The Nothing

Weddings, I found the other day shooting my first, are fun.

Weddings, I found yesterday the other day shooting my first, are stressful awful reminders of how crazy people can really be.

Some of the things I learned:
1 - if you’re going to rent gear, don’t thinks “its going to be there.” Make a freaking reservation. PPS was pretty much rented out. Only options were a 17mm L, 200mm L, and 800mm L. I went ahead with the 200 (pretty much useless) and a EFS 10-22mm (FUN!). The 28-105mm I have should have been OK, but it apparently has some, um, issues.
1.5 - i should never again consider 3 party glass
2 - all the time in the world is not enough. Two hours shooting time sounds good on paper. But no one is ever on time. There’s bound to be at least 1 person out of earshot.
2.5 - outdoor weddings can make shooting easier, but also make it harder to round people up
3 - an assistant is handy, even if they have no idea what they’re doing
4 - when shooting for friends, weddings really are a lot of fun.
5 - get the check before the wedding….