Slaneyder

I shot Ashley and Joe's wedding yesterday.  I've learned several things from this experience. 1)  Weddings are a photographer's WORST NIGHTMARE.  The bride is wearing bright white, the groom is wearing pitch black, and the lighting sucks everywhere.  It's either too dark in the church and reception hall, or it's blinding direct sunlight. 2) Autofocus lies.  A lot. 3) I need a camera with a much bigger viewfinder.  See point #3. 4) If you're shooting the ceremony in anything smaller than 2.8, may God have mercy on your soul. 5) Getting everybody together for family formals is like herding cats. 6) You WILL miss an important shot that can

I'm shooting my first wedding on 7-16.  I'm epically nervous, but so excited. I need like $700 in gear before then.  Damnit.

I've decided that I'm going start doing something that I've always enjoyed, have a natural talent for, and, now that I'm all grown up and shit, can afford to do.  I'm nervous, way over my head, and altogether unprepared for what I'm about to embark upon. I'm going to go into semi-professional photography. Why semi-pro?  Well...because I'm not pro.  Really, that's the main reason.  Also because I don't own any of my own printing equipment or facilities.  I'll have to go through a true professional photo lab in order to get the prints I need for my clients, which is going to be kind of a bitch.  It's going to cost a shit-ton more, which means