This is part three in a series of articles I am writing to help start a wedding photographer. The first part focuses on learning lighting and exposure, partly to discuss getting your equipment ready for the wedding
.This article continues to "prepare the subject" with emphasis on additional ways you can prepare for the wedding.
spend time online
internet search for "wedding photography tips for amateurs. " You May also want to visit my website (link below, I have a great FAQ and a link to three pages, which are tips for beginners ).
Consider joining a message board or forum that is dedicated to professional wedding photography. If you do, be careful not to ask too many questions at the beginning! Instead, spend hours reading through old posts and learning as much as you can. After you've read a few months worth of posts will be in a better position to ask the proper questions. Digitalweddingforum.com has a special "start" section for beginner photographers - but there are other resources as well as online. And be careful not to just read information, print data from, shut down your computer, get your camera, a practice !!
Search for wedding photography web site and see the places the photographer in big cities which are close to you. Find ones that are good. Analyze your best photos. Create a folder on your computer and save a copy of the best photos can be found online. Try to understand what makes them so good: (? you can find and use the same locations) which is posing as, lighting (natural or fake), location, etc. etc. Then, go back and try some of these "best" photos.
buy a couple of Wedding Photography Books
There are several good books on wedding photography. I have yet to find one that does an excellent job explaining the basics in a practical way, but you can pick up a lot of good points from a variety of books.
can see the number of wedding photography book on my website (see link below), and also has the Amazon.com reviews of wedding photography books (go to Amazon.com and search for "wedding photography").
My current book # 1 recommendation is Steve Sint books: Wedding Photography, Arts, Business, and style. It covers many bases and has an excellent section on posing (with the studio models).
I remember buying a new book or two before each of my first couple of wedding.
spend time with a pair of
Volunteer to engagement photos a few. In this way gives you a chance to see how a couple works and how well they work before the camera. It will also give them a chance to see the types of photographs you. This is important because you need to be set appropriate expectations! If the couple looking at wedding photos online, they are probably looking at the pictures very nice. Make sure you know this is the first wedding you photographed!
Working with a couple to create a "photo layout for the day and try to include lots of extra time. Be careful not to schedule around as pictures - wedding day
!Part four series will continue discussing preparations for the debate, "shot list ".
In the meantime, get your camera out and take more pictures!
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