Friday, April 11, 2008

My first gig

RichAlliFlowersI had my camera about a month and my friend approaches me, "Hey Guy, would you be our wedding photographer?" What? Did I hear him correctly? I hadn't had my camera for more than 2 months and he was asking me to photograph his wedding?

The pressure was on from that day, because I agreed. What was I thinking? I set out over the next month learning everything I could and practicing constantly so that when the day came, I could hopefully produce some nice results for them.

The day came and I was sick to my stomach. I remember feeling as if I was going to puke. I was the only photographer there at their wedding. It was all on me whether they would have decent photos to cherish this special occasion for the rest of their lives!

Alli-DancingFeetI pressed forward even with this intense sickness. They day went by in a blur for me. Things happened so fast while I was trying to snap some photos of candid moments. The 3 hour reception felt like 30 minutes for me.

When we pulled up the photos I was amazed to see I had taken a few good photos. They seemed happy with the results. However, I wish they were getting married this month instead of 2 years ago. I know quite a bit more now, that's for sure.

2 comments:

kaje said...

You did get some great photos of them, and even brought some fresh ideas to the table with you. I love the one of her toes.

raising4boys said...

I just noticed you started a blog!! It sure is addicting.

I can only imagine the pressure you felt on that day. What a complement that your friend asked YOU.