My Camera BROKE during the Wedding! | DON'T do these 5 things 

Excellent and useful content for wedding and event photographers.

you have such a genuine style, feels like we're just chatting between friends

Old- head here. Had a wedding back in 2002, before I went digital. Shot everything on medium format film. Had a Bronica 645 decide to lock up on me right when the couple was lighting the unity candle. However before the wedding started, I placed a Yashicamat 124G on a flash brack w/ flash under the front pugh "just in case". Low and behold, Just in case showed up. Well, I calmly put my dead 645 down, walked over and picked up the 124G, and finished the wedding, kiss pic, formals, reception, etc.. Before we went to the reception, I explained to the couple that I had an equipment malfunction during the unity candle lighting, and asked if we could re stage that. Their remarks; " Oh wow, we didnt even notice anything was wrong. "

That last part really spoke to me. I'm an introvert like you, and I really have to fight my inner self to be more assertive, pose couples with confidence and ask them to do something again if I know the photo didn't turn out. In the end, they will thank you for it, because they'll get better quality photos.

A pro tip for that problem: Never format your cards on PC. You offload your photos, put the cards back into the camera, then from there you delete the media.

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You’re getting really good with this RU-vid stuff bro 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I don't do wedding photography but I've done event photography and I must admit I'm guilty of many of those things. Switching lenses.. sometimes getting there and for whatever reason, freezing when in the past I over did it by moving around too much and taking plenty of pics. And finally spraying and praying. I can't help but to take several pics thinking maybe someone blinked or a photo was not focused correctly and then end up with many pics. That backup advice, man you're not kidding. Take double everything even if you leave some of that backup stuff in the trunk of the car because eventually, things will break

Everything you've said is really true.. I'm watching you from West Africa -Ghana.. Keep it bro 💯

The last part takes some careful self awareness. I started as a Wedding Photographer and now do hybrid with Cinematography as my main option. I just shot in Chicago at the Armour House at Lake Forrest Academy and as Photographers we have to watch out as not being bossy or non caring to the other deliverables. Always be aware that the Couple is paying for Services not just Photography to balance out our assertiveness. Good stuff Bro.

That's what I do I bring three cameras so I have a backup to my backup. Also have a few backup lens. I blew a shutter once at a wedding.

The honest truth. I rented a second camera for my first wedding, and I bought a second body shortly after. I actually shoot uncompressed raw in airplane mode. It uses more storage, yes, but it greatly reduces the processor load running all the compression. Before I had my spider holster setup, I used two ThinkTank photo holster bags. I noticed the cameras getting warm when in the bags, and that's when I got the idea to turn off the compression. 9:21 - ESPECIALLY during group / family photos. You *have* to take charge and speak up. If you're soft spoken shooting with an 85+, no one can hear you. People will get bored, start talking, get nervous, etc.

It's interesting that I've mainly seen Sony cameras break. I have Sony, Canon, Panasonic, and Fujifilm.. I've only ever had issues from Sony. My A7iv shutter broke after 10k. Very discouraging considering I have very old canon cameras that has never had any issues. over 500k on my 1dx mkii. no issues. Maybe we can work together one day. I'm in the Chicago Suburbs