10 Tips for Wedding Photography

 

 

10 wedding photography tips you will find in this article that will help you capture the best wedding photos.

 

Good wedding photos do not depend on the precious tools that the photographer carries, it does not mean that you have the most expensive tools and equipment for photography that you are a good photographer and you will be able to get good pictures, but this depends primarily on you and not on your tools, so here are these important tips for getting pictures Wonderful wedding.

 

1- Get an assistant:

- During the wedding, you, as a photographer, will not be able to be everywhere at the same time, so it will be better, but it is necessary most of the time to have an assistant who is proficient in photography in order to capture what you miss, and he will also help you carry photographic equipment because it will most likely be Heavy and you will not be able to carry it on your own and take care of it, the photography assistant will also help you in adjusting the lighting equipment as well as adjusting the bride’s dress and her posture, all of which necessitates you to have a photographer mastering wedding photography.

 

2- Impact inspection:

- It is important that you go to the place where you will shoot before the day of filming in order to inspect it and know its flaws and features and the size of the lighting in it in order to help you in planning the situations that will be taken for the newlyweds and this will be discussed in the following advice.

 

3- Write lists of the situations that you intend to capture for the newlyweds:

This is one of the best tips that will help you get everything you want on this day, so putting together a list of the poses that you want to capture will make it easier for you to photograph. Ask them for ideas for the shots they want to capture on this special day for them.

 

4- Presetting the basic camera settings:

Knowing the basic camera settings will benefit you a lot before going to photography, and among these basic settings that you should not be free from at any time to photograph weddings is to set the camera on the continuous capture feature in order to ensure that you capture the spontaneous moments that may come without being arranged, as well as It includes non-jiggly images, and also shooting on RAW and JPG features so that you can freely edit your photos later.

 

5- Bring the necessary equipment for wedding photography:

- You must acquire the necessary equipment that you will need during wedding photography, such as the appropriate lenses such as the 35: 18mm lens, which is a lens that gives high-quality images and a wide-angle, as well as a 200: 70mm lens as well as a flash, a tripod, and the necessary lighting equipment if the wedding is inside. And other equipment you need during the wedding photography.

 

6- Test the camera beforehand as well as the rest of the equipment:

- In order not to put yourself in a big dilemma, you must test all your equipment before going to photography, this night that will not happen again for the newlyweds, but rather is the night of life for them, so you must test your cameras and all your equipment in advance so as not to spoil the photography with a problem that could have been avoided before.

 

7- Get to know the guests:

- Get to know the guests who are close to the newlyweds, such as the bride's mother, father, or her friends, as well as the matter with the groom, in order to take pictures of them together, as it is never reasonable that the day ends without the newlyweds getting souvenir photos on this unique day with those close to them and that also helps you take pictures Distinctive and unique to them, for example, the look of the bride’s father, so imagine with me that you do not know that this is the bride’s father.

 

8- Be ready for anything:

- You must be ready for anything that might happen suddenly and did not take it into account, for example during filming the weather became cloudy and the lighting was weak, so you must be prepared for such a thing by having the necessary lighting equipment to get good pictures, so you must bring more equipment than You think you will need it and also have lots of spare batteries and memory cards with you so you don't miss anything special to photograph.

 

9- Use two cameras if possible:

- If you could rent an additional camera next to your cameras, this would be excellent and set it up with a different lens, this will allow you to capture scenes from more than one angle instead of wasting your time switching lenses during the wedding ceremony.

 

10.Capture the little details:

- Get special small shots like photographing the bride's dress, shoes, flowers, table settings in the hall, menus ... etc., all of these will help you give the final album an extra dimension.

 

- These were the most important tips that you should know well before photographing weddings, which will help you, God willing, to obtain wonderful and distinct pictures .. Share with us the situations that you were exposed to during wedding filming