I always wonder why people bring their cameras to a beach wedding? I’m not talking big fancy cameras but the small ones: It never bothered me until recently, I truly am exhausted by telling couples and family members to put down their camera while I took a photo of them. I asked one couples father that I would be more than happy to shoot the image but without his camera in the photo. I had to repeat myself over and over because everyones eyes were wondering at different places. Hello look here, smile, It is a one time chance to get a family portrait and everyone looking at the lens. I say this to you brides not because I do not want anyone else taking photos but to remind them that you hired a professional photographer to shoot your wedding.
Why do newlyweds pay me for professional photography if Aunt Sue and best friend John want that perfect shots with their Minolta digital camera?
Imagine I am shooting your wedding and I have your parents up next for family shot and mom decides to look at her sister and dad looks at his son who hold their camera and they are not thinking of that perfect shot.
Think about this, you are paying me for your Aruba Wedding album, perfect photos delivered to you. I guess what I am trying to say is that it takes a moment to ruin a perfect photo especially if you have wandering eyes and everyone is waving behind the photographer to get their attention.
Many coordinators tell the couple ahead of time that no camera's are allowed while other coordinatos explain to be corteous and not get in the photographers way. More than always it's the same story.
I ask myself well maybe they think they are better than me or just think they will capture the moment and shoot a forever shot. Truly I don’t understand anymore why others bring their camera. I have tons of photos I can share with all of you but I have a selected few that I would like to share. Mind you I take at least 2-3 shots of the same image for bigger groups to make sure I have the perfect photo. I also want to point out that I do not write this blog to anger you, but to realize that during your special day it is hard to get a great shot of the kissing during the “I Do” when you have 4, or 12 people on the opposite side of me trying to get that same pose. .
I suggest letting your guests know that their will be a professional photographer at the wedding and that your wishes are to have everyone in their seats during the ceremony so the photos look perfect and that they are not in the camera persons way.
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