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I would shoot it at 100 and meter for shadows. Its great that way.
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If a wedding is that far away there is a travel fee plus 2 nights accommodations as part of my travel fee. No way of getting around it if I'm shooting a 10, 12 or 14 hr day I cant drive 4hrs each way on top of that. Clients don't mind at all. They understand.
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Totally depends on the situation. I don't shoot a ton of church weddings but when I do I give my client options. I always, always suggest shooting in the best light/location. My clients usually trust me and go with my suggestions. If they need photos in a dark church I could shoot color film w or w/out lights or go digital. Just depends on the circumstance. Doesn't happen often though.
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Well yes it can seem expensive at first glance for sure. And I spend a good chunk of money on it. But, I shoot an engagement or wedding and rarely have to edit much at all. So shooting film saves me a ton of time. How much is your time worth? Its a huge thing to me, it frees me up to be working on my business, shooting more, networking, talking to clients, etc.
Also it has honestly made me a much better photographer. I can shoot an engagement session with about 60 frames of film and keep almost all of them. I don't waste or get trigger happy and that has made me better at what I want to do.
And yes, you should charge accordingly. Like everything else, you have to make it a part of your business model and be sure figure it in. So yeah, its a big factor in my business, and I spent a large amount on film and lab fees last year, but it was worth it to me. -
I'm a Canon guy and I shoot with my 50L a lot. I just love the focal length and having it open to 1.2 means I can shoot with very little light w/ no problems. The 35L is great but I don't use it much once I got used to shooting 50.
The 135L is my second favorite lens. Its amazing for shooting the ceremony as well as anytime I don't want to get too close to people. Its unreal looking and cheap! -
No not everyone, but its a great mf setup and fast enough to use at a wedding. Actually some really awesome film photographers dont use it at all or use it very sparingly, like maybe for a couple portraits. If you like the mf setup and want cheap, the Mamiya 645 is a great system, lots of people use it. Also 35mm cameras are cheap and if you have digital equipment you can use all your lenses on them.
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Its really personal preference. I like Frontier scans personally, but a lot of my friends and photographers I admire get Noritsu scans. Have a roll or two scanned on both, just ask RPL to do a comparison and check em out. I think most people still do Noritsu
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Sure, but there's nothing especially different about them, you can see some in my wedding day slideshows
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Honestly I don't think you can get the same look with digital equipment. It can't be recreated no matter how hard you try. There are a million reasons why but I just have never seen it done.
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Yes I do. Look around at a million people using PP3 with great results. I use it for my blog too.
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Thank you. In Old Town proper there are only a few green spaces, down by the water, etc. If I were looking for an outdoorsy setting I'd venture out of Old Town. People come here for old historic buildings and charm, its not really super outdoorsy.
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Thank you. I use Delta 3200 all the time for various parts of the wedding day. It depends on how much light we have. Its one of my favorite films.
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I do, I have multiple external drives that everything goes on. I use Lacie rugged drives, they are super handy when I travel because I can bring 1-2 with me.
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I charge what I believe my work is worth. I've never had to justify my prices to anyone. Its not an ego thing, and its based on a ton of factors, but ultimately you have to find couples that see the value in what you do. Some will, some won't, that's just the way it goes. I don't take it personally.
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Ryan from Finch design created the designs for my website, logo and blog. I had the initial ideas but he really took them and made them better. He is as good an artist as there is IMO.
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Oh man, this one is hard. About half of my bookings come from blogs. I've been lucky to have my work featured regularly on most of the big ones so that has been great.
The other half is a mix. I get referrals from planners, past brides, other photographers, etc. People also find me through google a fair amount.
Sometimes they are local clients doing a destination thing, sometimes they live elsewhere and really love my work.
Its mostly a blessing but being on the road weekends during wedding season is not as glamorous as it sounds. Its hard sometimes, but I love it.
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I manual focus a lot, but definitely not everything. I manual focus everything on my Contax, the AF is useless. Totally.
So when people move I just move the focus ring accordingly, even if they are going up and down the aisle. Takes practice :) -
Well I shoot a lot of 400h but it mostly depends on the lighting situation I am in. I love it for shooting people in soft light because the color palette is really beautiful and I think the skin tones are money.
I have shot all the Portra that is available. I don't care for the Portra 400 but the 160 and 800 kills. Its really beautiful stuff.
There is hardly anything done to the stuff you see on my blog at all. I know there are stories about some film shooters photoshopping the crap out of their stuff, but to me that defeats the purpose of shooting film. Its beautiful as is. If things are a little darker than I'd like, I run an action over them in PS with a very, very light adjustment.
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There is no image on a 35 mm camera. Film = no lcd.
But if you mean is there a difference in the quality of the images, I've answered this before, pretty recently actually. You can get great images from both. I love medium format, but some of my favorite shots were made with a 35mm camera.
If you pixel peep, you'll probably say grain is more noticeable on 35mm and images are a bit sharper on medium format, but not in a bad way IMO.
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Thank you. Honestly, DC is a big city with everything from gritty streets to tree lined parks. So it totally depends on where you are. For me, my locations have a lot to do with my couples and their personalities and I like to scout before my shoots if possible.
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I'm a wedding photographer. But I'd like to think I'm more than that too.
