Wedding Reckie

so just to be extra prepared for the wedding i have booked in july, i visited the venue so i knew what i was working with. As i was taking photos outside of the church i was approached by helpful man who turned out to be the minister(Ray),  he let me inside the church which was even better for me to get a feel for the place as i had never been there before.

Here i could plan to get some back shots of the bride walking into the church with the father. hopefully the weather will be on our side. Maybe some portraits of her by herself or with a few brides maids.
















Entrance to the church really nice area to get some detail shots of the location. Lighting in the venue was really good as the church was surrounded by large windows, it was just right.

such a large space to work with, giving me a lot of options to move around getting portraits and side shots of the couple.
I was told by the minister that the couple will stand just before the steps to get the married, and then will move up closer to the alter after.

Photographers get to use the balcony to get sum above shots of the bride and groom. i plan to make full use of this to produce some creative images.


will have to be careful of the lighting (ceiling lighting) make sure i get them out of the shot. wont be able to get straight on shots.

Studio hire..

so if i was approched by a client that wanted some studio shots, again needing to explore my options outside of the university. Coming across www.thewhiteroomstudio.com which has everything you need to know about prices and hiring it out.
I would need it in a easy accessable place to be good for clients to find. and with this one just being off Mutley its in a perfect location.

Prices: £7.50 per hour

but you can also hire out Models, Make-Up artists, Hair and Fashion stylists who can be booked for your individual requirements.


Prices:


1 hour £15 (minimum 2 hour booking)
4 hours £40 (half day)
8 hours £80 (full day) 

Equipment hire.

As ive decided not to stay on at university to do my BA top up year, i've been thinking more and more about how i would be able to source equipment away from the college. So far my own personal equipment consists of :

Nikon D60

Tripod 

Flash 

2x 8GB memory cards

But if i was going to be doing weddings on a regular basis i would maybe need to upgrade my own equipment (which right now i don't have the money for) or hire from a plymouth based rental store.

Ive been looking online and came across www.hirental.co.uk/ which gives you everything you would need to be prepared. Ive taken snapshots of what i would personally go for if i where to hire from them just to see how much it would cost me.

I chose the D90 because from experience of using it around the college it gives really nice results. alot of depth in the images which i think would really help with achieving the best quality images for the clients.

So out of the lens on offer i would either go with one of these to. I like to do a lot of little personal shots (fly on the wall) when doing weddings and i feel i would be able to capture those little moments much better.

Just incase the weather isn't up to its best to think on your feet and put up a mini studio in the location would really make the client feel like you know what your doing and that just because its gloomy outside they can still have some nice family shots together. 

So going by this website i would be looking at spending £136.19 for a 3 day equipment hire.  I wouldn't need a tripod as i already have one. and this would all be included on the price you would give to the clients 

Weddings assistance

I will be assisting Tony Cobley on a future wedding after the work based learning deadline. 22nd May 2012.

Clients : MR & MRS Lewis (to be)

I feel this is a great opportunity for me as i have done weddings before but to watch someone with a lot more experience in the field would be a great help for me.
not so much that i will then go and copy everything that Tony does, but just to see what other ways there are to make it more efficient for the photographer.
Tony had sent me through the forms he goes through with his clients, just so i had a good idea of how the day was going to be planned out and what was expected of me. Planning ahead is always a good option and have a back up plan if things don't go to plan is even better, thats what i got from the forms (everything has been thought of).
I think its going to be a challenge in itself to assist someone as i've never done it before, but its all experience.