August 2006
Beginner
336 pages
10h 55m
English
Content preview from Digital Wedding Photography: Capturing Beautiful Memories
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The World of Wedding
Photography
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edding photography varies from other types of photography in that it moves from place to
place as you are constantly trying to catch people in the act of doing something. The pressure
to perform your duties quickly can seem extreme when you have to set up and compose twenty group
shots with a hundred thirsty people that have only you standing between them and the bar. However, the
external pressure from the guests is nothing compared to that internal nagging fear in the back of your
mind that you have to get it right because you won’t get any second chances to do it over.
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Part I ✦ Understanding Digital Wedding Photography
Capturing Weddings
Wedding photography is not something that can be distilled into a simple formula that you can repeat
over and over. No two weddings are alike and even if you do go back to the same location, the scene
is always different every time. Every day has different light, different people, different customs, and so
on. You can’t sit down the night before and plan your workday or plan what kind of images you want
to create. You have to be ready for anything, and you have to go into it with an open mind. Figure 1-1 is
an example of the extreme lighting conditions you may face on a typical ...
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