A unique style of wedding photography

When considering hiring a wedding photographer to photograph at your wedding, it is important to remember that each photographer has a different skill. With the advent of sophisticated DSLR cameras at affordable prices, there has been an explosion of people who have bought a mid-range DSLR or even a fully professional DSLR and established themselves as wedding photographers. Some of these photographers are actually very good at what they do, even to the point of succeeding as professional photographers. However, the vast majority do not have the technical experience or understanding to capture the perfect wedding image over and over again. Wedding photography is actually one of the most difficult areas of photography because there are many things that are beyond the control of the photographer. From low lighting to crowded venues, from a tired girlfriend to a screaming kid, to inclement weather to guests who refuse to have their picture taken, there are literally hundreds of things that can cause a problem for the average hobbyist. Everyone needs to gain experience, but do you really want them to gain it at your wedding?

Every wedding is unique and your wedding is no exception. You can find a really cheap photographer who can have an expensive DSLR, but unless the photographer really understands how to use and control the camera, there may be a real problem that will affect the results of your wedding photographs. Most of these amateur photographers use the camera in fully automatic mode or in program mode. For taking snapshots when on vacation, its options are fantastic for the hobbyist, allowing the hobbyist photographer to create decent images as if using any other point-and-shoot digital camera. A little anecdote at this point can help illustrate one extreme of this happy amateur photography. She was taking pictures of a newborn baby when the mother said her oldest daughter was in college studying photography. She asked if her daughter could take some pictures two, of course I said yes, I have always tried to accommodate my clients’ requests as long as it does not affect my work. I asked her daughter what camera she was using for her photography course. His response was somewhat surprising: “I use an iPhone,” he commented. I’m not really sure I could have hidden my amusement, but you could imagine the reaction I would have had when photographing this new baby if I then pulled out my smartphone and started taking pictures. There is so much more to photography at the push of a button and this is especially true when it comes to never-repeating events such as weddings.

Every bride and groom have an idea, or should I say they usually have an idea of ​​what to expect from the photography that the wedding photographer will give them. Unfortunately, there are many boyfriends who have been so disappointed in the photography results that they have received from a so-called professional photographer who was actually a hobbyist who created his own website after purchasing a DSLR camera. Some brides want the photographer to capture the entire day from makeup and hair to the first dance. For others, they are only looking for the wedding ceremony to be photographed. Occasionally, the bride or groom wants pictures of the groom getting ready instead of herself; As I said before, I would try to accommodate the wishes of the client and in regards to the photography required. It is known that I arrived to photograph the groom and best man preparing for the wedding only to be turned away due to the fact that they were still in bed and asked to come back in a couple of hours when they were finally resolved. themselves.

Sometimes the bride and groom are happy to be guided by the photographer and when this is the case, there is a real opportunity for the photographer to really demonstrate why hiring an experienced wedding photographer is so valuable. Of course, there are some cheesy photographs that some brides asked for, the one that is often asked for is where the bride is held horizontally by the entire groom’s man. I am perfectly happy to take such pictures, but by myself I never suggest it. Now there are some images that I have taken that other grooms ask me to take because they think the images are perfect or standing or original. The problem with everything that is original is that the company copies itself. So I would try to take some pictures at every wedding where the bride and groom are happy to let me have a little free rein, which are as unique to that wedding as the bride and groom are unique. Sometimes, of course, when your client sees a particular image, they cannot understand why such a photograph would be taken or why someone would want to have a particular image. This is perfectly understandable, but because I took the time to get to know each client that I had never taken and a picture of where the client has said why they have taken it. Again, this is something that comes with experience as a wedding photographer. I once had a couple of clients who were getting married near Leicester who only wanted what they called “traditional wedding photographs”. The groom commented that one of my images from a previous wedding was a “waste of photography.” So what was this disaster of a photograph? It was a photo of four Bride’s Maids, all under the age of 12. Needless to say, they had no children at their wedding; They weren’t an old couple, they were in their twenties.

So, having established with the client exactly the style and the result they expect from their wedding photos, I began to try to be as creative as possible within the limits and restrictions that set the expectations of the bride and groom. The purpose of wedding photography is to capture the history, joy, and uniqueness of the wedding day. There is nothing better than bringing a sense of delight to the bride and groom when they remember the events of the day while looking at the wedding photographs that I have taken. By understanding how to control the camera for the best possible results by using manual settings and customizing the results for each photograph from a professional wedding photographer, you can produce a record of your wedding that can far exceed your expectations. You may have ‘Uncle Bob’ with his super nifty new digital camera on the shoulder of a professional photographer who takes almost exactly the same picture from the same location in the same light, but each with totally different results due to the fact that Let the professional wedding photographer know how to control the camera to create the designed result, while Uncle Bob simply takes a snapshot with an inexpensive camera.

Any real professional photographer will have developed a particular style of photography, but with the understanding of the client, they also have an expectation that may require that style be subtly altered to create the effect and results that the photographer expects. and exceeding customer expectations. There are a lot of tips on the internet on how to find the cheapest possible wedding photographer, but I would recommend that you consider the fact that this is a day that will not be repeated and therefore you need to make sure that you have hired a photographer who has the technical ability. and artistic creativity to capture your wedding or other event in such a way as to give you the best memories.

Make sure your photographer is a member of a professional photography body.