Subject: OT: (Unintentional) First (&Last) Wedding; Really need some pointers…
I could really use some help here.
The situation: There is a bad situation in that a (young) couple I know “had” to get married. That’s that.
They have no money. They could not even hire a wedding photographer. When I heard of this, I essentially “farmed out” taking pictures with the intention of putting them in an album and giving it to the couple. I have a very good Panasonic FZ-20 digital camera that takes excellent pictures.
What actually happened: I had to work and could not be there. The designated picture taker took it upon themselves to delegate the taking of pictures to a Junior Higher. This person was really trying to do a good job, but about 1/3 of the pictures are blurred; many of these, good poses. About 1/6 are silly pictures. The rest are workable. I have about 217 pictures total.
The person who was supposed to take pictures decided to take video. I did not want this. I know they are not very good at taking video. I only wanted pictures. I have not yet seen the footage, but I am expecting the worst. I believe it is about 20 minutes of footage; about 5 minutes before the ceremony, 10 minutes of the ceremony, and about 5 minutes after the ceremony.
That is with what I have to work.
I have never done a wedding. I have done many event-themed DVDs for our church and they have all turned out very, very good. They were well received and I have been slated to do more. I have no problem with these, but to me, a wedding is on a whole different level; a level to which I do not think I am ready. I have seen some of the examples of you guys here in this forum and I do not have the hardware, nor the experience to get even close. I have a number of times made “something out of nothing.” I have to really do it now.
I would like to know:
1.) How long is the “average” wedding DVD? Again, I have limited resources (footage) with which to work. What is a reasonable duration.
2.) I have in mind to take my limited video and intersperse it with the good pictures I have. Does this seem like a good approach?
3.) I have all the software one could desire. I am pretty proficient in Photoshop (CS2) and plan to use that extensively. Would any photo-only montages be recommended? I like doing much masking and using these in various effects.
4.) Do you have any other pointers that would prove helpful to me?
I would greatly appreciate any, and I mean any, input on this.
Thank you very much for your help!
I could really use some help here.
The situation: There is a bad situation in that a (young) couple I know “had” to get married. That’s that.
They have no money. They could not even hire a wedding photographer. When I heard of this, I essentially “farmed out” taking pictures with the intention of putting them in an album and giving it to the couple. I have a very good Panasonic FZ-20 digital camera that takes excellent pictures.
What actually happened: I had to work and could not be there. The designated picture taker took it upon themselves to delegate the taking of pictures to a Junior Higher. This person was really trying to do a good job, but about 1/3 of the pictures are blurred; many of these, good poses. About 1/6 are silly pictures. The rest are workable. I have about 217 pictures total.
The person who was supposed to take pictures decided to take video. I did not want this. I know they are not very good at taking video. I only wanted pictures. I have not yet seen the footage, but I am expecting the worst. I believe it is about 20 minutes of footage; about 5 minutes before the ceremony, 10 minutes of the ceremony, and about 5 minutes after the ceremony.
That is with what I have to work.
I have never done a wedding. I have done many event-themed DVDs for our church and they have all turned out very, very good. They were well received and I have been slated to do more. I have no problem with these, but to me, a wedding is on a whole different level; a level to which I do not think I am ready. I have seen some of the examples of you guys here in this forum and I do not have the hardware, nor the experience to get even close. I have a number of times made “something out of nothing.” I have to really do it now.
I would like to know:
1.) How long is the “average” wedding DVD? Again, I have limited resources (footage) with which to work. What is a reasonable duration.
2.) I have in mind to take my limited video and intersperse it with the good pictures I have. Does this seem like a good approach?
3.) I have all the software one could desire. I am pretty proficient in Photoshop (CS2) and plan to use that extensively. Would any photo-only montages be recommended? I like doing much masking and using these in various effects.
4.) Do you have any other pointers that would prove helpful to me?
I would greatly appreciate any, and I mean any, input on this.
Thank you very much for your help!