Re: Shutter Speed/180˚ rule
 

With all due respect to anyone in this thread, it really bugs me when people talk about not correcting a mistake because they think the client won't notice. Does being a professional not mean recognizing and addressing problems that a non-professional would not notice? If we're not going to worry about things like proper shutter speeds, or anything else that the couple may not pick up on, then why are we being chosen to cover these events instead of a relative with a camcorder?

I don't care what the couple notices or doesn't notice, I'm going to give it my all and give the client the best product that I can deliver. "They'll never notice that anyway..." isn't in my vocabulary on a wedding day.

When I was in school one of my teachers said something that stuck with me. The topic of the lesson was exporting and he was going through the software options. When we came to one pass vs two pass encoding, he said, "I don't care if it takes an extra 2 days for a 2% increase in quality, I'm picking two pass."

(Disclaimer: I know that a fast shutter speed is a creative choice, I'm just using that example because it's being discussed in this thread. You could replace it with any number of things. I'm talking about a general attitude, not technical specifics.)

Re: Shutter Speed/180˚ rule
 

Hi Matthew,

There's a big difference between mistakes and creative choices. No one said anything about ignoring mistakes because the client won't notice; the conversation has been more geared toward whether or not clients will appreciate or even notice the effect of different frame rates. Again, it's very subjective.

You're right about aiming for the best quality possible, but there are of course limits you must impose for the sake of keeping yourself out of the red. I don't rent $100,000 cameras with cranes, bring a full sound and lighting crew, and spend months in a multi-million-dollar editing bay for a wedding because it doesn't make financial sense -- not because I don't want to do the best job I possibly can.

Re: Shutter Speed/180˚ rule
 

I note the "with all due respect" but you are presenting an either-or situation that leaves no room for the "relative with a camcorder" that _does_ happen to notice things the couple may not pick up on (not that I'm taking this personally <g>). In my case, I'm spending an inordinate amount of time in editing fixing the rookie mistakes I made during my second wedding shoot (haven't edited the first yet), things I know the couple either won't notice or not care about if they do notice, just because I can't stand to leave them in there. Maybe I'm a perfectionist, but I don't like to see mistakes, even small ones, in anything I author (google my name).

Re: Shutter Speed/180˚ rule
 

if I was shooting film, or if shutter speed gave a look that I didnt like to my footage then I wouldn't do it. But I like the way it looks at high shutter speeds, and it doesn't really matter to me if it's bad form or whatever. if there was enough light I'd shoot high all the time. Thats just me.