An Introduction to Wedding Photography is the complete guide to producing stunning photographs of the perfect wedding. Packed with exciting and original images, it will inspire you and give you the skills to cover the big day. Top wedding photographer, Lorna Yabsley guides you through the best approaches and techniques, as used by professional photographers. Having built her successful career as a photographer using unconventional reportage style, Lorna is well-placed to inspire and enthuse fellow photographers to raise your game and learn how to produce images like the pros.
An Introduction to Wedding Photography provides the blueprint for the perfect wedding:
Understanding weddings – all of the essential skills required when starting out, exploring different types of weddings, different styles and approaches.
Securing the commission – tips on getting your wedding photography business established, promoting yourself, and arranging a consultation with your first couple.
Planning the day – making a detailed plan, considering the sequence of events, reconnaissance of the wedding venue, tips for lighting and bad weather contingency plans.
The big day – approaches and tips for all the shots on the big day, from the groom, best man and ushers to the bride at home shots before the ceremony, the ceremony itself, and the reception; detailed examples of shooting children, large groups from hens and stags to the whole wedding party, photographing cake cutting, speeches, the first dance and the couple leaving.
Post-production – top tips for editing and processing your final images, with advice on RAW and JPEG files.
The finished collection – presenting the wedding photographs to clients and securing their order. Tips on developing your product range and what to charge.
The wedding photographer’s toolkit and techniques – helping you decide on which camera, considering sensor, megapixels, lenses and accessories.
Before and after the wedding day shots – ideas from engagement portraits and boudoir shots before the wedding day to bumps and babies shots after.
Lorna offers expert guidance and professional tips on every aspect of a typical wedding day, her fresh and innovative approach to wedding photography will give you the confidence to shoot the perfect wedding day with ease.
Concise run-down of organising wedding photography from the planning stages through to post-wedding shoots. It covers the logistics as well as the importance of building rapport with the couples as well as family, relatives & friends, including children. There's advice too on figuring out various costs in order to set prices according to the tiers of services and products offered. I liked that the wedding day itself was broken down into various parts and the considerations a photography must pay attention too. The photography & equipment itself came in more as an afterthought, so this is a book more suited to someone who's thinking about venturing into wedding photography but isn't sure what it all entails beyond the perfection that is required because wedding photographers don't have the option to redo their work.
