April 21, 2009

Successful Wedding Photography – 9 ideas

ch_wedding2
So you’ve invested time looking at possibly dozens of websites and hundreds of images, interviewed several prospective shooters and have finally hired a professional photographer for your event, now what? Aside from liking the photographer and their work, how do you know that you will get the most from their efforts? Here are 9 ideas that will help couples to help their photographer create better all around photos of their event.

ch_wedding1





April 20, 2009

Keep a (quiet) cell phone handy.

ninagabeprocession

3) Try to have a cell phone with you or ask someone who will be traveling with you to carry one. A wedding is much like a stage production. All kinds of surprises can pop up and it’s good to have a way to coordinate with people, like your photographer. Doing this allows you to be more spontaneous in where you go between the wedding and the reception. Setting the phone to vibrate will help not to disturb anything going on.





Communication between Vendors

0761

4) Ask your DJ to make an effort at coordinating with your photographer. The DJ often acts as your MC and should be serving you by working with the photographer to make sure they are in place to capture your important memories. For example, if you have one photographer, they can’t shoot formal portraits of the guests and the first dance photos at the same time. A quick announcement over the microphone that the bride and groom will be having their first dance not only helps your photographer, it alerts all of your guests who brought cameras and want to take pictures as well.