Comments on: The Sexy Rockstar Digital Photos that I Do Not Have http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/the-sexy-rockstar-digital-photos-that-i-do-not-have/ A blog dedicated to small and intimate weddings. Step inside for wedding venues, DIY wedding ideas and real weddings with 75 or fewer guests. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Real Weddings: Adina & Whitman's Intimate Backyard Wedding | Intimate Weddings - Small Wedding Blog http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/the-sexy-rockstar-digital-photos-that-i-do-not-have/comment-page-1/#comment-6371 Real Weddings: Adina & Whitman's Intimate Backyard Wedding | Intimate Weddings - Small Wedding Blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:08:44 +0000 http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/?p=4162#comment-6371 [...] would highly recommend having a professional photographer (even if you’re going to the court house).  A photographer can work wonders in making the day [...] [...] would highly recommend having a professional photographer (even if you’re going to the court house).  A photographer can work wonders in making the day [...]

]]> By: Christina http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/the-sexy-rockstar-digital-photos-that-i-do-not-have/comment-page-1/#comment-3961 Christina Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:06:17 +0000 http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/?p=4162#comment-3961 Bob, thanks for offering up your perspective on this. It seems there is a disturbing increase in the number of 'shoot and burn' photographers. Hopefully couples out there will take your advice and make sure they view a portfolio. The bigger the portfolio, the better. In my opinion, wedding photos should be one of the last things that couples scrimp on. Photos are a lasting keepsake of your wedding. A tangible reminder of what (hopefully) was one of the best days of your life. As for the D70s, I agree that it is a good camera. But I see some of the shots out there taken by the D700, and well, you just can't beat the clarity. I'm saving my pennies:) Bob, thanks for offering up your perspective on this. It seems there is a disturbing increase in the number of ‘shoot and burn’ photographers. Hopefully couples out there will take your advice and make sure they view a portfolio. The bigger the portfolio, the better. In my opinion, wedding photos should be one of the last things that couples scrimp on. Photos are a lasting keepsake of your wedding. A tangible reminder of what (hopefully) was one of the best days of your life.
As for the D70s, I agree that it is a good camera. But I see some of the shots out there taken by the D700, and well, you just can’t beat the clarity. I’m saving my pennies:)

]]> By: Bob Tribit http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/the-sexy-rockstar-digital-photos-that-i-do-not-have/comment-page-1/#comment-3957 Bob Tribit Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:47:37 +0000 http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog/?p=4162#comment-3957 An interesting post! As a wedding photographer that shoots digital there are definitely advantages to that medium. As you stated there is the ability to machine gun a wedding and take picture after picture as fast as the shutter and electronics will go. Unfortunately, if you take that approach you have a lot of the same pictures, and if you have a lot of a bad picture, you have a lot of pruning in the editing process. You pay for this approach somewhere. It's still best for the photographer, to nail exposure, composition, and then take a safety, which a film photographer may not have the option to do because they do indeed husband their available shots more. However, one of the big advantages is to completely turn upside and undermine the old way of doing photography. The hoarding of images, the exorbitant price gouging that occurs, the emotional and hard sales manipulation and tactics that has been a stain on the entire industry. With digital? The photographer is freed from that, they can build in the price to make a living and in return give the client all the pictures that they took and the client can make as many or as few as they want. A lot of guesswork is eliminated and the freedom to experiment is indeed there, because there is no longer a need to just nail and perfect the "nice photo" of hands folded, head tilted slightly, with a good background, because those are the money shots. We still take and give those, but we can offer so much more now. Artistically and professionally there is still much respect for film. However, practically we can follow a bride into a dark chapel and outside into a bright sunny day with the same camera body, and not rely on two bodies, two lens, each with different speeds of film. As for your D70s, that is a fine camera, and I would dare say nearing a cult classic. We still have D70s because they are just that good. Of course, we have D700s too, but the D70 series has everything you need in a camera...compact flash slot(your cards will still work if you upgrade to pro bodies), dual dials (for shutter and aperture), 1/500 flash sync speed (better than most pro bodies), and can use the full Nikon range of lenses unlike the D40, D50, & D60. We actually recommend the D70 in the courses we teach, you can find them used for $300 on craigslist...pair that with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D AF for $100 and you have a walk around camera that can take fantastic pictures. As for the new photographers? The craigslist $500/wedding churn and burn starting out photographer? A couple would be wise to verify at least the following: a portfolio of a complete wedding bests and a portfolio of the artist's bests and personality fit. Also congrats on your wedding pictures. Film is definitely considered classic/retro/cool and if you go by some purists it is the only real photography. An interesting post! As a wedding photographer that shoots digital there are definitely advantages to that medium. As you stated there is the ability to machine gun a wedding and take picture after picture as fast as the shutter and electronics will go.

Unfortunately, if you take that approach you have a lot of the same pictures, and if you have a lot of a bad picture, you have a lot of pruning in the editing process. You pay for this approach somewhere. It’s still best for the photographer, to nail exposure, composition, and then take a safety, which a film photographer may not have the option to do because they do indeed husband their available shots more.

However, one of the big advantages is to completely turn upside and undermine the old way of doing photography. The hoarding of images, the exorbitant price gouging that occurs, the emotional and hard sales manipulation and tactics that has been a stain on the entire industry. With digital? The photographer is freed from that, they can build in the price to make a living and in return give the client all the pictures that they took and the client can make as many or as few as they want. A lot of guesswork is eliminated and the freedom to experiment is indeed there, because there is no longer a need to just nail and perfect the “nice photo” of hands folded, head tilted slightly, with a good background, because those are the money shots. We still take and give those, but we can offer so much more now.

Artistically and professionally there is still much respect for film. However, practically we can follow a bride into a dark chapel and outside into a bright sunny day with the same camera body, and not rely on two bodies, two lens, each with different speeds of film.

As for your D70s, that is a fine camera, and I would dare say nearing a cult classic. We still have D70s because they are just that good. Of course, we have D700s too, but the D70 series has everything you need in a camera…compact flash slot(your cards will still work if you upgrade to pro bodies), dual dials (for shutter and aperture), 1/500 flash sync speed (better than most pro bodies), and can use the full Nikon range of lenses unlike the D40, D50, & D60. We actually recommend the D70 in the courses we teach, you can find them used for $300 on craigslist…pair that with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D AF for $100 and you have a walk around camera that can take fantastic pictures.

As for the new photographers? The craigslist $500/wedding churn and burn starting out photographer? A couple would be wise to verify at least the following: a portfolio of a complete wedding bests and a portfolio of the artist’s bests and personality fit.

Also congrats on your wedding pictures. Film is definitely considered classic/retro/cool and if you go by some purists it is the only real photography.

]]>