Okay.. Trying something new.. I've been photographing weddings for a while now and have had a blast doing it. We have met a lot of interesting people along the way, made some friends, and generally have had a blast. Sure it's been a lot of work, but worth it.
If you get into shooting weddings you will find out that there is a lot more to it than just taking pictures. First off you have to have equipment and have it ready. I spend at least 2-3 hours the night before a wedding just checking my camera gear, making sure batteries are charged, etc..
The morning of the wedding, I take it easy, Watch TV with my 4 Year old son, etc...
Weddings normally last 5-6 hours... I'll write more on this later..
We go home, go to sleep.. the next day to next week, each picture is loaded onto a computer, copied to an external hard drive and stored elsewhere. BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP... This comes from my computer IT background.
Next using Adobe Lightroom all the RAW pictures (we shoot only camera RAW mode) are loaded in and cropped, and color balanced, with some editing, then converted to Jpg files and uploaded to a website for the couple and their guests to review and hopefully purchase some.
We pass out cards at the wedding with the web site address on them, and it's really a good source of leads as well as some additional income. The ordering for the guests is all done online and we never have to be part of the loop. We provide more personal service for the couple and anyone else that requests it.
The converting of the images takes longer than the wedding..
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