Stephen - have you considered hiring a professional and paying for it? Your
excuse could be that you just wanted to enjoy the wedding.
I know I would consider that option.
Ric
(Panic attack at the thought of the responsibility)
(slow breathing......... innnnnnnnn oouuuuuttttt
better now)
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Wedding tips?
> At 20:27 11/14/00 , Stephen Border wrote:
> >Well I've been manoeuvred into shooting my stepsons wedding in February
and
> >I'm starting to think seriously about what I'll be using and getting some
> >practice in before the big day.
>
> I know there is little I can say that will assuage your anxiety and
stress.
> I hope you can find some comfort in knowing you have my deepest sympathy.
>
> 1. Run, don't walk, to a Himalayan monastary, shave your head, and
seclude
> yourself there among the monks until after the wedding. Tell relatives
you
> are meditating about it.
>
> 2. If discovered and "rescued" by the well-intentioned but misguided,
then
> keep meditating ("OM, OM, OM") and use the KISS principle. (KISS = Keep
It
> Simple, Stupid). This is what I did (or am doing four days from today).
> Don't try to do anything complicated that you have not done many times
> before. Don't travel light either. Take *all* your gear, but plan only
to
> use a small portion of it. The rest is backup in case something fails.
> Have Plan B, Plan C and Plan D with basic camera/lens/flash setups for
> failure of one or more critical items.
>
> I've sent a much longer reply with what I've learned over the past six
> weeks. It's too long for the list, but if someone wants a copy, I'll send
> it to them off-list too (just let me know). I feel ready for the event
> four days from now, as ready as I would ever be given the equipment I
have,
> a lot calmer and more comfortable about doing it. At least you've got
some
> decent warning, can practice, and try some experiments first to see what
it
> will do.
>
> -- John
>
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