1. I received a phone call from a friend that said her family asked her if she would be the photographer at her family's reunion. She stated, and rightfully so, that she did not want spend her time with her family taking pictures. I would say, it's not fair...don't make me miss my reunion.
Yes, every reunion that I have covered has had at least one solid piece of camera equipment, but the vast majority are point and shoot jobs from a big box store. The presence of an objective, professional photographer means that most of the special moments will be documented in a high quality fashion. The occasional help and guidance of key organizers is intregal so no moments involving important events will be missed.
You hate to miss a moment like this! With a roving photographer at your reunion, they can be caught in a candid fashion.
2. At best, family reunions are once a year opportunities to gather. Gandmothers are reunited with grand-kids at a remote location...often away from malls, movie theaters and video games. A flexible photographer can create quick portraits of a menu of subjects.
