I forgot my camera battery at a photo shoot. I'm the biggest NUBIE! I know I'm a beginner. I don't claim to be some fancy photographer. This is a hobby that, although I list prices on my photography blog, I mostly do it for little to nothing {shh... don't tell my other clients that}. I have so much to learn and I LOVE LEARNING!
But none-the-less, people have asked for photo shoots and I love doing them. So my hubby packed up the babe to tag along (since I would have so many props to bring) and we drove the 25 minutes to a beautiful hillside park at 6:30pm to catch the sunset for a baby and mommy shoot.
So as little one was getting dressed to the nines, I set up my props and was about to take some practice shots to get the lighting just right, but my camera wouldn't turn on... What the hek?!?
Then it hit me like a bus in the movie "Meet Joe Black". I forgot my battery! I wanted to throw up, I felt so sick. I looked over at my husband and my heart sank... what was I going to do? He just knew when he saw my face and said, "You have to tell them."
Thank goodness, they were dear friends with gracious hearts!!! They were so kind about it. We rescheduled the shoot for later this week.
Lesson learned... Always have an extra battery {although I will probably NEVER forget my battery again}!
Ooooh know. That's always been one of my biggest fears! But it could happen to anyone, really. I've been so scatter brained lately I wouldn't be surprised if forgot my batter. In fact, at a shoot this last weekend, I forgot to bring an extra memory card. And since I shoot in RAW, that is a big deal. I pretty much ran out of space halfway through the shoot and I had to go back through the shots and start deleting to make more room. Then I had to shoot in JPEG from there on out. See, we all do stuff like that! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou live & learn I guess!!
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I am LOVING your pics! Do you live in San Diego? My husband and I are in CO and are making that trip in a few weeks... Can't wait to take pics there! Can you tell me how you get such crisp shots? I feel like I only take crisp shots if my subject is SUPER still...and with 3 kids under 4, that doesn't always happen. Do you put your shutter speed on super high? do you shoot in app or shutter speed mode? hahaha, I don't know much about photography, but I love to learn too and I learn best by someone telling me and not by reading my manual :) hahahaha. Anyway, excellent pics you take!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I would have been mortified as well! I am sure that at some point in my 'career' {lol} that I will run into something like that. But we are all human. :) Thank goodness they were considerate and understanding!
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ReplyDeletethat is what i'm most scared of!! i am going to buy an extra battery right now!!!
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. Lesson learned. It's one of my biggest fears too, but I'd throw forgetting my SD card into the mix.
ReplyDeleteOh no! I am not a photographer, but this something I would do for sure. I think my brain has taken leave ever since I have been pregnant.
ReplyDeleteI am sure your pictures were beautiful and made up for the missing battery!
Oh no! What a nightmare! That happened once for me but I was out by myself luckily! I'm glad they were ok with it!
ReplyDeleteSo frustrating!! I have forgot my memory card before and I am always afraid I am going to forget my battery every time I take it out to charge it. I'm sure it will happen at some point because I am the most forgetful person ever!
ReplyDeleteOh no!! So sorry you had to go through that! Thankfully they were gracious!! I bet you will never forget your battery again!! Live and Learn :)!
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