Comments on: Photographer Plans To Shoot 50 Weddings In One Day With His iPhone

By: Steven Burkhart

Steven Burkhart — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:22:00 +0000

I don’t think those people are having 10 hour 30K weddings. I would imagine 50 weddings would be more like….50 ceremonies back to back with dancing at the end. I think what people are worried about is that some guy is going to walk in there with a non-professional camera and come out looking like a total badass, shaming all the people that are still trying to pay off their D4 and churning out subpar work.

By: Omar Salgado

Omar Salgado — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:24:00 +0000

If we can tell that a good photograph depends on the emotional aspect of the viewer, then it all goes down to saying that every photo is great because the viewer, informed or uninformed, says so. It’s like saying that you take your friend some shots and he’s alright with them despite technical and compositional aspects. In that case, we lose objectivity and teaching and learning lighting, technique and composition is useless. Many photographers miss the point that they take photos with a technological device which is programmed to work within certain limits, and that those limits are the ones to be surpassed. It’s not about brands or state-of-the-art technology. Indeed, it’s a dialectical process: man and machine interrelation.

I suggest to take a look on Flusser’s book “Towards a Philosophy of Photography”. I suspect all that great myth that “the camera doesn’t matter” will burn down after having read it.

By: danlubbers

danlubbers — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:33:00 +0000

Honestly, I don’t like the idea. Seems like a gimmick to me and why would someone want images of subpar quality that can’t be recreated if something were to happen. If someone really wants a instagram, hipstamatic, iphone, effect that can be recreated in Photoshop without destroying the Raw files of memories. If anything, have a second shooter shoot everything entirely on the iPhone, but have a backup plan. Those images should accompany the actual ones. Just my two cents…www.danlubbers.com

By: G808

G808 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:49:00 +0000

i guess it cool to challenge your photography skills and the limits of an iPhone. you can dig a hole with a spoon, but i wouldn’t recommend it for the go to tool every time i shoot a wedding. not for me, but i would love to try to shoot a wedding with an iPhone at least once.

By: BDWT

BDWT — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:24:00 +0000

You know, I heard of a girl who specializes in shooting wedding videos on a Super 8 camera and people really dig it. It’s living proof that you don’t ALWAYS need to shoot with the most high tech gear, the most expensive gear, the “latest” thing etc… – and I think for a lot of couples what matters the most is that their wedding has photographic evidence that it happened. I’ve seen couples drool over a photo their aunt took with a tiny point and shoot as much as they drooled over a photo their so called “professional wedding photographer” took with a full frame DSLR and it’s because the couples don’t always care about pixels, shadow detail or creamy bokeh, because they’re looking at the expressions of peoples faces and most importantly, those awesome moments. If this photographer can shoot 50 weddings and capture those special moments that the couples are looking for, then I salut him.

By: Efrain Crystal

Efrain Crystal — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:20:00 +0000

Oh wow! Is this supposed to be a big deal? Maybe I’ll shoot 100 weddings with a Polaroid. .. same concept. ..

By: Grace Wolf

Grace Wolf — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:58:00 +0000

“adapt or parish” is all about exploring new horizons. Conforming, to me, means to go back to the box, make sure your corners are 90degrees.

By: Ajith

Ajith — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:30:00 +0000

Photographer or “Photoshopper”

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By: tyrohne

tyrohne — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:49:00 +0000

okay? maybe you meant to reply to someone else?

By: Chris Warkocki

Chris Warkocki — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:42:00 +0000

I don’t.

Those original digital pics sucked compared to film. 2007 it got better and continues to do so.

For me it’s not ego. If you really wanted to make lasting memories for these people ship out the first 20-30 capable wedding photographers who want to donate their time and rock this. Anything else isn’t justice.

Wish I was rich or I’d go in a heart beat and leave my iphone at home.