Wedding Photography Tips – 3 Ways to Get Great Wedding Photos
There is a ton of Wedding Photography Tips that you could use to improve the wedding pictures, however, in this article, there are 3 tips that will allow you to walk away with great photos of a great wedding.
Take lots of pictures of the same pose:
Here is an example of what NOT to do:
When the bride and groom are up at the altar, take a single picture and then back away. Then go to another angle and take another picture. Then go somewhere else and take another picture of the bride and groom.
Here is what you do:
Yes you want to get different angle shots of the bride and groom. However, don’t just snap a single picture. You want to make sure you get around 4 – 6 shots each time you take a picture, especially of the bride and groom.
Why? Well that way you can pick and choose with the bride and groom which is the best shot to keep. Considering that 1 picture might not have turned out as good, especially if you aren’t paying attention.
And with the age of memory based cameras, just make sure you have lots of extra memory.
Get group shots:
You are going to want to get group shots of each family with the bride and groom, so that each side can have a good family shot for each other.
Then you’ll want to get the bride, and bride’s maids together, and the groom and groomsmen. These are very important groups in the wedding that you do not want to miss.
Get lots of candid pictures:
Candid pictures are of course pictures where there is no direction for poses or any such thing. You go about your business and take pictures of peoples arriving, people dancing, eating, and having fun. Make sure all the pictures are tasteful, but you can throw in a few of the groomsmen and bridesmaids making a fool of themselves, which they normally do at weddings.
Now that you have read this article, you will walk away with 3 great Wedding Photography Tips that will allow you to take amazing pictures, and walk away with some great stories to tell. Just remember take lots of pictures just in case, even if it is of the same “pose”.
Make sure you get lots of group shots of different people, especially the bride and grooms close family. And once all the posed shots are done, start in with the candid shots, everyone loves to see candid photos of weddings, as they all have a story that they can tell.
