10 Shots you need to get at the Wedding
1. Bride arriving with father (or person elected to give the bride away)
2. Bride, father & bridesmaids before the ceremony
3. Bride and father walking up the isle
4. Bride and Groom together for first time
5. Bride & Groom the kiss
6. Bride & Groom signing the register
7. Bride & Groom walking down the isle
8. Bride & Groom posing full length
9. Bride & Groom with parents
10. Bride & Groom cutting the cake
10 Great tips to help
1. Camera & Back-up. Be sure your camera is working!, really, have you checked it lately! and be sure you have or have access to a backup one if need be.
2. Batteries. Are they charged up? Have you got 2 or 3 sets of spare? You might just need them, OK, you may not but imagine your just getting to the first dance and the batteries go!
3. Memory cards / Films. Get plenty, it's all very cheep and if your not hiring a professional you'll be saving £100's anyway! As with batteries, you wouldn't want to get the camera out for the first dance and find. . . . . . . . .
4. Camera Settings. Do you know what they do? Take just 5 minutes, with your coffee in the morning maybe to just read through them, you'll probably get through it in just a week, and the things you'll learn will probably not just surprise you but help you in all your photography from weddings to snapshots of the Dog!, believe me, it's better than filling your head with all the rubbish in the news each day. !
5. Location Use the best locations you have, if that means driving 10 minutes to the park, then do it!, the photos will be around for generations to come to spend 10 minutes going to a good spot don't settle for a rubbish location if you can easily get to a better one.
6. Weather be prepared, this is one you have no control over!, and if you do please give me a call I've got a great idea. . . . . Seriously though, if it does rain, as it can in the uk at any moment, don't let this drown the good spirits, use it to your advantage! having just 2 umbrellas in the car will enable you to do 3 things : 1. Give one to the bride and Groom to keep them out of the rain, or have the Best man or Chief bridesmaid or both maybe even with one each hold them whilst they are in the rain! 2. Hold one your self, this will keep you out of the rain and your camera dry. 3. You'll get some great shots of the Bride and Groom in the rain.
7. People Obvious yes. but as it's all about people, capture lots of people shots. Especially unaware ones, go for something different than just asking them to say cheese!
8. Smile although you'll not want all big cheesy smiles on all the shots, one of the best ways to get people to smile is to simply smile your self! one way that can get the smiles out is to ask them not to smile while you are smiling.
9. Back up your work these days back up is cheep and essential. As soon as you can backup your shots
10. Enjoy the Day!, its a wedding, your there to enjoy the wedding too, not just get the photos, unless your just there to get the photos, though even then, enjoy your self, you'll relax more and it will show in your photos.
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