Friday, January 8, 2010

Some Top Tips For Your Wedding Day Photography

By Roger Wong

Wedding photography includes pictures of the couple before the marriage, as well as coverage of the actual ceremony and reception. The two approaches in bridal photography are traditional and photojournalistic. Traditional bridal photography consists of classically posed images. In this approach, there is much interaction with the photographer on the day of the wedding. In the photojournalistic approach, the images recorded are much more subtle with less photographer interaction. These two approaches are the two extremes of photographic styles. Most of the modern day photographers' fall somewhere between these two styles.

When you are hiring a wedding photographer to shoot your special day, there are a few things you should keep in mind. Every photographer possesses an individual style. It takes some research from your side to decide who you want to photograph your wedding. It is recommended to start looking for the right photographer well ahead of time. Look into your photographers creative side more then the business side when hiring a wedding photographer. One shouldn't be concerned about comparing various package details or the number of prints he is going to get. Once you have chosen a photographer for the job, take care of all minute details then and there so that the photographer you hired is not preoccupied about with thoughts of collecting his payment, on the wedding day.

Don't boss your photographer around all the time. The biggest pet peeve of wedding photographers is that they are given instructions by the brides, grooms, parents, relatives and everyone on the wedding party. No photographer likes to be directed as to what to shoot and how to do it. The more there's third party interaction, the less creativity in the photography. Sometimes the relatives and friends are so preoccupied in instructing the photographer that they almost miss the entire wedding.

Trust is a key on the day with your photographer. If you trust them and show this to them, you will allow them to feel more relaxed and thus produce better results. It does not matter how experienced a photographer is - they are only human and they have a big job on the day. So trust them and let them do their work. You will benefit from the results.

Most importantly, do not starve your photographer. On a interesting point - always make sure your photographer is fed! He would be the last person you want to starve. And try not to give your photographer a very long list of things to do. This would distract him from what you actually hired him to do.

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