A great guide over at Tutsplus photo credit: sicoactiva Half Story, Half Photoshoot As a photojournalist, my approach to a wedding is similar to the approach I take when doing an important assignment because both a wedding and a news event only happen once. The moment is there and then it is gone forever....
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10 tips for better wedding reportage 1. It’s the background, stupid A press photographer once told me, “Make sure you look after the background, and then the foreground will take care of itself.” This is very true. If you get a nice background, the fore you can kind of control to a degree. If...
Great series from Digital photo school At least two hours before the ceremony, you should meet the bride and her bridal party at the venue where she is getting ready. This could be at a hair salon, hotel room or her home. Ask the bride not to start getting ready until you arrive so...
Another Great set of wedding day photography tips from digital-photography-school.com. You can prepare for everything and every eventuality for a wedding, but the one thing you can’t control is the weather. Sunny day Although the guests will adore a bright blue sky and hot sunny day, the photographer may secretly be praying for cloud...
WPB Mini Course Part 1. Why Do You Want to Shoot Weddings? 1. Money? 2. Passion? 3. Recognition? 4. The thrill of it all? To be honest, if you answered yes to any of the above that is good enough as long as you have number 2..passion! Without the passion to work hard, improve,...
digital-photography-school has a great post about wedding insurance for the photographer. There aren’t many things more stressful for a photographer than shooting a wedding. So many things can go wrong. What if you’re rear-ended on your way to the wedding and you had your camera in the trunk of your car? What if you...
Some great tips from tutsplus Look Professional This bit of advice varies greatly from region to region, country to country so I’m not going to give any specific advice on what to wear. A suit may be required in your area or maybe a sport shirt will suffice. The key here is to look...
Another great post over at DPS The Not So Good Stuff You have to know how to put on boutonnieres Editing takes a lot of time You need to be a pillar of calm Is organizing drunk people your favorite hobby? photo credit: djwhelan The Good Stuff You get to learn new customs You...
Weddings are such delicate piece of work. They can’t be done flippantly or without preparation. And with such easy access to high performance pieces of equipment, it is so easy for just any Joe Schmo to buy a DSLR and some business cards. This practice means that us professionals need to be completely on...
