Inconsiderate wedding photographers

As a photographer I feel that When some one takes photos over my shoulder that person is taking food off of my table.
Would an attorney let some one copy his work. I think not, people seem to think they need to bring a camera to a wedding.
The bride and groom have hired a professional photographer to do a job,and the persons at the wedding should have enough respect for the bride and groom not to interfere with the professional photographer's job.

I have to agree as a wedding photographer myself, that the guests should not get in the way of the photographer when he is working. If the photographer is kind enough to let you take a few shots of the formals then be grateful. It is not like you can't take hundreds of the bride and groom at the wedding breakfast?

The photographer we hired to shoot our wedding was contracted for the whole occasion - from getting ready to leaving the reception. We paid an arm and a leg for it. The photographer missed the pre-wedding stuff for no reason given, took maybe 10 pictures of the ceremony, a ton of wedding guests at the reception but not one of me and my groom together during, and he 'got sick' and left without a replacement before the cake was cut. They gave me the photos on a CD that was actually in DVD format (so they cannot be printed off) in time for our one year anniversary (after me contacting them almost weekly) and there is only one photo that I would be proud to show people, but it is blurry. I had my mother go to the corner shop and buy out the film! If it weren't for the guest's photographs I wouldn't have a wedding photo at all. I have been refused a refund because the service was provided and they won't give me a printed copy of an official photo. I saw portfolios and everything before I booked but it turns out they used a contract photographer because they were overbooked for the weekend. Talk about inconsiderate!

I have spent years learning my trade - and that includes posing and lighting for the formals. Add in the fact that the bride and groom hired me to take the photos, and there is a time limit on how long we have to do what they want and allowing every tom dick and jane to take pictures is just not feasible. Now lets talk money - yes, I sell photos. Duh! And you're taking a shot over my shoulder may very well cut into my income. Talk to my wife and kids and explain to them when this week's pay was short, I'm sure they'll be understanding. More and more these days folks who can afford a camera think they are a photographer and see weddings as easy money. They see any wedding as a chance to practice, get samples to show folks so that too can charge for weddings - guess what? It's my pose, my lighting, not theirs. It's similar to opening a restaurant with stolen recipes.
I do try and let anyone take photos, but when the bridal party is looking at 3 different cameras then no one gets a good picture - including the bride and groom, whom thought enough of you to invite you. Show some respect for them, and don't get in the way.

You know, our job as photographers is hard enough without having to deal with incosiderate SOB's like you! who on earth do you think you are? this may be a complete shocka nd surprise to you but there IS a reason that couple PAY us to come out to their weddings, it's so that WE can get the PERFECT SHOT's for THEM. frankly, when I'm shooting a wedding I couldn't care less if someone like you get's 1000 shots of my ass! my job is to get the couple great pictures regardless... your job is to shut up, stay out of the way, and witness (notice witnessing is a passive act) the wedding... when someone pay's you, you can get your ass in other peoples shots.

As a wedding photogarpher, I have a job to do. The happy couple placed their trust in me to document their special day. Who are you to question their judgement? Can you really be that arrogant? If you don't like the cake, are you going duck out of the reception to go bake another wedding cake? All that you are doing is making the photographer's job more difficult. If I followed you to work and interfered with you at every turn, you'd be a bit pissed off too. Don't you think that if they wanted you to photograph their wedding instead of me, they'd have asked you and not bothered with me?

There's nothing like standing the issue on it's head, ie as in the title Inconsiderate Wedding Photographers. It's the Inconsiderate nature of the Guest more like! You, the guest, should be letting the photographer get on with his job. If the photographer needs to move or re-arrange the pose, he's entitled to do this and doesn't have to wait for guests to get their "act " together. Your lack of consideration as a guest will almost certainly contribute to ruining the bride's day, because the photographer may have to rush to get the job done. It is her day not yours

This griper is obviously the sort of person who thinks the world revolves around them. Don't suppose it even occurred to you that it's YOU who's the oaf, barging your way round someone else's wedding? I think you should count yourself lucky that you've even been invited, they must know what you're like.

I'm sorry you're so jaded and unhappy that you needed to make rude comments about my daughter's marriage. My husband and I have been married 28 years. My daughter and her husband dated many years and their relationship has survived many hard times that life has handed them and they have never lost sight of each other. I hope you can change your attitude so that you don't use statistics to hurt others and keep people at a distance. Now, as for photographers, again, guests should be guests and photographers should be photographers.

It doesn't matter, you'll get the next lot because they'll probably be divorced and re-married again inside of three years. Marriage doesn't last these days.

Can see your point and there are wannabe pros out there , but like someone said earlier, some wedding photographers are right drama queens. A good photographer should be able to take control of the situation and keep everyone happy. He'll get the good shots for the paying customers and still find time to let some guests take a few snaps. Not everyone at the wedding is going to get a chance to see "the wedding album" and most people don't want to jump in front of the wedding photographer. Just a couple of shots from the sidelines would be good

As the mother of the bride whose daughter just married a few days ago, I can tell you what a pain family and friend "photographers" are. We paid a lot of money to a professional who spent a lot of time trying to pose pictures only to have a guest get in the way and snap the photo. The final straw was when my daughter and her new husband were having their first dance and the boyfriend of the maid of honor got in every shot with his camera because he was determined to photograph this. He has a nice camera and spent the reception competing with the photographer. I know he thinks he was doing us a favor, but it was so annoying. He has already emailed everyone a ton of pictures that were set up by our professional and stolen by him. My advice: when you are a guest, enjoy the reception and let the professionals do their job. The parents have paid them plenty and want their pictures, not yours.

"Oh, by the way, a Pro Photographer does not take a photograph, anyone can. He/she "makes" an image, using his knowledge of the normal flow of the day, lighting etc."

I've never laughed so hard in my life. Are you famous, or are you another wedding photographer that thinks he's an artist (con artist more like). Do you have that tripod stuffed up your jacksie or something?

Oh Diddums, so the man with the big camera was nasty to you.

Get over it. How would you like it if somebody kept interfering when you were trying to do your job and your boss wouldn't be happy with you if you didn't do it properly and the results were crap. The day is about the couple and not the guests, so, we make sure we give them something they can treasure for life.

Oh, by the way, a Pro Photographer does not take a photograph, anyone can. He/she "makes" an image, using his knowledge of the normal flow of the day, lighting etc.