How To Bring Out The Best In Creative Wedding Photography
How To Bring Out the Best In Creative Wedding Photography
To ask a photographer "How on earth did you get that shot" is like asking a writer to explain how he or she wrote a particular piece of literary work. There really isn't any norm or predefined way - that's just how it is with any creative process.
However, it is my experience that the most important factor in establishing good creative shots for a wedding album is getting acquainted with the couple you're shooting. Try talking with them and establish some rapport so that they feel comfortable around you. Many couples are already suffering from the anxieties associated with their wedding and you definitely don't want that nervousness to show up during your shoots.
Try chatting with the couple and get to know them a little before you start shooting. Find out a little about their history, where they first met, their mutual interests, people and places that are special to them and so on. This information serves as a good source of ideas for themes and concepts of your photo shoot. The couple themselves usually have at least some idea of what they want their wedding album to look like.
For example, one couple I photographed cited their university campus - where they met and became a couple - as one of the most important places to them. So I suggested that they re-live their college days in our photo shoot. We walked around the university campus and took snaps of them together. They even donned on old alma mater costumes to complete the look.
When shooting live for an actual event, in my experience it's always best to go for a candid shot where the subject is less "conscious" that he or she is being photographed. This makes for a more natural feel to your photographs and will not look too "scripted" or fake.
Establishing a relationship with the couple plays an important role here. Once a couple is relaxed with you, they will not feel constrained or uncomfortable (which would definitely show in their gestures and facial expressions otherwise) when you're walking around in the background taking pictures of them at their wedding.
One last tip is to make yourself at least slightly familiar with the place you'll be shooting so you can anticipate good angles and best vantage points from which you can take excellent shots.
It's all about being the best you can!
To ask a photographer "How on earth did you get that shot" is like asking a writer to explain how he or she wrote a particular piece of literary work. There really isn't any norm or predefined way - that's just how it is with any creative process.
However, it is my experience that the most important factor in establishing good creative shots for a wedding album is getting acquainted with the couple you're shooting. Try talking with them and establish some rapport so that they feel comfortable around you. Many couples are already suffering from the anxieties associated with their wedding and you definitely don't want that nervousness to show up during your shoots.
Try chatting with the couple and get to know them a little before you start shooting. Find out a little about their history, where they first met, their mutual interests, people and places that are special to them and so on. This information serves as a good source of ideas for themes and concepts of your photo shoot. The couple themselves usually have at least some idea of what they want their wedding album to look like.
For example, one couple I photographed cited their university campus - where they met and became a couple - as one of the most important places to them. So I suggested that they re-live their college days in our photo shoot. We walked around the university campus and took snaps of them together. They even donned on old alma mater costumes to complete the look.
When shooting live for an actual event, in my experience it's always best to go for a candid shot where the subject is less "conscious" that he or she is being photographed. This makes for a more natural feel to your photographs and will not look too "scripted" or fake.
Establishing a relationship with the couple plays an important role here. Once a couple is relaxed with you, they will not feel constrained or uncomfortable (which would definitely show in their gestures and facial expressions otherwise) when you're walking around in the background taking pictures of them at their wedding.
One last tip is to make yourself at least slightly familiar with the place you'll be shooting so you can anticipate good angles and best vantage points from which you can take excellent shots.
It's all about being the best you can!
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