After a physically and mentally exhausting day photographing a wedding, the first thing that you want to do I relax a bit and recharge. Taking a bit if time to get yourself back to neutral is fine, but don't get to comfortable. The work that comes after the wedding can be just as demanding as the wedding itself. As a wedding photographer, you'll have to come to ter[...]
This week's post will be the conclusion of my 3-part series on how to prepare for a wedding shoot. In Part 1, we went over the bare minimum gear requirements needed to get the job done. In Part 2, we went into all of the important pre-wedding aspects that a new wedding photographer would need to address such as the client consultation, scouting, and pre-wedding day [...]
This week's post is the second installment of my crash course on how to prepare for shooting a wedding. The few weeks prior to the wedding day can be a very stressful time for a photographer if you are not familiar with what is needed to prepare yourself to confidently walk in and shoot a wedding. Let me repeat one thing from last week because I do believe this is i[...]
If you’re looking to get into wedding photography, or have just started out in the industry, you're probably excited and terrified at the same time. Learning the ropes involves a lot of trial and error. It's really hard to get comfortable with shooting a wedding without actually doing it a few times. There is a flow to shooting a wedding that is impossible to [...]
Last week, I got into the nitty-gritty of how to pick a wedding photographer. I hope I helped make the process less intimidating. I do, however, need to go a bit more into depth about Step 1 (Figure out what style of wedding photography you like). There really is no by-the-book definition for the different styles of wedding photography. I'm going to gi[...]
The wedding photography season is emerging from the winter lull and will be getting in stride very soon. Married-couples-to-be can very easily find themselves overwhelmed from trying to sort through potential photographers while not really knowing what to look for. Your wedding photographer will be shooting one of the most important days of your life. Tha[...]