I'm just going to say it. Shooting events is hard work. You are on your feet for a long time, you have to be 100% ready at all times, and the pressure is really on. Yes shooting events is hard but shooting events in a language that you do not speak is much harder.
A little over a week ago I shot a double baptism for a lovely Mexican family. The catholic ceremony was beautiful but it was all in Spanish. Now I know some words in Spanish and I can follow tones but most of the time I was guessing at what was going on. Plus there were about 10 other family's with children getting baptized, and each of them had their own photographer AND videographer with them. Think about how many bodies that is for a minute. It was a lot of dodging and weaving through people to get a shot. I felt like a paparazzi photographer!
Despite all of that I think that I got some shots that the family will really enjoy. It was a great opportunity for me to expand my event photography know how.
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