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It's been good to get back shooting for money.

Did a few product shoots that I think were nice for some bakeries. Didn't have to go anywhere and had the products delivered.
But then it happened. One of my buddies had to cancel his wedding for later this year and push the ceremony. All good. Understandable.

Until....

He hit me up last minute saying they were doing a quick intimate wedding because they couldn't wait.

Who gets married at noon outsoors? :mjlol:
 

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It's been good to get back shooting for money.

Did a few product shoots that I think were nice for some bakeries. Didn't have to go anywhere and had the products delivered.
But then it happened. One of my buddies had to cancel his wedding for later this year and push the ceremony. All good. Understandable.

Until....

He hit me up last minute saying they were doing a quick intimate wedding because they couldn't wait.

Who gets married at noon outsoors? :mjlol:
My brother in-law legit had a popup wedding last year.

Had told me about it on a Friday, and he wanted me to pull up to this beach in Indiana for some photos the following Monday.

:mjlol:

I get there and he had a photographer from his church there, and our Uncle who used to shoot professionally there but he just uses cheap point and shoot cameras from Wish.com now a days.

I was more shocked that the man got 3 people to show up on such short notice to photograph the event for him than anything

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It's been good to get back shooting for money.

Did a few product shoots that I think were nice for some bakeries. Didn't have to go anywhere and had the products delivered.
But then it happened. One of my buddies had to cancel his wedding for later this year and push the ceremony. All good. Understandable.

Until....

He hit me up last minute saying they were doing a quick intimate wedding because they couldn't wait.

Who gets married at noon outsoors? :mjlol:

I got a wedding scheduled for September, clients have yet to confirm and put they deposit down. So this is my co-workers stepkids who are getting married, about 4 months ago I met with him, the kids, and his wife. He tells me a month later that him and wifey is getting a divorce, she was cheating on him, and they lost their $4K deposit they put down on the reception hall because the place closed up shop without any notice. Then Covid hit, its been downhill for them ever since.
 

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I got a wedding scheduled for September, clients have yet to confirm and put they deposit down. So this is my co-workers stepkids who are getting married, about 4 months ago I met with him, the kids, and his wife. He tells me a month later that him and wifey is getting a divorce, she was cheating on him, and they lost their $4K deposit they put down on the reception hall because the place closed up shop without any notice. Then Covid hit, its been downhill for them ever since.
Weddings have so much fukkery. I never really noticed it until I started shooting them.

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I got a wedding scheduled for September, clients have yet to confirm and put they deposit down. So this is my co-workers stepkids who are getting married, about 4 months ago I met with him, the kids, and his wife. He tells me a month later that him and wifey is getting a divorce, she was cheating on him, and they lost their $4K deposit they put down on the reception hall because the place closed up shop without any notice. Then Covid hit, its been downhill for them ever since.
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I got a wedding scheduled for September, clients have yet to confirm and put they deposit down. So this is my co-workers stepkids who are getting married, about 4 months ago I met with him, the kids, and his wife. He tells me a month later that him and wifey is getting a divorce, she was cheating on him, and they lost their $4K deposit they put down on the reception hall because the place closed up shop without any notice. Then Covid hit, its been downhill for them ever since.

That venue must've been Noah's. They closed nationwide and dipped with the bread.

I just did a 3 day Hindu wedding in a house.

I took so much footage I just bought an ssd, an eGPU, and a graphics card to help with editing time

Had the GH5 and GH5s rolling . It's a beautiful sight
 

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That venue must've been Noah's. They closed nationwide and dipped with the bread.

I just did a 3 day Hindu wedding in a house.

I took so much footage I just bought an ssd, an eGPU, and a graphics card to help with editing time

Had the GH5 and GH5s rolling . It's a beautiful sight

Yep that was the place.
 

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Some (temporarily?) free photography software if anyone is interested:

Skylum Aurora HDR 2018 (PC or Mac Digital Download) Free
Review: Aurora HDR 2018 – the honest review
Cliffnotes:
Aurora HDR is capable of producing high-quality HDR photos, without the nasty halos the first two versions created. It is packed with a lot various effect tools, like Radiance, Glow, HSL panel, Split toning panel, various HDR structure sliders, vignette tool as well as old plain contrast, highlights shadows and white and black sliders. You also have the Luminosity masks available. In short, it is a pretty full package.

So, who is this tool for? Anyone how likes to shoot HDR photos and who might feel that dancing with Photoshop is too difficult, but Lightroom is not enough.

HDR Projects 4 by Franzis software FREE to download and use
Review: HDR Projects 4 Professional Review
Cliffnotes
Pros
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Easy to use
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Good value for money
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An abundance of tools and features are available
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Results aren't 'overbaked'
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RAW editing available
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Quick to install

Cons
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Can be slow to load adjustments / edits sometimes
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The 'undo' process could be easier
 
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