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Alarnold, that’s exactly the reason I’m over weddings. I shot this last one for a friend and it was so stressful for me. It was a phenomenal opportunity (and she was very happy with the shots) but until I am ready and can find a second shooter I trust, I just don’t want to run the risk. It still takes me a fair amount of time to construct the shot so I am honestly not there.
I loved your shot there though, it’s very flattering too!

Is it really bad of me that when I think “Vegas Wedding” I think of really cheesy, really poor photography? I know they aren’t all like that, but it’s just what automatically comes to mind. I’m sure that must be hell for the quality photographers out there! Looking at those shots, like the Valley of Fire one… it’s a good shot. I liked it in the thumbnail… and then I blew it up. The editing job killed it 🙁 I wonder if maybe it was one they really liked but it was out of focus (the highlights were pretty blown but it wasn’t too awful) or something and they edited the crap out of it to mask it. It’s heartbreaking to toss out a shot you thought you had, I’ve had to do it with shots of my friend’s daughter a few times where I was working with too shallow a DOF with a toddler… but you can’t show that as your quality work. That has no place in a portfolio. If mom wants it to run a 3×5 at costco, I’ll give it to her (hey, she’s my friend), but it’s not going to be the beautiful 8×10 you hoped for.