How Do I Photograph A Wedding? Some Wedding Photography Tips
How to photograph a wedding is one of the most common questions I'm asked. There are many aspects to this question on wedding photography.
There are short answers to this question and longer and detailed answers. In this article I will give you a short and to the point explanation of how to photograph a wedding, mainly what shots you must take.
I have to assume that you already have technical competence with your camera equipment; if not then don't even consider photographing a wedding!
There are approximately twenty five to thirty shots that you must capture, that said couples are now looking for you to take many many more shots for them to choose from.
Photographing a wedding is twenty percent camera skills and eighty percent posing and people handling skills.
Make sure you cover at least the following shots: -
Bridesmaids arriving
Groom and best man arriving
Bride and father arriving
A shot of the rings being exchanged
Signing the marriage certificate
Coming down the aisle
Couple standing at front door of church
Throwing the confetti
Bride and groom leaving in car
Multiple shots and varied poses of bride and groom
Multiple shots of bride
Bride and Groom with his family
Bride and groom with her family
Bride and groom with both families
Bride and groom with best man and flower girls
Bride with flower girls
Groom and best man
Bride and best maid
Cutting the cake
First dance
The above is the absolute bare minimum of shots to plan for wedding photography, in other words shots that you daren't miss!
There will be other arrangements of family and friends that you should consider. You will also find it helpful to make a request of the group as to whether anyone would like their photographs taken with the bride and groom, this will cover you for possible complaints later, that you didn't invite a relation or friend to be photographed.
During the photo session which you should aim to cover in no more than one hour you will need good organisational skills. I find it helps to leave the shots of the bride and groom to last. This allows you some privacy with them, which in turn will allow you to capture some more intimate shots as they will be more relaxed.
I hope you have found this brief article helpful in respect of what shots to take at a wedding.
Do you want to learn more about how I do it?
Read a comprehensive guide on how to photograph a wedding.
Visit my site for more information How to Photograph a Wedding at www.how-to-photograph-a-wedding.com
Bobby is a photographer and author. He has been commissioned to shoot thousands of events, including weddings.
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