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<blockquote data-quote="Snap Happy" data-source="post: 17486" data-attributes="member: 594">LOL&nbsp; Yep, I have heard some stories. Sure weddings are stressful. When I started doing them in the early 1980's it was less complicated as I was working with my Photography teacher/tutor.&nbsp; It was fun.&nbsp; When I started doing them by myself I thought.&nbsp; &quot;Why get stressed, just let it flow and go with it.&quot;&nbsp; To that extent, I always had 1 or 2 backup cameras.&nbsp; When I saw someone with a decent SLR I would have a chat with them for 1min...&nbsp; Then ask them if they would like to use my camera and &quot;unofficially&quot; help me out.&nbsp; (unpaid of course) Guess what.....&nbsp; They were happy to do it most of the time.&nbsp; Sometimes they would ask for a copy of the prints they would shoot.&nbsp; I gave it to them, but with the condition that if they wanted enlargements, they had to pay.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> The benefit is that you get to cover more, and if you have people working with you instead of being in your way, it made for a better day for everyone. Though today, with OH and S&nbsp; (occupational health and safety)&nbsp; and insurance etc.. etc.. etc..&nbsp; I can't do it anymore. But...&nbsp; I still carry some cheap cameras and like to pass them out to people that want to take snapshots.&nbsp; I see no harm in that.&nbsp; Hey, if they take better photos then me, then I am in the wrong profession.&nbsp; ROFLM!!!!&nbsp; &nbsp; J/KI am semi-retired now.&nbsp; I still do the occasional job, though since a fall in December I have not been back to work.&nbsp; I still hear...&nbsp; &quot;Where were you when my other relative was getting married, their wedding photographer was so overbearing, stressed and grumpy... We could have used you last time...&quot;&nbsp; Just go with the flow I say.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; No need to stress too much, it just shortens your life and makes a good day miserable.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snap Happy, post: 17486, member: 594"] LOL Yep, I have heard some stories. Sure weddings are stressful. When I started doing them in the early 1980's it was less complicated as I was working with my Photography teacher/tutor. It was fun. When I started doing them by myself I thought. "Why get stressed, just let it flow and go with it." To that extent, I always had 1 or 2 backup cameras. When I saw someone with a decent SLR I would have a chat with them for 1min... Then ask them if they would like to use my camera and "unofficially" help me out. (unpaid of course) Guess what..... They were happy to do it most of the time. Sometimes they would ask for a copy of the prints they would shoot. I gave it to them, but with the condition that if they wanted enlargements, they had to pay. :-) The benefit is that you get to cover more, and if you have people working with you instead of being in your way, it made for a better day for everyone. Though today, with OH and S (occupational health and safety) and insurance etc.. etc.. etc.. I can't do it anymore. But... I still carry some cheap cameras and like to pass them out to people that want to take snapshots. I see no harm in that. Hey, if they take better photos then me, then I am in the wrong profession. ROFLM!!!! J/K I am semi-retired now. I still do the occasional job, though since a fall in December I have not been back to work. I still hear... "Where were you when my other relative was getting married, their wedding photographer was so overbearing, stressed and grumpy... We could have used you last time..." Just go with the flow I say. :-) No need to stress too much, it just shortens your life and makes a good day miserable. :-) [/QUOTE]

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