What's your most embarrasing moment as a photographer?
I just was reminiscing about a wedding in which I was a second shooter not far enough in the distant past just yet. This particular wedding provided the unique opportunity for me to claim 'most embarrassing moment' so far. I thought it would be fun to share it and hear from others.
Here's my submission:
Everything had gone great in shooting the wedding. The bride and groom were just ending the first dance at the reception in a somewhat ritzy dance hall. The floor was empty except for the bride and groom. I was switching back and forth between 16-35mm and a 24-70mm lenses. Since there were disco lights all over the place I was using the hoods in the darkened hall. At one point during a lens switch, I didn't get the hood seated on the 24-70mm lens right, so when I zoomed on the bride and groom, the hood dropped off the lens and bounced on the dance floor at my feet. The hood on a Canon 24-70 isn't really that small....and not much smaller than the hood on a a 70-200mm....which is sizable. As I took a step forward and bent down to retrieve the hood, I accidentally kicked it. It went scooting across the dance floor and went under the bride's dress. I had no idea what to do. The danced had just ended at the same time this happened. I didn't want the bride to trip on my hood. So I shuffled across the dance floor and said: "I'm so sorry but I have to lift your dress". She was incredibly gracious and said "oh don't worry about it, go ahead". Everybody in the room seen it and even the DJ made some humorous remark. The rest of the night went fine......but I'm a lot more careful about seating the hoods now. Doh!
Here's my submission:
Everything had gone great in shooting the wedding. The bride and groom were just ending the first dance at the reception in a somewhat ritzy dance hall. The floor was empty except for the bride and groom. I was switching back and forth between 16-35mm and a 24-70mm lenses. Since there were disco lights all over the place I was using the hoods in the darkened hall. At one point during a lens switch, I didn't get the hood seated on the 24-70mm lens right, so when I zoomed on the bride and groom, the hood dropped off the lens and bounced on the dance floor at my feet. The hood on a Canon 24-70 isn't really that small....and not much smaller than the hood on a a 70-200mm....which is sizable. As I took a step forward and bent down to retrieve the hood, I accidentally kicked it. It went scooting across the dance floor and went under the bride's dress. I had no idea what to do. The danced had just ended at the same time this happened. I didn't want the bride to trip on my hood. So I shuffled across the dance floor and said: "I'm so sorry but I have to lift your dress". She was incredibly gracious and said "oh don't worry about it, go ahead". Everybody in the room seen it and even the DJ made some humorous remark. The rest of the night went fine......but I'm a lot more careful about seating the hoods now. Doh!
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Permalink Reply by Shane E. on -
What did you see while you were under there? Did you just go ahead and get the garter over with?
As far as my own story, I have to think about this. Maybe instead of posting my own most embarrassing moment, I should post the moment that I embarrassed Michelle the most. But there are probably a lot of those at weddings. Hmm... hard to choose...
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Permalink Reply by Charles on -
Nah....I didn't hang around under there. And I didn't want to be a photographer anymore for like 30 seconds........
C'mon Shane, show us your human side. Or are you the typical invincible comic photographer? :)
Shane E. said:What did you see while you were under there? Did you just go ahead and get the garter over with? As far as my own story, I have to think about this. Maybe instead of posting my own most embarrassing moment, I should post the moment that I embarrassed Michelle the most. But there are probably a lot of those at weddings. Hmm... hard to choose...
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Permalink Reply by Jami Guess on -
Other then My husbands phone going off in the middle of a ceremony...a very small ceremony in a room that was like 15x30, I could have killed him...
I have fallen off step stools quite a few times, tripped on things...the usual. Always during the formals.
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Permalink Reply by Shane E. on
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When you embarrass yourself on purpose on a regular basis, it's harder to recall.
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Permalink Reply by Gary Prater on -
Watch this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1qy1BBYaq0
How would you like to be this photographer and have to endure the shame he must have felt, just by association?
I'll bet he wanted to strangle this reporter with his own mic cord.
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Permalink Reply by Brad Denny on -
I was takeing pictures of the louisville skyline on the indianna side and i was walking around on the water with my tripod and camera. I setup for a shot and was getting ready with my remote when i hit a patch of mud on a hill... i fell on my butt, slid between the legs of my tripod and all the way down to the water... all in my good work cloths... coming back up the hill i noticed that there was alot more people than i thougt and i got a round of applause when i made it back up the hill
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Permalink Reply by Michael Tigue on -
Brilliant!
Brad Denny said:I was takeing pictures of the louisville skyline on the indianna side and i was walking around on the water with my tripod and camera. I setup for a shot and was getting ready with my remote when i hit a patch of mud on a hill... i fell on my butt, slid between the legs of my tripod and all the way down to the water... all in my good work cloths... coming back up the hill i noticed that there was alot more people than i thougt and i got a round of applause when i made it back up the hill
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Permalink Reply by Charles on
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That's hillarious dude!
Michael Tigue said:Brilliant! Brad Denny said:I was takeing pictures of the louisville skyline on the indianna side and i was walking around on the water with my tripod and camera. I setup for a shot and was getting ready with my remote when i hit a patch of mud on a hill... i fell on my butt, slid between the legs of my tripod and all the way down to the water... all in my good work cloths... coming back up the hill i noticed that there was alot more people than i thougt and i got a round of applause when i made it back up the hill
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Permalink Reply by Shane E. on
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I finally remembered my most embarrassing moment as a photographer. And it is embarrassing. And it is longer than a moment. And I'm not sure I want to post it on a public forum. But I might later if I get bored. :)
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Permalink Reply by Ryan Armbrust on -
He will. Shane has tons of spare time now that he is no longer photoshopping me onto everything.
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Permalink Reply by Jason Holzworth on -
i was shooting an event for jacob at prime, and i bent down near one of the benches to photograph some ladies. As i stood up, my pants got caught on something and were ripped from the knee thru the crotch area.
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Permalink Reply by Charles on
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Jason Holzworth said:i was shooting an event for jacob at prime, and i bent down near one of the benches to photograph some ladies. As i stood up, my pants got caught on something and were ripped from the knee thru the crotch area.
Not to self: Bring extra set of clothes....heh heh.
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