How many of use use projectors for a wedding reception? Slideshow on a screen during cocktail hour, and what do you charge, if anything?
The only times I've seen this done are at VERY low end weddings and at Mitzvahs, and THEN not by the professional photographer, but usually by the DJ/video person. I think the DJ's make it a 200-400 dollar addon.
Interesting, i've seen quiet few packages that included slideshow via projector at the reception. I don't know if that was a popular thing to do, a nice add-on, perhaps.
Interesting, i've seen quiet few packages that included slideshow via projector at the reception. I don't know if that was a popular thing to do, a nice add-on, perhaps.
Things may be different in Florida...but around here?? I think only photographers with magnetic stickers on their cars would even consider projecting unedited pictures at the reception. Like I said YMMV by region, but it just doesn't happen much 'round here.
Things may be different in Florida...but around here?? I think only photographers with magnetic stickers on their cars would even consider projecting unedited pictures at the reception. Like I said YMMV by region, but it just doesn't happen much 'round here.
I was talking to one bride, and she mentioned having a slideshow from "childhood till today", she would have her own images + images from her E-session as a slideshow.
I was just wondering if that is a good idea, if bride wants it, who am i to say no?
I was talking to one bride, and she mentioned having a slideshow from "childhood till today", she would have her own images + images from her E-session as a slideshow.
I was just wondering if that is a good idea, if bride wants it, who am i to say no?
I HAVE seen people do childhood slideshows, usually set up by themselves or by a contracted AV company, they did not however incorporate photos taken on the wedding day. I personally can't imagine having the time to do that while trying to actually photograph the wedding, if you decide to to do this plan on bringing someone along to do this alone. That person would need to format, lite edit, and incorporate them into a previously produced show, as well as possibly setting up the AV equipment. Sounds like a big PITA.
I prefer not to have a slideshow of the wedding photos for the reception. Why not just put on the big screen of us processing the photos on the big screen during the reception? .. I hope that wasn't snarky.
I think there is such little time to create the slideshow between the wedding and reception.
I was talking to one bride, and she mentioned having a slideshow from "childhood till today", she would have her own images + images from her E-session as a slideshow.
I was just wondering if that is a good idea, if bride wants it, who am i to say no?
If it's just photos she provides and photos from the E-session, if they want it give it to em.. Put your name on the ones from the Esession and have at it! Just my 2 cents. As the others said I would stay away from "day of pics".
I think it's not as complicated as you think. Slideshow is on the CD, all you do is stick it in the DVD player, and have projector hooked up to it, hit play button and you're done. Unless there is another type of equipment involve, which i don't know about.
I was talking to one bride, and she mentioned having a slideshow from "childhood till today", she would have her own images + images from her E-session as a slideshow.
I was just wondering if that is a good idea, if bride wants it, who am i to say no?
I actually have a wedding coming up where they are going to do this too and the groom is very experienced with doing stuff like this, so he is going to be putting together the slide show.
I've seen a few wedding receptions where the family of the B&G put together a "This is Your Life" type of slideshow. Typically it gets some interested in the first hour of the reception and after that it's pretty much ignored. My view - just a waste of time and effort.
However, I have also seen it where the slide show is put together and the best man narrates the presentation - live, one time through. That was a huge success - very entertaining.
Just thought I'd butt in since I just did one for a friend who was recently married. Mine was, however, a video presentation. Just like what some here have described, it was generally a "life story" showing the bride and groom's pictures from birth until a few days before the wedding. Although it was more or less a slide show, we included snippets of interviews with the bride and groom that we did earlier that served as the AVP's narration (as we tried to create a sort of condensed biopic of the two through pictures).
I'm just a little shocked with Scott_Quier's example: the slide show actually stretched for more than an hour?!
I'm just a little shocked with Scott_Quier's example: the slide show actually stretched for more than an hour?!
No, he means people will watch the Looped slideshow for about an hour, then they feel like they've seen too many photos and ignore it for the rest of the night.
Same thing happens at funeral viewings... you watch the slideshow video, you talk to some people you go back to watching it... and then after you've seen all the photos 4 times you say you've seen it all and stop watching it.
As to the slideshow for the wedding... Yes to the "Birth - Pre-Wedding" show.. no to the "hey folks this is what you just sat through 20 minutes ago!" show. Thats what prints and albums are for...
No, he means people will watch the Looped slideshow for about an hour, then they feel like they've seen too many photos and ignore it for the rest of the night.
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Personally, though, I don't think a looped slide show (in this kind of events) would work. Ideally, it should run once while the guests are eating, a sort of a background presentation that can easily be ignored by those who want to prioritize eating () and yet provide entertainment to those who eat fast or is just plainly bored.
Ideally, it should run once while the guests are eating, a sort of a background presentation that can easily be ignored by those who want to prioritize eating
Eating can take several hours depending on where you are... I'm not saying that it should be playing throughout the entire reception... But it should be played at least a few times so that people that missed stuff can see it.
In the event of a "video" with music and pictures, and maybe some video clips... I feel that those should be announced, and be an "event" at the reception, where everyone stops what they're doing to watch the show.
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The only times I've seen this done are at VERY low end weddings and at Mitzvahs, and THEN not by the professional photographer, but usually by the DJ/video person. I think the DJ's make it a 200-400 dollar addon.
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Things may be different in Florida...but around here?? I think only photographers with magnetic stickers on their cars would even consider projecting unedited pictures at the reception. Like I said YMMV by region, but it just doesn't happen much 'round here.
I was talking to one bride, and she mentioned having a slideshow from "childhood till today", she would have her own images + images from her E-session as a slideshow.
I was just wondering if that is a good idea, if bride wants it, who am i to say no?
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I HAVE seen people do childhood slideshows, usually set up by themselves or by a contracted AV company, they did not however incorporate photos taken on the wedding day. I personally can't imagine having the time to do that while trying to actually photograph the wedding, if you decide to to do this plan on bringing someone along to do this alone. That person would need to format, lite edit, and incorporate them into a previously produced show, as well as possibly setting up the AV equipment. Sounds like a big PITA.
I think there is such little time to create the slideshow between the wedding and reception.
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If it's just photos she provides and photos from the E-session, if they want it give it to em.. Put your name on the ones from the Esession and have at it! Just my 2 cents. As the others said I would stay away from "day of pics".
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I actually have a wedding coming up where they are going to do this too and the groom is very experienced with doing stuff like this, so he is going to be putting together the slide show.
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However, I have also seen it where the slide show is put together and the best man narrates the presentation - live, one time through. That was a huge success - very entertaining.
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I'm just a little shocked with Scott_Quier's example: the slide show actually stretched for more than an hour?!
No, he means people will watch the Looped slideshow for about an hour, then they feel like they've seen too many photos and ignore it for the rest of the night.
Same thing happens at funeral viewings... you watch the slideshow video, you talk to some people you go back to watching it... and then after you've seen all the photos 4 times you say you've seen it all and stop watching it.
As to the slideshow for the wedding... Yes to the "Birth - Pre-Wedding" show.. no to the "hey folks this is what you just sat through 20 minutes ago!" show. Thats what prints and albums are for...
Personally, though, I don't think a looped slide show (in this kind of events) would work. Ideally, it should run once while the guests are eating, a sort of a background presentation that can easily be ignored by those who want to prioritize eating (
Eating can take several hours depending on where you are...
In the event of a "video" with music and pictures, and maybe some video clips... I feel that those should be announced, and be an "event" at the reception, where everyone stops what they're doing to watch the show.