In Wedding Storyteller, Volume 1: Elevating the Approach to Photographing Wedding Stories from Rocky Nook, photographer and educator Roberto Valenzuela delivers what so many of his followers have been asking for: a book specifically dedicated to helping photographers improve their wedding photography. A wedding photographer himself, Roberto built his business from the ground up by delivering high-quality imagery that tells the compelling and beautiful story of his clients' most important day.
In Wedding Storyteller you will not be given a collection of looks which neither inspire or teach you anything. Nor will you find a predictable and banal wedding shot list. Instead, this first volume of the three-part Wedding Storyteller series goes beyond the superficial and delves deeply into the truly important topics, themes, and subject matter you need to know in order to noticeably elevate your wedding photography.
- Chapter 1: A Very Difficult and Risky Decision
- Chapter 2: Overview of the Wedding Storyteller Skill Components
PART 2: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: LOCATION TECHNIQUES
- Chapter 3: Circumstantial Light
- Chapter 4: Showing or Removing Context and Clutter
- Chapter 5: Depth and Walls
- Chapter 6: Compositional Elements
- Chapter 7: Luminosity Levels and Contrasts
PART 3: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: PEOPLE TECHNIQUES
- Chapter 8: Breaking Down Defensive Barriers
- Chapter 9: Expert Confidence and Trust
- Chapter 10: Being Flexible, Likable, and Professional
- Chapter 11: Situational Approach to Posing
- Chapter 12: The Mechanics of Group Posing
PART 4: STORYTELLER APPROACH COMPONENTS
- Chapter 13: The Storytellers Approach
PART 5: EXPERT COMPONENTS
- Chapter 14: Storytelling Expert Techniques: Emotionally Valuable People (EVP)
- Chapter 15: Technical Expert Techniques: Lens Choice and Helper Light
- Chapter 16: Posing and Expression Expert Techniques
- Chapter 17: Composition Expert Techniques
PART 6: EXECUTION OF THE WEDDING STORYTELLER'S SKILL COMPONENTS
- Chapter 18: Putting It All Together to Become a Master Storyteller
- Conclusion