Seriously, though, how many weddings do I have to shoot before the nerves stop? I know I'm still in the learning stages of my career and I try something new at each wedding I shoot. Whether it be reflectors, or a new lens or different props, I try to build myself with each wedding I shoot. For instance, my last wedding was the first one I shot completely in RAW. I'm typically a jpeg shooter. We'll get into that debate later, please.
I'm not ashamed that I get a case of anxiety before every one of my "big days". Many times I'm as nervous or more than the bride. But they never know it. (Well, I guess they do now.) Anyway, I think the nerves make me better. I think being nervous gives me my edge. Usually after the first twenty five shots or so I've settled into it anyway and I'm in the zone.
I guess its not just weddings that make me nervous. Its any shoot that's different from the last, which is pretty much every shoot. Ha! But weddings do make me more nervous than any other venue, because of course there's no going back and re-doing it. But somehow it all works out and I end up with shots like these that make me smile!
