Probably the most substantial work I've done so far in the Photography industry, was assisting Tony Cobley on a Wedding shoot. This was some time ago, I just forgot to blog it (surprise surprise).
It was for a lovely couple called Laura & Matthew Bass on the 17th of September 2011 at The Church of St. Mary in Dartington.
It was short notice as his assistant had dropped out. I've never even been to a Wedding before and found the whole experience extremely nerve racking, due to not knowing what to expect, however extremely rewarding. I didn't realise how personal the whole experience would be, I actually felt like I was part of their family party during their wedding!
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| This was the service schedule for the church |
Tony was extremely professional, he had printed out a copy of the schedule for me (included in my WBL workbook) and talked me through it. He had planned out a number of scenarios, so whatever the weather threw at us we would be prepared. I was in charge of carrying equipment and organising crowds of people for shoots. I thought that I would be shy about asking family members to go to where Tony was photographing for pictures, but as I've mentioned before the whole thing was so personal that I felt like I knew these people! Which to be honest, fascinated me!
I've always been interested in Wedding photography and I think I would be good at it. I find photographing emotions and portraits something that I really enjoy, so what could be better than someones big day.
Tony and I discussed lots of things on the day, from insurance to post production and I've come to realise how much work is truly involved. I was exhausted afterwards and I'd only assisted for 8 hours, Tony then went home and did all of the post production, I did not envy him!
