Welcome to the sessions. This is a space where I will periodically journal and post updates on stuff that happens.
Saturday, July 16, 2005
~Breathe Deep. Here comes #3...~
Wedding shoot #3. Deep breath...here we go.
Wedding #2 was last week, and it didn't go too badly. Even still, combined with other drama I won't talk about, I was so tired afterwards, and it took over a day for the stress to all bleed away. The couple are going to be on their honeymoon for the next three weeks, so I've got plenty of time to prep their photos for them, and for the last week I haven't even wanted to look at them, so I've yet to give them a full review, much less sort and edit them.
Things for tomorrow look to be a little less complicated, and with venues like McGill and Old Montreal, good shots won't be a problem. The church itself will be a little dark, and a little cramped, and we won't have much time to shoot on location, but it should be good. I'm just happy that I get to take another trip (free!) to Montreal again, and I'm sure to bring back lots of sesame seed bagels and Big Apple apple pies (but no smoked meat; I've had enough for year already).
When it comes to shooting weddings, I'm trying to learn to relax and let it come to me. For such a lazy person, I'm actually very driven with a streak of perfectionism. I have a very all-or-nothing work ethic (too much nothing most of the time =P), so when it comes to professionalism and delivering, I tend to go all out and exhaust myself to produce something I'd be proud of. But part of the catch is that I'm never happy with my work either, so I just keep pushing myself. I'm glad tomrorow's schedule is more relaxing, especially in the morning, giving me plenty of time to prepare, focus, and wind down a bit before the action starts. I've got to learn to just go with the flow and enjoy the ride.
i admire your patience... another friend of mine, james, he's an avid photographer as well with a nice camera like yours. we spoke briefly lastnight at our friend's engagement party and he confessed that he really can't take the pressure of doing weddings, cuz it's someone's wedding!! the pressure to produce and produce perfectly is too much for him...... i wanna see some of these photos mike!! ray and I always tell ppl how good u are ... hehehe
