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Wedding Photography Gear List

Wedding Photography Gear List

Being asked to be a wedding photographer is a huge responsibility! Someone has trusted you with capturing the memories of what could be the biggest day of their lives! Have you got the right gear to get the job done? Gear can be a bit of a sensitive topic, and every photographer is different. Some […]

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What a First Time Wedding Photographer Needs to Know

What a First Time Wedding Photographer Needs to Know

The news that you are photographing your first wedding often leads to emotions ranging from excitement to apprehension, and in some cases, fear. Assuming you have experience with your equipment and have developed the necessary skills to take great photographs, the wedding event has a greater likelihood of being a successful one if you follow […]

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Why Aperture Priority Is the Best Mode for Wedding Photography

Why Aperture Priority Is the Best Mode for Wedding Photography

“Real pros shoot manual.” If I had a penny for every time I had heard this in a photography forum, I could have given up wedding photography years ago and bought my own island. The sad fact is that photography forums are not really a great place to learn about photography. More often than not, […]

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Wedding Photography in the Rain Tutorial

Wedding Photography in the Rain Tutorial

There you are on wedding day, all set to take the couple’s photos, when it starts to rain. What do you do? Well, you can’t postpone the wedding! Wedding photographer Vanessa Joy with Adorama shares some tips to help you shoot wedding photos in the rain: Background Photographs in the rain look best when it’s […]

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Wedding Photography Tips for Bright Sunny Days

Wedding Photography Tips for Bright Sunny Days

Any sort of photographer would love to work in conditions where they have some amount of clouds rather than working on a clear sunny day. This is equally true for a wedding photographer as well. While theoretically, a clear sky means more light, it doesn’t necessarily equate to good light. This is one of the […]

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Tips to Be a Great Assistant Photographer

Tips to Be a Great Assistant Photographer

I’ve been a second shooter at a number of weddings now and was recently informed that I’m a pretty stellar second shooter. (In fact, I’m one local photographer’s first pick, which made me absolutely giddy). I’m lucky to have Ryan as my second shooter for weddings, which works out beautifully for me. We both have a […]

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Behind the Scenes with a Wedding Photographer

Behind the Scenes with a Wedding Photographer

Imagine you’re about to start a new job. You get anxious. And you’re really appreciate a detailed understanding of how things work at your new job so you can feel prepared and confident. Well, if you’re a budding wedding photographer ready to make the leap into the professional world, you’re in luck. Taylor Jackson shares […]

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How to Grow a Photography Business Through Relationship Building

How to Grow a Photography Business Through Relationship Building

Today’s article kindly comes to us from Otto Schulze and James Christianson, named best wedding photographers in the world by Harpers Bazaar. They have just created a new course designed to help driven wedding photographers elevate their wedding business if you want to check it out or grab the free chapter (enrollment opening soon). There’s […]

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5 Tips for Bouncing Flash at Wedding Receptions

5 Tips for Bouncing Flash at Wedding Receptions

Bouncing a flash is often the only viable technique to quickly expose for a photo in a fast changing scenario. Take a wedding reception, for example. Hopping from one room to another and one lighting scenario to the next, a photographer has very little time to adjust to the changing light. If you’re working with […]

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How to Capture Emotions in Wedding Photographs

How to Capture Emotions in Wedding Photographs

Wedding photography is one of the most exciting and rewarding aspects of photographing a wedding. Wedding portraits are an important part of any wedding, and the best way to capture the essence of a couple’s special day is through photographs that show emotions. To achieve this, you not only need to have great lighting, good […]

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