Wedding Ideas & Articles
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Dinner Time! Capturing your Wedding Meal
Most people don't want a camera pointed at them when they are enjoying the food and the pictures are…well, often not flattering. On the other hand, brides work hard to provide something nice.
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Available Light?
Often light is not where you'd think it is. Like in a bright field of flowers, which, while pretty, causes squinting and dark shadows. When looking for a photographer, look for how they see available light. Those kind of pictures are special, natural and, well, available.
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"Must have" Photographs, To Pose or Not to Pose?
Must you have them? You hear about "must have" shots in magazines and online regularly. Wedding planners, venue coordinators, wedding writers, you know, pretty much everywhere. What are they?.
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Wedding Photos Before the Ceremony
Deciding on when and where you see your partner, before or at the ceremony, is a personal choice. Here is an example timeline of how your "first glance" experience can be!.
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Behind the Lens - Photographer Interviews
Behind The Lens is an in-depth look at our member photographers. In each edition we focus on the person behind the camera to find out who they are and why they became wedding photographers, how and what they use to get the job done and just what motivates them to keep going and perform at a high level.
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Look for the Light When Choosing a Photographer
Why do you like certain photographs? It's interesting to think why any picture might interest you, spark a reaction. Having more insight into your own visual "aesthetic" and you do have one, might give you a better compass for finding the right photographer for your wedding. Or it could make your picture taking more fun.
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Wedding Albums - Flush Mount vs Matted
If you're having trouble choosing between a Matted album and a Flush mount album for your wedding, it's very likely because it's confusing! (especially if you're not familiar with book-making) I'll share two examples below from my trusted album company, and I'll try to explain the difference between the two.
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Engagement Photography: Display Tips
If you're unsure of what to do with your professional engagement photos besides having a few wallets printed and storing the rest on your hard drive, this article will give you some tips and ideas on how you can make the most of your engagement photos.
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Brides: Do you want RAW photo files?
Brides are asking for their photographers RAW files as part of wedding packages. What are RAW files, why are brides asking for these, and is it something that brides should be asking for?.
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Brides: What it takes to look your best
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, so of course you want to look your absolute best. All it takes is a little preparation, and to help you out, here are some easy tips to keep in mind to help you look your best.
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5 Tips for Getting Perfect Wedding Photos
Are you in the process of planning your wedding? Working with your wedding photographer is an important part of your big day. Here are a few important tips to help make sure you get the perfect wedding photos.
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Top 5 Engagement Photo Session Questions
Engagement photo sessions are usually the fist time a newly engaged couples work with their professional photographer. Often, it is also the first time you and your fiance have photos taken together. Here are the top 5 questions couples ask (or should ask) themselves and their photographer to get the most out of their engagement photo session.
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How Many Photos should your Photographer Take?
How many photos do I take? How many do you want? I know that I'm not supposed to answer a question with a question but it's a question I get asked all the time. That's probably because it can be measured, like my fee or how many hours I stay at a wedding. Easy questions. Trouble is, it's tough to answer. So before I answer it, let's think about the question.
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Creative Engagement Photos
Engagement shoots have become widely popular among newly engaged couples, and almost all of them want something different and unique. The best way to achieve that is to make it personal and have fun. That is when the best and most creative photographs are taken. Engagement photo sessions are supposed to be casual and relaxed so in this case, sticking to your comfort zone is perfectly fine.
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Wedding Portraits can be Candid
There are posed portraits and there candid portraits. The latter description is not an oxymoron, it's a label I have for portraits that are captured in a photojournalistic style. They've been around since Cartier-Bresson invented the photojournalism and, of course, the former has been with us since the invention of the camera.
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Valentines Day Wedding Ideas
Are you getting married on Valentines Day? You can't get more romantic than that! Even if you don't tie the knot on that actual day, you can use a Valentines day theme which will still have that romantic effect.
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St Patricks Day Wedding Ideas
St Patricks day is a great time to celebrate Celtic heritage and have a great time with family and friends. What a wonderful time to celebrate a wedding! We put together a few tips and advice to help you with your planning!
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Ideas for a Perfect Bridal Shoot
You've selected your wedding photographer and now it's time for your bridal shoot. So many questions to answer and it isn't even your wedding day yet! Here is some advice for the perfect bridal shoot.
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Photography Styles - A Different Kind of Difference
One word of caution, the style of photographs do have some technical and procedural differences in how your wedding is shot. Learn about the differences to help you choose the right photographer for your wedding day.
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What Photography Style is Right for Your Wedding?
Finding your photographer is like going through a visual/verbal maze. There are more labels than you can shake a stick at, as my dad used to say. One problem is that there is a belief that photographers' styles fall crisply into neat groupings, like traditional, photojournalistic, fashion, etc.
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Setting up a list of 'Have-To' Photos
In spite of the popularity of the 'capture the moment' photojournalistic style, group shots will remain important and wanted by brides, families and wedding guests. It's these group shots and 'have to' shots that have given brides plenty of stress, and photographers plenty of lists for the day.
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Effective Makeup Techniques for Great Photos
Is it really true that you need to pile on foundation so thick you need a chisel to scrape it off, or lipstick so dark it appears you drank a can of brick paint so you don't look "washed out"? Of course not!.
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Photographers & Videographers; helping them work well together
Have you ever tried to make dinner, and someone keeps coming in and eats your ingredients before you can put the recipe together? I can make great pasta, but if someone keeps eating the sauce before I can pour it on the noodles, you won't be impressed. This is what happens when a photographer and videographer don't work well together.
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Wedding Reception Format / Timeline
Planning your wedding timeline is easy with this example of a typical wedding reception format, including introductions, cake cutting, toasts, special dances and more.
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Brides: What is Wedding Photojournalism?
Wedding Photojournalism is an increasingly popular style of wedding photography today. Brides who choose photojournalists to capture their wedding day feel the traditional photography style is stale and old, they are looking for something new and different.
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Brides: What is Traditional Wedding Photography?
Traditional or Classic wedding photography was the first in the history of wedding photography styles and probably the most common style used today. This is a timeless style that you have seen time and time again in wedding albums.
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Brides: Learn some Basic Photography Terminology
When searching for the right wedding photographer, you'll need to know some basic photography terminology. First you'll need to consider the style of photography you want. Two of the most popular are traditional and photojournalism.
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Your Wedding Photography Budget - Ways to Save
Your wedding photography is arguably one of the most important wedding planning decisions you will make as a bride - after all, once the plates are cleared and the flowers die - all you'll have left of your wedding day is the photographs. Bottom line - scrimp on photography, and you'll regret it forever.
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