As a working photographer, the center of the universe is your camera bag and its contents. Your cameras and lenses are the tools of your trade. As you might have noted, both are mentioned in plural.
Wedding photographers have at their disposal a variety of training tools ranging from show-and-tell DVDs to book-based tutorials. Whether you’re an amateur looking to cover the basics or a professional eager to apply more sophisticated techniques, there’s a disc or book ready to help.
You've signed a contract and the date is set, so how does a savvy wedding photographer proceed? Photographing a wedding involves more than simply showing up on the big day with a camera, lens, flash and a set of charged batteries.
The shot list is the list of all the photos you will be expected to produce on your clients’ wedding day, including portraits of individuals and groups.
If you plan on photographing weddings for a living, sooner than later you will be hired to cover a wedding in which the traditions and customs of the day will differ from the Judeo-Christian traditions and customs with which most of us are familiar.