Looks like long time there's no new tered here, so imma gonna start one

Did anyone also feel that it's become more and more troublesome to shoot wedding rite now?

Whenever shoot now always gonna compete with the 10-20 others volunteer photographers armed
with that smartphone, digital camera, DSLR, and the most hatred big ass tab.

Not that I don't understand them, they also want to capture their finest pic but sometimes it's so overwhelming that
you have to struggle to get into right position while screaming "excuse me" "excuse me" "excuse me" like a maniac
instead concentrate on the composition.

It’s also very hard to take group photo as the subject eyes is always divided to look different cameras and every photographer wave their hand like crazy to fight for attention.

Anyone got any good tips to share regarding this?

Here's something to read on

I know that feel bro. i work as a press always face this kind of problems. its even harder when u shoot for celebrity wedding or event that u need to compete and sometimes fighting with the official photographers to get your best shot.

Thanks that's some nice reading, next time Im gonna try to ask the groom to unplugged the guest

I am still an amateur and never had the chance to capture such big event involving celebrity, but I can imagine the
competitiveness.

Last time I remember when another photographer team involved, things turns difficult a lot more more.
Every moment is a rat race to capture the good spot

Do wedding photographers in Malaysia normally post their photos on an online album for their clients and family to browse through?

PS: reading what I posted again, seems very off topic. It occurred to me after reading the comments on the link posted by lwliam

This post has been edited by dkk: Dec 26 2013, 07:28 PM

Yea ppl will twit, instagram, pintrest, fb and flickr their shots irregardless if its professionally taken or handphone snapshot... The point is not the picture, the point is to tell ppl "hey i am here, i attended xxx and yyy wedding"

Well btw these are hard to avoid thats y u have a second photog that u can work with to help u "clear" the way for you to get the shot. A second photog doesnt have to be shooting all the time.. I've worked with a phorog he has a third photg to only carry lights around for high profile wedding jobs..

This is wrong. This is why some people don't like press photographers. Please respect the official photographer and the event organizer as they hired an official photographer for a reason, and let them do their job, do not fight / block the official photog from getting their shot.
Should communicate nicely with the official photog and take turns.

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Actually it depends on how good are you at handling these kind of situations.

I've shot several weddings. I have not encounter the need to tell the guests "excuse me" to get the shot, usually I'll be the first one to get in position, as I've communicated with the bride and groom, where to stand, discussed the schedule, what they will be doing next, etc.

The guests or relatives won't block me as they know and understand that bride and groom has paid me to do the job.

During group photos sessions, I will get everyone's attention by asking them to look at the relative's camera first, when it's my turn, then only I will ask them to look at mine. Or I will tell the relative to get into the shot, I will take 1 shot with his/her camera/phone/tab, then I will take my shot with my camera. Usually this way they will be more focused. I've shot an event, they've invited a photographer from the press, I talked to him and we agreed to take turns, me first, then his turn.

This post has been edited by Nogol: Jan 10 2014, 06:01 PM

i think this is what wedding photographer normally faced~ nothing much can they do about it~

Same thing happened in Taiwan, at Tamsui church. I'm abit slow though. Guess some of you saw this before.
Link
The content is in Chinese BTW. Pity the couple. The groom is documentation film director.

This post has been edited by OhNooy: Jan 19 2014, 11:03 PM