First time!

Yesterday I went to work expecting to video another wedding. Shortly after I got there Jacob asked me if I was excited. I thought it was a funny questions since I've done several video shoots before, it wasn't anything special this time. He could see I was confused then explained that I would be photographing this time! This made me very nervous and not excited at all. I had just told him about how I always turn down the photography for the video because I'm not comfortable with photography yet; I'm just so afraid of dissappointing people with pictures that are going to be some of their most important. I really wasn't surprised he was having me photograph just because I had so recently told him about my fear.
Well we went to the wedding early so he could go over some things with me and train me a little bit. It was quite helpful. To shorten the story, it actually went pretty great and I had a lot of fun! I wasn't really nervous at all. It was so much fun and yet I (somewhat) knew what I was doing. I actually knew how and why I wanted to switch the shutter speed and aperature, as well as the ISO. I knew which each thing did so I was better prepared and knew how to get a picture I was going for. When we were done with the pictures the customer wanted, we decided to stay a little longer anyway just so I could practice and play around. What better time than in the real situation? That was my favorite part: playing around and practicing.
I am so grateful I got to photograph last night. It probably seems silly to many of you that I'd be reluctant to do so when I'm working towards a photo degree, I like it so much, and it is my job, but I've just always been afraid of dissappointing people with something that will be so important to them and I know just how inexperienced I am. But last night was a great help to me. I already feel much more willing to do it for future customers. The more I do it, the better I'll get. I am just so happy that I already know SO MUCH more about how to do what I want after one shoot. I am definitely in love with the manual mode now rather than automatic!


Now onto something else really quickly: I was reading up on photography tips earlier this week and came across this very cool group photo! I'm still not sure of how it was done, but I'm impressed and wish I knew how to do it myself.