what's up with event photographers?

[egproductions]

I am looking for someone to shoot my wedding and I am getting such attitued from photographers when I asked them if they shoot full frame. Of course they end up not and am not saying that it has anything to do with how god of a photographer they are but the usual response I get is why do you need full frame? I respond that I like teh shallow depth of field you can achieve and then they start going off on me that depth of field is controlled by teh aperture and nothing else. I can't stand it when people bring this argument up with me. It has to do with 2 things! aperture and focal length and since a 50mm on a 1.5x is really 75. you loose your angle of view to get the extra DOF and yes you could also open up your aperture but then what if you are shooting in low light or if you want ot use a sharp area of the lens! Thanks for listening to me vent.

[capt chuck]

I think your point is well taken as far as being technically correct. But have you heard the expression that "Doctors make the worst patients"? I would reccomend finding a photographer that has a portfolio that you like and worry less about how he is doing his job and enjoy your wedding.

just my $.02

[alwayslearning]

I have to agree Chuck. The only thing one can do with a photo is look at it. Can't feel how it looks, can't hear it, can't smell it ....... for our eyes only. So, if one likes what they see, it is a good photo.

Larry

[egproductions]

I agree capt I defently am a tuff client to please in terms of knowing what I want. I would agree that if it looks good than don't worry except what you see online is a low res sample of the best work. I am afraid that I am going to see visible grain in a large print. just seeing the photographers best work doesn't help I need to know that the worst work won't be bad becasue there is grain that could have been avioded it shoudl only be the best work becasue it captures the moment

[Jeremy Ordan]

Not to sound like an asshole or anything but as someone who does event photography for a good portion of my living I would walk away from you as a client. The expectation is already failure with someone pixel peeping everything. The images will not be viewed as momentos of a memorable day but rather as technical specimens to be looked over with a fine microscope.

Regarding the crop, I shoot Nikon D-SLRs, but one of the best people I have worked with shoots only film and a little pocket sized Canon P&S. Half the images he submits to couples are out of that, but you know what? They capture the image.

Think less about the means of aquisition and more about the work of the porfolio. If you hired a painter to do a portrait of your wedding you wouldn't ask what sort of brushes he used, you would just look at his portfolio and then determine whether his skill is along the lines of what you seek.

That all being said, I am going to have a hard time not telling the photographer at my wedding exactly what poses I want and how I want everything composed so I know where you're coming from.

[egproductions]

I never though I would have to learn how to not give my input but I guess you learn something new everyday.

[Eastside Parkway]

How does one shoot "full frame" anyway?

[Jeremy Ordan]

How does one shoot "full frame" anyway?

by shooting film or certain canon cameras that has a sensor that is the same size as 35mm film.

[alwayslearning]

A good write up on the full frame thing.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/1Ds_review/index_fullframe.html

Larry

[Eastside Parkway]

Hmm. I don't see what the big deal is. I shoot with a Nikon D50 and I can get photos with a depth of field that's shallower than the kiddie pool over at the local country club. Seems like the extra wide angle is the primary advantage.

Shrug.