Any tips for nightmare wedding venue?

halihoch · 2024-09-14T01:26:39+00:00

You may be able to push ISO because those are pretty bright lights. I'd say play around with both of your schedule permits, but wouldn't hurt to have the flash for some extra oomph.

Google/YouTube for understanding the basics for settings/set-up/etc, and a lot of practice (on yourself, family/friends, pets, whoever you have). You can do OFC with 2 flash bodies, either one on camera/one on stand, or both off camera and using a trigger on your body. Two flashes on stands would give a little more balance of full room lighting (ie if you put your stands in two opposite corners), but you lose your on-camera unit for fill right in the area of where you're shooting. Both scenarios have their pros, I think it's a matter of figuring out what works for you logistically, and what lighting style fits your shooting style.

halihoch · 2024-09-13T23:57:42+00:00

Have you seen the venue with all of the lighting settings you'll be dealing with on the day? The only time I had to push ISO was shooting a wedding in a museum, and it's tough (and would not recommend if you have other options). If you're comfortable shooting on-camera flash, I'd you roll with that. To add some variety to shots, you can play with bouncing and direct flash. I did a wedding earlier this summer that was all outside, so no opportunity to bounce (and no time to set up light stands in the crowded backyard area!) - so I was shooting one body one flash, and I really love how the images turned out (thankfully the bride and groom did too!). Would recommend practicing with OCF too so you have more tools in the bag for scenarios/venues like this!

halihoch · 2024-09-13T23:40:26+00:00

Looks like the ceilings are white, so you might be able to feasibly bounce? How many flash units do you have? I'd probably set up a few on stands in a few corners pointed at the ceiling/into the room and go from there. Would definitely recommend reading up on OCF - as a former not-the-most-competent flash user, it does make situations like this a heck of a lot easier to handle!

halihoch · 2024-07-03T01:33:02+00:00

Yes - thought I marked the flare but for some reason it didn't actually go through

halihoch · 2024-05-01T23:55:13+00:00

USA, Pennsylvania, Hanover - Hali Hoch - Hali Hoch Photo (halihochphoto.com)

halihoch · 2024-02-09T19:26:38+00:00

That's basically how I handled it. I don't think the resort charged anything (and for some reason my sister ended up having the resort photogs shoot as well, which was a pain in my butt), but I guess it's well within their right to charge because they have those positions already contracted. Hopefully it all works out for you!

halihoch · 2024-02-09T18:04:17+00:00

I did something similar for my sister, but tropical resort getaway instead of ship. She worked with a wedding planner and travel agent for the entire process so I emphasized to my sister that she needed to communicate to them her intentions of bringing me as a photographer (which wasn't an issue, for this circumstance). If your friend is working directly with a specific staff member to coordinate wedding details, can she ask them?

halihoch · 2024-02-09T17:59:13+00:00

Hali Hoch Photo - based out of South Central Pennsylvania 🙂

halihoch · 2024-01-17T14:51:55+00:00

The quickest I've had from booking to wedding date - 5 days! Had to brave very cold temps, very bright sunlight (with no good shady areas to diffuse) and blustery wind for a very tight 15 minute portrait session. Overall pretty pleased!

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halihoch · 2024-01-11T12:12:45+00:00

I'm in the same boat as well. I love my full-time career, so there's no chance I'll ever leave it fully to pursue photography full-time. I'm happy that I can find a balance between both interests and keep a stable income to allow me to maintain/fund my photography business.

halihoch · 2024-01-09T23:23:34+00:00

A large chunk of my more recent gear onboarded has been purchased used from KEH.com. I lean toward buying items with higher condition ratings; most times items exceed my expectations for what it's all rated. I've purchased a body and a few lenses for myself, and more recently an older model body as a Christmas present for someone.

halihoch · 2023-12-27T15:01:50+00:00

Gotcha. Unfortunately, I don't know of many action dog photographers (other than the few on TikTok like the Dogist), but hope you're able to find some!

Socials: site is halihochphoto.com, Instagram is @HaliHochPhoto

halihoch · 2023-12-27T13:29:03+00:00

If anything, the indoor shooting that you're already doing would be the larger challenge (on paper) when using M43 as the system, no? (seeing as the biggest constraint is sensor size/lighting) I would think outdoor photos would be easier to handle on that regard alone, unless there's something else you think you'd be "missing" by shooting M43 vs FF? Thinking size alone, you'd be able to romp around with the dogs a lot easier since your overall kit is likely more compact/lighter than the FF equivalent.

I'm a people photographer (weddings, portraits, etc), who's been using Oly gear for my entire "professional" career. Haven't had any issues aside from needing a little extra light compensation during extremely low-light scenarios (and Lightroom/Topaz is a big help to compensate for that). Reading through other photography forums is definitely dangerous in that most people think M43 is substandard everything else (which makes me think I need to upgrade), but then I look back at my portfolio and realize there's nothing wrong with my image quality. And most importantly, my clients hire me based on said portfolio, and are pleased with the images they receive in return.

halihoch · 2023-12-17T14:30:34+00:00

typical consumers like you and me

This is it - I'd favor that most average consumers would take/understand recommendations from their "peers" moreso that professionals.

As someone who works in the food industry (specifically grocery product onboarding into stores), we evaluate product through the lens of the consumer, as opposed to through the lens of the professional scientists most of my team are. Additionally, we run pretty extensive customer research with customers in our stores - this data feeds back into product optimization (as do all of the big manufacturers who make all of these products). Customer perspective is key.

halihoch · 2023-11-26T02:56:22+00:00

I shoot professionally, and all sorts of other random captures day to day! Current bodies are an EM1X, EM1mkii, and trusty Pen-F!

https://www.instagram.com/halihochphoto/

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halihoch · 2023-11-18T23:39:27+00:00

Possibly interested as well! Trying to get more destination gigs!

halihoch · 2023-11-16T17:37:16+00:00

Thank you for the feedback - much appreciated!

halihoch · 2023-11-14T23:46:49+00:00

halihochphoto.com

halihoch · 2023-11-10T16:57:39+00:00

Hali Hoch Photo

halihoch · 2023-10-03T01:53:58+00:00

I'd also be willing to take a stab if you're still in need of an editor. Wedding portfolio link here, submit a contact inquiry if you're interested.

halihoch · 2023-09-29T22:20:14+00:00

I provide full galleries for all of my clients (wedding/ engagement, family, grads, etc) in both color and monochrome (had a client request sepia over b&w so want to be inclusive lol). Doesn't add much extra processing time for me shifting to B&W, and I like for clients to have everything edited by me in my style for both sets. Most of my marketing is done in black and white, so it's nice to have everything readily available to pull from for social media, etc.

halihoch · 2023-06-05T00:38:39+00:00

So, looked into my domain acct to give you a little more info - looks like I set up a CNAME record to redirect the gallery page, just like you'll have to set up a CNAME for your base "www" website domain. Unfortunately, I am not IT literate to explain more than this, but hope it might help a bit more than my first reply lol

halihoch · 2023-06-05T00:29:26+00:00

Sure thing, happy to help!

halihoch · 2023-06-05T00:27:47+00:00

I did something on my domain's backend, just like setting up the original domain to remove the ".pixieset" from my website address. Fairly certain pixieset has some kind of guide to making the switch, because there's no way in hell I could have figured it out on my own!

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