How to Take a Great Wedding Photo
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Thousands of people take pictures during weddings daily, without any sort of formal training. The key to taking great wedding photos isn’t going to school for photography or having an expensive camera, but here are some tips that will help you take super wedding pictures.
Scout Your Location
Get to the wedding hall ahead of time, if possible, and take some pictures with a digital camera. Using the view screen, review the pictures to make sure the lighting is good. Also check out various seating locations, and using the zoom feature on the camera, see how clear pictures will be. It would help to have two people pose at the altar just so you can see how well pictures will come out. Of course you want to be as close as possible when taking a photo, but sometimes, due to close friends and family, that may not be possible.
Use Decent Camera Equipment
You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars on cameras and lens. A simple digital camera with a 3 megapixel is all the camera you need. For some reason, everyone claims they MUST have a 5 megapixel camera for their wedding photography. The higher the megapixel, the more “clear” a picture will be, the better the detail will be. When taking “normal” pictures, a 3 megapixel is all the camera a normal person will need.
The more expensive cameras out there, such as a Nikon D2 or whatnot, have all sorts of add-ons, such as light meters, lens, etc. I’ll say it again, any digital camera with a 3 megapixel is all the camera you need to make a great wedding picture.
Be Prepared!
It isn’t just the Boy Scout motto, be prepared. Not only make sure that your battery is fully charged, but have one or two extra batteries on hand just incase you need them. Just as important, have two to three memory cards, film rolls, or whatever you use to store pictures on. Remember, you’re not only taking pictures at the normal events, such as the bride walking down the isle, but also the unexpected. Everything from the Pastor fainting (hopefully not) to the flower girl planting a huge kiss on the ring bearer (too cute!)
Taking pictures at a wedding isn’t just for you. Great pictures are made to be shared, especially with the bride and groom. I personally have a wonderful picture taken by my wife’s cousin Carol that I love.
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