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Digital Wedding Photography For Dummies
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Digital Wedding Photography For Dummies

by Amber Murphy
April 2013
Beginner
320 pages
8h 37m
English
For Dummies
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How This Book Is Organized

In order to make the information in this book easy to understand, I broke the content down into five parts. You may notice that the information follows a natural progression from basic information to principles to follow while shooting a wedding to the editing process after the big day. However, you should always feel free to dive into any part, chapter, or section that is useful to you, no matter what order it’s in!

Part I: Getting the Big Picture: Becoming a Wedding Photographer

This part is where I go over the information that lays the groundwork for the rest of the book. I cover what to look for when purchasing your photography equipment and tips on how to use it along with an overview of specific techniques you need in order to capture a wedding effectively, including those related to lighting and composition.

Part II: Lights, Camera, Action: Capturing the Wedding Day

This part is the place where I get down to the nuts and bolts of shooting a wedding. I include a detailed checklist of things to do before the day arrives, and then you find out all about capturing the wedding day itself. I give you a lot of example pictures and outline how you can achieve similar results. If you like lists, Chapter 9 gives you a detailed shot list so that you can be sure to photograph all the important moments of the day.

Part III: Creating the Package for the Newlyweds: Editing and Album Design

In this part I cover what to do after the wedding is over. I take you ...

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