Using More Than One Wedding Photographer
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Something to consider, when having a small wedding with friends and family invited, is to put them to work for your wedding photography. The thought is to actually hand out disposable cameras to the wedding guests and to the reception guests and encourage them to take pictures.
Everyone is an Amateur Photographer
Everyone has their own thoughts and ideas when it comes to taking pictures; you’re going to take advantage of this. Great aunt Sue might be interested in the decorations and take fantastic pictures of the flowers, along with great shots of the lighting of the unity candle. Your niece Jenny is a people person and takes pleasure to get a picture of every single guest, sometimes in groups; especially with older family members, a picture of the bride with her great grandmother just MIGHT be their last picture together. Morbid, I know, but it’s just those pictures that become prized family memories.
The great thing about using the guests as your cameramen is that their personalities also show through, not only what they take pictures of, but also how they take them and from what perspective. A picture taken from the back of the hall gets everyone into the picture.
I personally love a picture I have of both of my grand mothers together at my wedding. The professional wedding photographer we hired didn’t get that shot. My wife’s cousin Carol made it her job to get as many pictures of every single thing and person at our wedding. The last time I remember seeing both my grand mothers at the same place was when my grand father died back when I was 4 or 5 years old. It means a great deal that they came together on such a happy occasion as my wedding.
Wedding photography is such a great tool in reliving memories. Having family and friends assist in not only making those memories, but help record them, adds something very special. Make sure to have everyone label their cameras, so that later individual pictures can be marked with who took what photo. Years later, a trip down memory lane with the wedding book is just that more special knowing who took what picture.
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