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Originally Posted by brian.austin
Actually, it doesn't. I tried it after reading this thread last year. As noted by others, the bride gets a bit irritable at this after a few times, especially after receiving direction from 10 different people. They don't have my lights or my set up so they never turn out quite as nice.
As for lost sales, I usually don't count on follow ups. I'm not good at it and not set up for it very well. I get a package price up front, meet those requirements spelled out in the contract, and rarely see follow up print orders. Because of this, on my larger packages, I usually include a CD full of high-res images. I may change this in the future but, for now, it works well enough and I'm getting paid fairly for a single man, no storefront operation.
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A better approach may be a quick announcement that everyone will get to take pictures of the setup you worked hard on after you snapped your pics. I've seen this at a wedding I did as well. The still photog announced it to the crowd, "Please refrain from taking pictures, until I am finished taking mine. Thank you."
Worked like a charm for him, LOL I think I have even have it on tape. LOL
While most videoagraphers are dismantling and packing their equipment shortly after the ceremony, I (something I learned from a wise videographer) stay with the camera rolling, one to capture the wonderful setup, but the whole thing can make for great filler or B-roll stuff!