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Someone on here posted a thread about setting up/showing photographs at the reception, well on Saturday the wedding photographer (worked completely on his own) printed and assembled a small album for the couple to take away with them.
This is a first for me, I have seen photographers give the couple a print upon their departure but never an album with 30 prints.:thumbs:
 
While I totally get the notion of running slideshows, an album of images being made up sounds a bit rushed - not what you want from your wedding photographer, imo

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well these days the couple can have video highlights, photographic slide shows and prints ready before the first dance.
I saw this guy printing on a Sony printer from his lap top and they were very good quality.
I have never seen a guy work so hard at a wedding so credit to him if this is his style.:)
 
I would of thought that the waiting time build's appreciation and keep's the excitement going after the wedding.
 
I don't know about building anticipation - but this strikes me as something I'd have no time to do, neither would I want to. A rushed album is not going to show your work off at its best

Hugh
 
As a matter of interest what do you allow in time to build an album?

Purely as a guess I would say 16-20 hours:thinking:
 
This is what wedding photographers did in the old days of black and white. I remember going to weddings where black and white prints were available during the reception.
 
I agree with alpina on this one, not the sort of thing I would do. He done this while they were eating, this was a small album for them to take away with them.
found this on his web site
Full day coverage at the venue(s).
Disc containing a full set of images taken.
Complimentary ‘handbag’ album taken away from the wedding day, printed at the venue on a small format photo printer.
You keep copyright of all images.
food for thought for you wedding experts. :)
 
first one, no problems at all with
second one - no real problems cause he means all the keepers from the day - not including the fails, doesn't he?
third one good luck to him, not something I'd do for reasons above, but if he can make it work then fair play
giving away copyright - no thanks

Hugh
 
giving away copyright - no thanks

yea I thought that was a bit strange, he told me he shoots about 800 on average.
He had (bear in mind he was on his own) three cameras (Canon) a monopod, a tripod, and a large shoulder bag (postman size) and each camera had a flash attached. One camera had a 70-200 but I couldn't tell what was on the other two.
Like I said, he didn't stop and he was still there when I left at 9pm.
Maybe I'm a bit jealous because he was young and fit and running around all over the place.:'(
 
When we got married, other than actually being married after all the planning was that the excitement carried on a bit afterwards waiting to see the pictures and get our album back.

I would personally much prefer to wait and get a decent album that the photographer has taken his time over than a handbag album which really wouldn’t probably show the shots off to their best.

As a photographer I would also rather take my time over the images and make sure that they are all up to a standard I am happy with before the bride and groom see them. Yes maybe doing one print to present at the end of the day or a mini slideshow with a few pictures playing but not a proper album.
 
agreed Sharon, he must be happy with this otherwise he would not offer it. The few prints I saw coming off the printer were top notch for their size, you know yourself that a 4x3 looks o.k ish but a 20x16 is a different matter.

He was really good to work with and when we got to the reception he took the couple off around the grounds for his romantic stuff.
I did stop one odd chap who thought he was David Bailey, you know the type, camera around neck with their 20-120 lens swinging away. Really pees me off when someone wants to copy the photographers shots.

I would certainly work with him again only this is my last year and I retire at Christmas :):):)
 
It's a nice thing to do if the happy couple are going away on a honeymoon before you are able to provide the full album. They can then take this away with them on there honeymoon and reflect on a few choice images.

He must shoot with these choice images in mind in order to print these off so quickly. A novel idea, I like it.
 
icnoble said:
This is what wedding photographers did in the old days of black and white. I remember going to weddings where black and white prints were available during the reception.
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You're right, it's not new!
I was talking to an old time tog the other day and he remembers running back and forward to the darkroom with glass negatives to have the prints ready for showing in the evening.
And they think it's hard now :lol:
 
Aside from giving away copyright, he might be on to something here. It's also a chance to get other guests when they are at their most financially reckless! Wonder how many guests would purchase prints though..?
 
you could look at it as being one up on the competition, I know a few in my area who put the work on line so that the couple can view while on honeymoon. Myself I had better things to do but that was back in 68, we had mono prints in our album.

I should think that if you know what you are doing, most cams shoot RAW and jpeg, you could pull off a few in your laptop, a few minor adjustments, print, crop insert, job done.
As I said he was still at the reception when I left so I did not see the presentation, also if he was being paid to shoot the first dance it would of been a way to fill his time.
There is nothing worse that having a couple tie the knot at 11.00hrs and you have to wait around for their first dance at 21.00 hrs
This couple were an absolute joy to work with.......I have tried to upload a pic of them but it seems to prefer a red cross.:lol:
 
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