Okay, let's get one thing straight. You didn't save $400 with the lesser of two videographers -going with the one that only charged $1500, you threw away $1500 dollars by choosing the bad videographer! Not only that, you damaged the fun of your wedding day because your guests suffered with that bozo and his harsh spotlight making you squint through your wedding photographs. Everyone is squinting that night. Will the guests walk away with an "opinion" about how your wedding went? You bet.
It's bad enough that so many of your wedding day images now have harsh shadows behind your head, like some cheap 1970 avant guard photography, but that harsh light went right through your makeup. You no longer "glow" and those skin imperfections are plain to see by your guests...husband...wedding pictures...it's forever...
I like to shoot without the light...or bounce a touch of light (say 1/8th power) off the ceiling...but now...I've got to make a decision whether or not to even the light between bride and groom -by throwing light into the scene in an effort to soften the shadow - even the light on his face (very bright) and her face (she's in the dark)...
Just because these guys spend $1500 for a camera (you might think that's a lot, but it's amateur money) doesn't mean they've got any brains or professionalism. Does the videographer in the photo (courtesy Scott V.) care that there is another pro trying to get his shots...a photographer using a long lens zoomed in from 3 feet behind him -trying to get shots of what is supposed to be a fun occasion -without his camera waving in their faces? He's got a long-lens, there is no need to be waving a camera right over the cake -putting that thing right in the face of the groom. He can step back and zoom in... No, he not only doesn't care, he doesn't know his camera has a zoom. He can get the same shot 6 feet further back...plus the light wouldn't be so harsh. No, this day seems to be about him. He's the "pro" getting the bride and groom and all eyes are watching him. He's excited. It's his day. I think he likes the thought that he will be in their wedding pictures. How sad.
But, you saved $400, right?
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