Comments on: Unexpected Wonderfulness http://manolobrides.com/2009/01/13/unexpected-wonderfulness/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Craig http://manolobrides.com/2009/01/13/unexpected-wonderfulness/comment-page-1/#comment-330790 Craig Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:08:19 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=2072#comment-330790 I'm a member of the WPJA and it always amazes me that as soon as you think you've seen it all in wedding photography, something truely unique happens! Craig http://www.lusterstudios.com - - I’m a member of the WPJA and it always amazes me that as soon as you think you’ve seen it all in wedding photography, something truely unique happens!

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]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2009/01/13/unexpected-wonderfulness/comment-page-1/#comment-319994 Never teh Bride Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:36:16 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=2072#comment-319994 Twistie: Way to choose an awesome photog! I really hate those in-your-face photographers and videographers one occasionally runs into at a wedding. Luckily, they are in the minority. Any photog worth his or her salt should be able to fade out and capture the action a la Star Trek. Audrey: Indeed! I've seen plenty of your photos, so I could definitely see you winning or at least being in the finalists. You have the skillz to pay the billz! Sarah: Yay! A positive disposable camera story. Too, too, too many of my friends had disposable cam issues, like guests walking out with them or things being too dark for the cameras they bought. How fun it must have been to see the pics snapped by the shorty :-) Melissa B.: Way to go! I wish I had known about the WPJA when looking for my own wedding photographer. Part of the reason I ended up making my own album was that I collected photos from every possible guest, meaning I had hundreds to choose from on top of those taken by my very traditional photog. I really wish I'd gone with a wedding photo journalist. Twistie: Way to choose an awesome photog! I really hate those in-your-face photographers and videographers one occasionally runs into at a wedding. Luckily, they are in the minority. Any photog worth his or her salt should be able to fade out and capture the action a la Star Trek.

Audrey: Indeed! I’ve seen plenty of your photos, so I could definitely see you winning or at least being in the finalists. You have the skillz to pay the billz!

Sarah: Yay! A positive disposable camera story. Too, too, too many of my friends had disposable cam issues, like guests walking out with them or things being too dark for the cameras they bought. How fun it must have been to see the pics snapped by the shorty :-)

Melissa B.: Way to go! I wish I had known about the WPJA when looking for my own wedding photographer. Part of the reason I ended up making my own album was that I collected photos from every possible guest, meaning I had hundreds to choose from on top of those taken by my very traditional photog. I really wish I’d gone with a wedding photo journalist.

]]> By: Melissa B. http://manolobrides.com/2009/01/13/unexpected-wonderfulness/comment-page-1/#comment-319213 Melissa B. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:12:40 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=2072#comment-319213 The WPJA is a great resource, I found my photographer through them! I've heard they're one of the few photography associations that actually evaluates portfolios and rejects applicants who aren't up to their professional standards. I love the "candid shots" people get at weddings. They're so charming and honest! The WPJA is a great resource, I found my photographer through them! I’ve heard they’re one of the few photography associations that actually evaluates portfolios and rejects applicants who aren’t up to their professional standards.

I love the “candid shots” people get at weddings. They’re so charming and honest!

]]> By: Sarah http://manolobrides.com/2009/01/13/unexpected-wonderfulness/comment-page-1/#comment-319178 Sarah Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:52:21 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=2072#comment-319178 At my wedding I left disposable cameras out everywhere, which gave me some of the best pictures I have. I have priceless pictures of my Grandmother (now deceased) in a very relaxed pose because she did not feel pressured to mug for the photographer. Ever notice how older people feel like getting their picture taken requires some kind of pose and unnatural smile? I also got tons of snapshots of the fun going on at every table while I was off doing serious wedding stuff. In one of them you can see my husband's friend trying to pick up one of my friends, guess he failed to notice she married and that her husband was standing right behind him the whole time. The look on all of their faces is just classic. But the best pictures of all came from the camera I gave to my four year old nephew. The entire roll came from his perspective and included many pictures of the cake looming above him, and a ton of hilarious pictures of my sister's bust line (he was really short and she is pretty stacked ). Until I got the pictures back I never realized just how excited a little kid could get about cake and boobs. My sister had a fantastic photographer for her wedding and one of the best candid shots ever was of an old couple all blushy and giggling, emerging from a coat closet. At my wedding I left disposable cameras out everywhere, which gave me some of the best pictures I have. I have priceless pictures of my Grandmother (now deceased) in a very relaxed pose because she did not feel pressured to mug for the photographer. Ever notice how older people feel like getting their picture taken requires some kind of pose and unnatural smile?

I also got tons of snapshots of the fun going on at every table while I was off doing serious wedding stuff. In one of them you can see my husband’s friend trying to pick up one of my friends, guess he failed to notice she married and that her husband was standing right behind him the whole time. The look on all of their faces is just classic.

But the best pictures of all came from the camera I gave to my four year old nephew. The entire roll came from his perspective and included many pictures of the cake looming above him, and a ton of hilarious pictures of my sister’s bust line (he was really short and she is pretty stacked ). Until I got the pictures back I never realized just how excited a little kid could get about cake and boobs.

My sister had a fantastic photographer for her wedding and one of the best candid shots ever was of an old couple all blushy and giggling, emerging from a coat closet.

]]> By: Audrey http://manolobrides.com/2009/01/13/unexpected-wonderfulness/comment-page-1/#comment-319175 Audrey Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:49:40 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=2072#comment-319175 There's an association!? I suddenly feel so validated. And like I wish I'd known this when I had photos I could have totally submitted...I guess I'll have to wait until this year's wedding. *grin* There’s an association!? I suddenly feel so validated. And like I wish I’d known this when I had photos I could have totally submitted…I guess I’ll have to wait until this year’s wedding. *grin*

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2009/01/13/unexpected-wonderfulness/comment-page-1/#comment-319141 Twistie Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:19:21 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/?p=2072#comment-319141 I absolutely agree on this, NtB! One of the reasons I chose the photographer I did when Mr. Twistie and I got married was because he had the ability to sort of slip into the background until people don't notice him. That meant he got some truly priceless shots of people just being themselves. Those shots are the best ones in the album. I absolutely agree on this, NtB! One of the reasons I chose the photographer I did when Mr. Twistie and I got married was because he had the ability to sort of slip into the background until people don’t notice him. That meant he got some truly priceless shots of people just being themselves. Those shots are the best ones in the album.

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