are plenty to choose from. The largest wedding I shot was an east Indian wedding and shot almost 1,800 pics. It was hardly any time to take a break and I was exhausted afterwords not to mention having to process 1,800 images.
I think two more 16Gb cards will be plenty.
Mark
Haha if I could, I wouldOh Jan, thank you so much for the offer but I would not want you to have to do that! You are very kind to suggest it though!! I will take you up on flying here though if you don't have anything better to do that weekend ...heck, bring your girlfriend along! The four of us will have a blast getting the job done!!If you change your mind about the cards, you know where to find me. To me it's no problem at all. I just checked the shipping-costs and I think I would only have to take one less beer in the weekend to compensate
I truly value your opinion and with the amount of weddings you have shot and the results that I have seen, you know exactly what I would need to pull this off.I agree with Joel except the 6 16Gb cards
I know the 7D uses more memory per image than my 5D but 2 16Gb cards is more than enough for most weddings. I think twice I had to go for my second card on my camera so I used three cards total. This is shooting raw. I spend about 8 hrs shooting a wedding and on average take 1,000 pics between the two cameras with plenty of card space left on both. If I am giving my customer around 300 images from the 1,000 I am shooting there are plenty to choose from. The largest wedding I shot was an east Indian wedding and shot almost 1,800 pics. It was hardly any time to take a break and I was exhausted afterwords not to mention having to process 1,800 images
I think two more 16Gb cards will be plenty.
In all seriousness, if I need to rent that much I am going to have to decline this offer today. I needed to make some money from this, any money. Being unemployed for almost a year now I'm hitting rock bottom and I just don't have the financial resources to put money into someone's wedding so I can gain experience.
I with all my heart appreciate the time everyone has put into responding to this post and it is really embarrassing to say it was all for nothing at least in this case. Maybe, down the line it can help someone else though that will actually be experiencing their first wedding gig. I really thought for awhile there somehow, someway I could make this work out for me with the help from you guys and the Man above but I would need to be able to do my part and I just can't. The offer came out of the blue at a time where I thought I had run out of options so I got caught up in the hope that things were going to get better.
In all honesty, if this would have happened, I would have felt that night like all of you were right there with me and it would have been great!! Guess we will have to wait for that night out together!
Denise,
Memory cards from the Netherlands meets an American 7D and goes to a wedding together. I am sure the results will be exotic! :-)
PS! I am sorry to hear that you might have say no to the job. Do you think it will be possible to pull it off with just one body?
PPS! Do not feel embarrased, Denise. It is what it is.
Last edited by Johnny Rasmussen; 08-09-2012 at 02:36 PM.
LOL! Thanks for the morning laugh ...I needed it!
Denise, really consider doing a trial-shoot with the couple. Don't decline yet. Ask them to google a few photos that they like and discuss it with them. Their demands might not be even half of the things everyone is preparing you for here. If you do the trial-shoot and it doesn't feel right(they will probably have the same feeling) you can always step out. But I'm sure you are capable of doing it. It's also not a strange question for a first time wedding photographer to ask for a trial-shoot. They would understand and they will probably like it if they have some pre-wedding shots.
In this trial you can also see where your limits are concerning camera-gear and experience. To be honest I don't know how big of a deal the strobism-shots are in the US, but here in the Netherlands I haven't seen a single wedding where the photographer has "build" and onsite studio with multiple flashes. One of camera flash(not even softbox or umbrella) was the most I have seen.
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