The best laid plans...

When a "soon to be" bride meets with me as a potential client I inevitably end up saying to them "it's not a matter of if something will go wrong but more of how many things will go wrong. This remark is always acknowledged by a knowing nervous smile and laugh. Well, this time around it was a matter of my meticulous planning that would be thwarted. I researched the area, saw the placement of the sun and decided on where each shot should take place. Homework done. Downtown L.A. and the trusty weather had a different plan for me. As I arrived at The Wells Fargo Building I noticed a large amount of film production trucks, trailers, cranes generators and lights. All of this was parked in the street that I had hoped to grab some great shots of the couple with the L.A. background. I did manage to incorporate it for "the story" part of the wedding. The other problem was that for the first time in three months thick black rain clouds hung above L.A. blocking any hope of my cool "ambient light" shots. All ideas had to be scrapped and I was on-stage without a script. We got some great shots and the couple was all for "shooting from the hip" literally.