Posted by courtney on October 20, 2011 ·
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Wedding photography is an unique art. The photographer is not only tasked with capturing something beautiful, but also with capturing the story of a couple. Because there are only so many ways you can take a photo of the same events – [...]
Posted by Jeff Thomas on December 20, 2010 ·
Wedding photography is an intensely personal branch of photography for the bride and groom involved in the shoot. It documents their special day, and becomes the memories that they cherish throughout their marriage. That’s why composition is such a key element in these photographs – they depict the fun, romance and excitement of the experience.
It’s your job as their photographer [...]
Posted by Jeff Thomas on December 14, 2010 ·
When you are hired to photograph someone’s special day, you become responsible for capturing the romance and immortalizing it in your pictures. This means knowing that although the bride and groom are going to be impossibly busy on the day itself, you still need to find the time to take perfect couple photos of the two of them. The only way to do this, is to go in with a game plan.
Bride [...]
Posted by Lucas on October 11, 2010 ·
Posted by Jeff Thomas on October 7, 2010 ·
As a wedding photographer it’s your job to understand every aspect of wedding photography, so that you can produce quality images on demand. This is slightly more difficult with outdoor weddings, as scenery and climate becomes a very large part of the decisions you make on the day. Learning how to use outdoor scenery to your advantage is an essential part of composing and capturing [...]
Posted by Jeff Thomas on September 23, 2010 ·
Wedding photography can be difficult because you’ll be expected to take quality photos of everything and everyone, capturing the day as it happens. As a photographer you already know that there will be some photos that come out great, and others you’d rather not look at again – which is why you need a game plan.
Bride on wedding day in car
Understanding these simple tips on [...]
Posted by Jeff Thomas on September 18, 2010 ·
Author info: Christopher Lin is an Orange County Wedding Photographer as well as a writer for their blog. He is an editor of photography tutorials website called SLR Lounge, and also the creator of many photography products, for Undfind LLC.
There are a few general trends in wedding photography these days. SLRs are getting cheaper with ‘prosumer’ camera capabilities getting [...]
Posted by Lucas on August 27, 2010 ·
So I’ve decided to start hitting the photography side of things a little harder, if for no other reason because I enjoy it! Out of necessity, I will be taking a lot of self-portraits since that will be the easiest and quickest way to experiment and take photos, not because I enjoy being in front of the camera
The last two days I’ve been watching the Jasmine Star live seminars on Creative [...]
Posted by BenGsKe on August 5, 2010 ·
By: Chenthil Mohan.
Shrouded by the plethora of ceremonies and rituals that mark an Indian Wedding, the work of a Wedding photographer becomes much more challenging and unpredictable. The diversity in customs and conventions from one wedding to another paves way for a need to get acquainted with commonalities of Indian Weddings, so as to not miss the crucial events.
How different is an Indian [...]
Posted by BenGske on April 14, 2010 ·
This is a personal comparison of the Canon 24-70mm F/2.8 L USM lens (24-70) vs my other Canon wide angle lenses the Canon EF-S 17-55mm Image Stabilizer (IS) lens (17-55) and Canon 17-40 F/4 L USM lens (17-40). The 24-70 looks and feels like a heavy quality precision jeweled instrument that should last two life times. I originally purchased it as a backup to my 17-55 IS for wedding photography. I [...]
Posted by Peter Carey on April 14, 2010 ·
For this month’s DPS Writer’s Critique, I thought I’d turn things around. It has been suggested before that there should be the opportunity for blog readers to not only voice their critique of the monthly photos, but that they should also show the rest of us what they were thinking. And that’s what we’re going to try this month!
With that concept in mind, here is [...]
Posted by Christina N Dickson on April 14, 2010 ·
Butterfly Lighting is one of the most flattering and artistic ways of lighting the face. As it’s name would denote, Butterfly Lighting is created by the way in which you angle the light to fall on the face of your subject. Often used by celebrity photographers, this style of lighting can be achieved by a single off camera light and a reflector.
Image by Kathleen Thomas Photography
Here’s [...]
Posted by Christina N Dickson on April 14, 2010 ·
Butterfly Lighting is one of the most flattering and artistic ways of lighting the face. As it’s name would denote, Butterfly Lighting is created by the way in which you angle the light to fall on the face of your subject. Often used by celebrity photographers, this style of lighting can be achieved by a single off camera light and a reflector.
Image by Kathleen Thomas Photography
Here’s [...]
Posted by Guest Contributor on April 14, 2010 ·
I’ve been asked a few times why I’ve decided to use flickr as my image hosting site instead of some of the many other options available to me. If I’m going to be completely honest, it’s that it was the only one I’d heard of when I got my account back in 2005.
But let’s forget about that for a second, and instead concentrate one why I stay at flickr. It’s because of all these additional [...]
Posted by Peter Carey on April 14, 2010 ·
For this month’s DPS Writer’s Critique, I thought I’d turn things around. It has been suggested before that there should be the opportunity for blog readers to not only voice their critique of the monthly photos, but that they should also show the rest of us what they were thinking. And that’s what we’re going to try this month!
With that concept in mind, here is [...]
Posted by Helen Bradley on April 14, 2010 ·
Many of the images that you take particularly cityscapes, like most portraits, can do with some spot fixing. I’ve been traveling through Europe a lot lately and because it’s considered almost de rigeur to smoke there, many of the photos that I have are littered with cigarette butts and assorted garbage.
And although you may not realize it, even small cigarette butts will detract from [...]
Posted by Guest Contributor on April 14, 2010 ·
This guest post on wedding photography equipment was submitted by F.C. from Camera Tech.
Image by man’s pic
So you’re desperately keen to go into wedding photography — or maybe you’ve made a start. The only problem you’re faced with is the equipment: and there are a lot of choices.
Firstly, the most important thing to realize is that the camera and/or lens isn’t [...]
Posted by Helen Bradley on April 14, 2010 ·
Many of the images that you take particularly cityscapes, like most portraits, can do with some spot fixing. I’ve been traveling through Europe a lot lately and because it’s considered almost de rigeur to smoke there, many of the photos that I have are littered with cigarette butts and assorted garbage.
And although you may not realize it, even small cigarette butts will detract from [...]
Posted by Peter Carey on April 14, 2010 ·
I’d like to take a moment to talk about power. Electric power that is. We all have a craving for it as it powers everything we do with digital photography. If you’re completely digital gone are the days of being able to manually adjust your camera and still get shots without the need for a battery of some kind. And that’s why it’s even more important to consider where [...]
Posted by Peter Carey on April 14, 2010 ·
A few weeks back I asked a loaded question: If You Could Only Have One Lens, What Would It Be? I knew from the start that it’d be tough question for most, as it was for me. Picking one lens when many of us shoot varied subject matter would present special problems.
I was, however, encouraged by the responses, especially the explanations. It was evident that a lot of DSLR owners would keep [...]
Posted by Peter Carey on April 14, 2010 ·
A few weeks back I asked a loaded question: If You Could Only Have One Lens, What Would It Be? I knew from the start that it’d be tough question for most, as it was for me. Picking one lens when many of us shoot varied subject matter would present special problems.
I was, however, encouraged by the responses, especially the explanations. It was evident that a lot of DSLR owners would keep [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Halford on April 14, 2010 ·
If you follow my posts, you’ll know that I have a studio. At the moment, I mostly do high-key sessions with children. High-key is something that many photographers try to imitate and sometimes fail miserably simply because of a lack of understanding about light (and I only know this because I am one of those people!) Out of necessity, my photographic evolution has been a fast one and I laugh [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Halford on April 14, 2010 ·
If you follow my posts, you’ll know that I have a studio. At the moment, I mostly do high-key sessions with children. High-key is something that many photographers try to imitate and sometimes fail miserably simply because of a lack of understanding about light (and I only know this because I am one of those people!) Out of necessity, my photographic evolution has been a fast one and I laugh [...]
Posted by Barrie Smith on April 14, 2010 ·
I sometimes hear from people who’ve newly acquired a digital SLR, saying they find it a hassle to continually change lenses when shooting a wide variety of subjects. Frankly, it goes with ‘SLR-territory’ (digital and film) and is the price you pay to enjoy the improved image of an interchangeable lens, reflex camera.
In reality, unless you’re very demanding and continually shoot magazine quality [...]
Posted by Barrie Smith on April 14, 2010 ·
I sometimes hear from people who’ve newly acquired a digital SLR, saying they find it a hassle to continually change lenses when shooting a wide variety of subjects. Frankly, it goes with ‘SLR-territory’ (digital and film) and is the price you pay to enjoy the improved image of an interchangeable lens, reflex camera.
In reality, unless you’re very demanding and continually shoot magazine quality [...]