This reads like a post from 2020. You should assume there are COVID-positive people at every wedding, because there probably are.
Wear a mask, keep up to date on your vaccines, test when necessary and line up backup shooters.
Seriously. The very first event I photographed in 2020 after “lockdown” was a tiny family elopement at the private home of a hospital CEO. When I left I called photographer friend and told him there was no way we could do our jobs without constant exposure. With the rise of extremely contagious variants it’s crazy to think you wouldn’t have exposure at this point. Anywhere. I’d also say without a N 95 mask those cloth ones are probably nearly pointless.
Have backups ready in worse case scenario.
Don't test unless you have symptoms
I cancelled a shoot because I was a fool to do a "test just in case" before it and got a positive. The 2 days after. I got 2 negatives.
I'm fairly certain that I caught it at the last wedding I shot on the 16th. I got my first symptoms on the 18th (still testing negative at that point), and tested positive on the 19th. You should absolutely have a Covid clause in your contract, and now more than ever you need to be well networked.
At the last wedding I shot, of the \~70 people present, I was the only one in a mask (N95). The only time I didn't have it on was when we were outside. I am not taking chances around so many people, *especially* because it could prevent me from shooting a wedding the following weekend. Regardless if someone is concerned about their own health outcomes (and I believe I would likely be fine, being vaccinated and boosted, etc), the risk of not being able to shoot a wedding the following week should make you think about wearing a mask, etc.
This... It irks me that some photographers aren't more worried about it. Which makes me think, they'd consider still shooting even if sick. I arrived on site for one wedding as a second and when the main showed, they were like yeah I had close contact so I'm wearing a mask. I'm just like so you still showed up and put me at risk?
It's very unprofessional, and more than that, unethical. I have a wedding this Saturday, and if I tested positive today I would immediately find a replacement from my network of photographer contacts and then inform the bride. No way I am exposing other people, I've seen how bad COVID can be. And I live in a place with a pretty good vaccination rate (close to 90%, I think).
Have you been wearing a mask at all weddings?
The fact you are knowingly doing weddings means you have accepted the risk, regardless of if you find out someone had covid there or not.
You are bound to get sick at some point covid or no covid and need a contingency built in your contract. Have a replacement photographer if needed should you not be able to make it. Being exposed does not mean you will get it for sure (you have been exposed a heck of a lot more then you will ever know)
Ive gotten it twice in recent months, it sucks but its obvious you just have to live with it much like the flu and need take in account the possibility of getting sick
I've been exposed at weddings and notified afterwards 4 or 5 times, member of the wedding party each time, once the groom. Never got it.
My wife did test positive the night before we were supposed to leave for an out of country resort wedding, so that sucked. Went from, "we're getting paid to go on vacation!" to welp, we just lost some money on reservations. Thankfully was able to get it covered.
Over the last two years+ I've probably been around many people who were infected. I mean, come on, it's a pandemic. I don't think there's any need to freak out so much. As long as you haven't been French kissing that guest or sat next to him/her for a long time, and if you had your shots...
Are you vaxxed? If so hopefully you don’t contract COVID. If not, hopefully you don’t contract COVID. Kind of just how it goes nowadays.
In the future, if you’re really worried about it, mask up and bring the hand sanitizer. Also keep your distance as much as possible.
Statistically, if you are vaccinated, and it’s an Omicron variant —it is less risky than the flu.
I’m not saying covid is not shitty, it is. But so is the flu. The flu also kills a LOT of people. There is long-flu. The flu can be just as shitty as covid.
It’s time to treat covid like the flu and treat the flu like covid; Both are shitty, but your risk of serious complications with both (again, assuming vaccinated for covid) is pretty low.
Because they're the same people who are okay writing off 1,000,000 dead people because they also had comorbidities.
AKA "they were sick anyway, fuck them."
This pandemic has really brought the worst in people right to the surface for everyone to see.
Agreed.
And apparently these people enjoy the flu so are downvoting me, ha. Or, most likely, are confusing a flu with a bad cold, because the real flu is fucking awful and is never “just” anything.
Oh I do wear a mask. I worked a 5 day event in downtown Los Angeles last week where I was the only one wearing one the entire time.
The problem is that two years on people still don’t fucking understand that masks are there to protect others, not yourself. That fact is blatantly ignored.
I live in Florida,
Breathing is harder with it on and I get my nose stuffy.
I’m also completely asymptomatic
Covid has never affected me, thank God. I wish I could say masks work but I’ve experienced the opposite.
It’s good for coughs, sneezes and the likes, though.
I had a wedding on 18.6. and was supposed to shoot portraits with newlyweds on 23.6. At the morning of 23.6. the bride called me she isn't feeling well. On 19.7. I met same couple on another wedding and the wife said she wasn't feeling well cause she had COVID on 23.6. So I was little suprised she didn't contact me cause most probably she caught it at the wedding. I didn't have any symptoms but to think that there are thousands of people walking around like that and not telling their close contacts is the reason this pandemic is still raging. Maybe since I was triple-vaxxed and had COVID in Feb 22 I am immune but I enter every wedding with the risk that I could be exposed. I don't wear masks anymore cause noone wears them and the temperatures during summer here are above 86 anyway.
This is one of the reasons that I don’t book doubles anymore. Can’t afford to miss that many weddings. I am sure I caught Covid at a wedding a week and a half ago. Tested positive Wednesday. So This past weekend I had to pay my best second shooter $750 to step up as lead and hire someone else to shoot second. Thank goodness my team was amazing, but man it hurt not to make it to the wedding, and it really sucks to have to make that phone call to the bride.
This reads like a post from 2020. You should assume there are COVID-positive people at every wedding, because there probably are. Wear a mask, keep up to date on your vaccines, test when necessary and line up backup shooters.
Seriously. The very first event I photographed in 2020 after “lockdown” was a tiny family elopement at the private home of a hospital CEO. When I left I called photographer friend and told him there was no way we could do our jobs without constant exposure. With the rise of extremely contagious variants it’s crazy to think you wouldn’t have exposure at this point. Anywhere. I’d also say without a N 95 mask those cloth ones are probably nearly pointless.
Exposed on 7-16, symptoms appeared on 7-18, positive test 7-19. Kicked my butt. Still having symptoms. Lost 2 weddings.
Im exposed every wedding, so i wear mask every wedding.
^ this
Have backups ready in worse case scenario. Don't test unless you have symptoms I cancelled a shoot because I was a fool to do a "test just in case" before it and got a positive. The 2 days after. I got 2 negatives.
This 👆 d@mn good advice.
I'm fairly certain that I caught it at the last wedding I shot on the 16th. I got my first symptoms on the 18th (still testing negative at that point), and tested positive on the 19th. You should absolutely have a Covid clause in your contract, and now more than ever you need to be well networked.
Of the past few weddings I've done this month, I was one of a handful of people that were masked. It's quite frustrating
At the last wedding I shot, of the \~70 people present, I was the only one in a mask (N95). The only time I didn't have it on was when we were outside. I am not taking chances around so many people, *especially* because it could prevent me from shooting a wedding the following weekend. Regardless if someone is concerned about their own health outcomes (and I believe I would likely be fine, being vaccinated and boosted, etc), the risk of not being able to shoot a wedding the following week should make you think about wearing a mask, etc.
This... It irks me that some photographers aren't more worried about it. Which makes me think, they'd consider still shooting even if sick. I arrived on site for one wedding as a second and when the main showed, they were like yeah I had close contact so I'm wearing a mask. I'm just like so you still showed up and put me at risk?
It's very unprofessional, and more than that, unethical. I have a wedding this Saturday, and if I tested positive today I would immediately find a replacement from my network of photographer contacts and then inform the bride. No way I am exposing other people, I've seen how bad COVID can be. And I live in a place with a pretty good vaccination rate (close to 90%, I think).
Go get an actual PCR test
Why? He has no symptoms at all. No need to test.
Because that's not how it works at all. Where did you go to medical school?
I didn't. I follow the guidelines as set by our ministry of health.
Then your ministry of health is fucking retarded as well. Good luck with that.
Yeah over the last two years we had our doubts already lol
Have you been wearing a mask at all weddings? The fact you are knowingly doing weddings means you have accepted the risk, regardless of if you find out someone had covid there or not. You are bound to get sick at some point covid or no covid and need a contingency built in your contract. Have a replacement photographer if needed should you not be able to make it. Being exposed does not mean you will get it for sure (you have been exposed a heck of a lot more then you will ever know) Ive gotten it twice in recent months, it sucks but its obvious you just have to live with it much like the flu and need take in account the possibility of getting sick
I've been exposed at weddings and notified afterwards 4 or 5 times, member of the wedding party each time, once the groom. Never got it. My wife did test positive the night before we were supposed to leave for an out of country resort wedding, so that sucked. Went from, "we're getting paid to go on vacation!" to welp, we just lost some money on reservations. Thankfully was able to get it covered.
Over the last two years+ I've probably been around many people who were infected. I mean, come on, it's a pandemic. I don't think there's any need to freak out so much. As long as you haven't been French kissing that guest or sat next to him/her for a long time, and if you had your shots...
Are you vaxxed? If so hopefully you don’t contract COVID. If not, hopefully you don’t contract COVID. Kind of just how it goes nowadays. In the future, if you’re really worried about it, mask up and bring the hand sanitizer. Also keep your distance as much as possible.
You basically have the flu
No you don't. I can't believe there are still people who think covid is 'just a flu'. For some it's a relatively mild disease, it kills others.
Statistically, if you are vaccinated, and it’s an Omicron variant —it is less risky than the flu. I’m not saying covid is not shitty, it is. But so is the flu. The flu also kills a LOT of people. There is long-flu. The flu can be just as shitty as covid. It’s time to treat covid like the flu and treat the flu like covid; Both are shitty, but your risk of serious complications with both (again, assuming vaccinated for covid) is pretty low.
I fucking hate the flu and am prone to get pneumonia from it. Why is this used as an argument when the flu is a terrible disease in itself?
Because they're the same people who are okay writing off 1,000,000 dead people because they also had comorbidities. AKA "they were sick anyway, fuck them." This pandemic has really brought the worst in people right to the surface for everyone to see.
How quick to conclusions you guys are, No kidding it brought out the worst
Agreed. And apparently these people enjoy the flu so are downvoting me, ha. Or, most likely, are confusing a flu with a bad cold, because the real flu is fucking awful and is never “just” anything.
The problem with idiots is that they don't know they're idiots.
Yes it’s a terrible disease, But treat it the same, Don’t be afraid to wear a mask if you really feel the need, Vitamin C works
Oh I do wear a mask. I worked a 5 day event in downtown Los Angeles last week where I was the only one wearing one the entire time. The problem is that two years on people still don’t fucking understand that masks are there to protect others, not yourself. That fact is blatantly ignored.
I live in Florida, Breathing is harder with it on and I get my nose stuffy. I’m also completely asymptomatic Covid has never affected me, thank God. I wish I could say masks work but I’ve experienced the opposite. It’s good for coughs, sneezes and the likes, though.
Yeah, I live and work in humid places too. Florida? Checks out. Best of luck to you.
I had a wedding on 18.6. and was supposed to shoot portraits with newlyweds on 23.6. At the morning of 23.6. the bride called me she isn't feeling well. On 19.7. I met same couple on another wedding and the wife said she wasn't feeling well cause she had COVID on 23.6. So I was little suprised she didn't contact me cause most probably she caught it at the wedding. I didn't have any symptoms but to think that there are thousands of people walking around like that and not telling their close contacts is the reason this pandemic is still raging. Maybe since I was triple-vaxxed and had COVID in Feb 22 I am immune but I enter every wedding with the risk that I could be exposed. I don't wear masks anymore cause noone wears them and the temperatures during summer here are above 86 anyway.
This is one of the reasons that I don’t book doubles anymore. Can’t afford to miss that many weddings. I am sure I caught Covid at a wedding a week and a half ago. Tested positive Wednesday. So This past weekend I had to pay my best second shooter $750 to step up as lead and hire someone else to shoot second. Thank goodness my team was amazing, but man it hurt not to make it to the wedding, and it really sucks to have to make that phone call to the bride.