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How Do I Photograph a Wedding?

How Do I Photograph a Wedding? This is one of the most common questions I'm asked.

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 you photograph a wedding, mainly what shots you must take.

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How Do I Photograph A Wedding

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, in other words shots that you daren't miss!

There will be other permutations 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 this 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.

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