bellezzablog

Certainly one factor that can repeatedly shoot a photog in the foot is the good old time/place scenario. As a "single shooter", I have control over only one shooting spot at a time, and while much of wedding photography is relatively predictable, there are always those moments where I have no control over where you end up in my line of fire.

BUT YOU DO. I will stick to the classic first dance example here. They sashae across the floor in perfect romantic sync, but then comes the grand finale...the groom dips the bride......
and his back is to the photographer. The moment is gone, and all I got was a shot of the groom's coattails blocking the glory of the shot. So...plan ahead....work into your dance gameplan an awareness of me (the one with the giant lens and flash pointed at you:)....and direct all the grace and beauty of that fantastic moment in my direction PLEASE. As always throughout the wedding day I will be in constant communication, and I will ask this of the groom before he sets out on that momentous first dance, but explaining this scenario ahead of time may just get you thinking on that level throughout the whole wedding. I will be with you every moment of your wedding day...and while I am still working on the bi-location thing, you would get a whole lot more of those breathtaking shots you hired me for if we enter into the whole process as a collaborative effort together.

Just food for thought as you head towards your own walk down the aisle.
Happy Planning!
-K