Share your bad photography job experiences/F#$% Ups. - Page 8

Foos · 27th November 2011, 9:07 PM

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Originally Posted by triggerpeg

before i taped off the CSM switch on my Nikons, I accidentally bumped it to M during a run up the aisle with the BlackRapid. Did the whole 15 groups of people with non-focused photos.

Only realized it in the car to the wedding reception. Told the BG and arrange for group shots to be done at the reception.

goddamn CSM switch.

too easily bumped - so little use :\

Foos · 27th November 2011, 9:20 PM

my attempt. Flew to noosa.. No battery charger for d300..

Ordered one online on wednesday night @10pm. Arrived express post @ hotel friday morning - win!

Teds want 99$ !
hah!

kingbob86 · 27th November 2011, 9:28 PM

I really shouldn't be reading all this, I have may first paid gig this weekend coming and this thread is making me slightly paranoid haha.

Squeezer · 27th November 2011, 9:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Foos

goddamn CSM switch.

Notice the switch on the Canon 70-200 F/2.8L IS Mark 2 is a bit more sensitive to being knocked off Auto to manual also than my old School 70-200 Non IS which never moved. I think I'll tape the sucker up

bueller · 27th November 2011, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Squeezer

Notice the switch on the Canon 70-200 F/2.8L IS Mark 2 is a bit more sensitive to being knocked off Auto to manual also than my old School 70-200 Non IS which never moved. I think I'll tape the sucker up

Yeah I do the same on all my lenses, don't think I've ever used MF in like 4 years of shooting DSLR's...

FranchiseJuan · 28th November 2011, 5:01 AM

Probably should not post this, but my first full season shooting basketball. I was shooting for a university team in dark stadiums, and I was shooting Pentax at the time. I spent ages on noise reduction and had lots and lots of photos OOF as the AF system in the *istD just could not keep up. When I got a great shot I was really happy.

For the finals I finally switched to Cannon (20D) and the AF was just so much better. The people paying me said that it was the best shots of the season. Probably why despite my love of Limited lenses I never went back to Pentax.

Oh yeah I almost forgot about the trip to Prague where I decided to shot almost the whole trip with my new Manual focus lenses before I got to be any good at Manual focusing. To top it all off it rained pretty much the whole time. I only have 200 selects out of 2K photos for that trip.

kwax · 28th November 2011, 12:54 PM

This just in!

Just double double booked myself! O fuk..

FranchiseJuan · 28th November 2011, 1:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kwax

This just in!

Just double double booked myself! O fuk..

I shouldn't laugh, but.....

Power47 · 28th November 2011, 1:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kwax

This just in!

Just double double booked myself! O fuk..

for a wedding? when is it?
also that sucks

triggerpeg · 28th November 2011, 1:47 PM

Manup.. "manage" the schedule....

triple booked myself on a Sat once. shifted things around so all clients got what they wanted. 5am -sunrise shoot - 1pm "Indoor shoot + night scape shoot" - 8pm stylist shoot...

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Originally Posted by kwax

This just in!Just double double booked myself! O fuk..

Arch-Angel · 28th November 2011, 1:57 PM

Don't know if this counts, but:

Had a friend of a friend approach me to shoot her wedding, and I politely told her that I don't do weddings (in truth I just don't advertise that I do).

Turned out she was a guest at another wedding I shot at the weekend... awkward

kwax · 28th November 2011, 2:06 PM

LOL ARCH ANGEL! thats classic >.<

Yeah ..a wedding and a international bboy comp.

I am in the process of sorting it out. Should pann out ok.

Lesson learned on organizing myself,timemanagement etc =]

Paul Warren · 28th November 2011, 3:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Arch-Angel

Don't know if this counts, but:

Had a friend of a friend approach me to shoot her wedding, and I politely told her that I don't do weddings (in truth I just don't advertise that I do).

Turned out she was a guest at another wedding I shot at the weekend... awkward

hah, awkward!

Nafe · 28th November 2011, 4:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Arch-Angel

Don't know if this counts, but:

Had a friend of a friend approach me to shoot her wedding, and I politely told her that I don't do weddings (in truth I just don't advertise that I do).

Turned out she was a guest at another wedding I shot at the weekend... awkward

PWNED

Statitica · 5th January 2012, 3:10 PM

Thread Revival Time.

Shot my first wedding at the end of last year, and everything felt pretty good. Then I got home, and loaded the photos up... A lot of moments where I wondered what the heck I was thinking at the time of shooting. Recovering most of them, and still got a fair few that I'm happy with, but pissed off with myself for screwing up on shots that should've been easy and safe.

Guess I'm not the first person to go through it, but it's made me realise that I'm not as good as I thought I was. That can't be bad, I guess...

27th November 2011, 9:20 PM	#107
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27th November 2011, 9:28 PM	#108
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28th November 2011, 5:01 AM	#111
FranchiseJuan Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere Exotic Posts: 2,620	Probably should not post this, but my first full season shooting basketball. I was shooting for a university team in dark stadiums, and I was shooting Pentax at the time. I spent ages on noise reduction and had lots and lots of photos OOF as the AF system in the istD just could not keep up. When I got a great shot I was really happy. For the finals I finally switched to Cannon (20D) and the AF was just so much better. The people paying me said that it was the best shots of the season. Probably why despite my love of Limited lenses I never went back to Pentax. Oh yeah I almost forgot about the trip to Prague where I decided to shot almost the whole trip with my new Manual focus lenses before I got to be any good at Manual focusing. To top it all off it rained pretty much the whole time. I only have 200 selects out of 2K photos for that trip. __________________ Quad Core Intel i5/20 inch LCD ----- HP 2760P i5 2.3 GHz ----- Phenom II X4/24 inch/20+tb of storage combined. My Photographic Equipment zhenphotography.co Last edited by FranchiseJuan; 28th November 2011 at 5:04 AM.*

28th November 2011, 1:57 PM	#116
Arch-Angel Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,588	Don't know if this counts, but: Had a friend of a friend approach me to shoot her wedding, and I politely told her that I don't do weddings (in truth I just don't advertise that I do). Turned out she was a guest at another wedding I shot at the weekend... awkward __________________ Sight\|Unseen \| Redbubble \| Flickr \| Deviantart \| OCAU Camera Club Whatever you do, don't click HERE!

5th January 2012, 3:10 PM	#120
Statitica Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Armadale, WA Posts: 2,120	Thread Revival Time. Shot my first wedding at the end of last year, and everything felt pretty good. Then I got home, and loaded the photos up... A lot of moments where I wondered what the heck I was thinking at the time of shooting. Recovering most of them, and still got a fair few that I'm happy with, but pissed off with myself for screwing up on shots that should've been easy and safe. Guess I'm not the first person to go through it, but it's made me realise that I'm not as good as I thought I was. That can't be bad, I guess... __________________ One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized those who complain. - Dr. Thomas Sowell

28th November 2011, 12:54 PM	#112
kwax Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sydney 2177 Posts: 1,385	This just in! Just double double booked myself! O fuk..

28th November 2011, 2:06 PM	#117
kwax Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sydney 2177 Posts: 1,385	LOL ARCH ANGEL! thats classic >.< Yeah ..a wedding and a international bboy comp. I am in the process of sorting it out. Should pann out ok. Lesson learned on organizing myself,timemanagement etc =]