Tips for wedding photography

She loved the shot...

And paid for it.....

oh here is Tommy:

http://www.tommycolbert.com/beyondthecamera/

Best!

HOTPIXEL

Guillaume in Paris said:

You've turned her into a wax statue!! ok to soften the small
wrinkles on people in their 40s but... this is too much, to me.
She's old, she probably knows it, she's not a model (anymore?) so
i'd only remove the red eyes and that's it
BTW, her eyes are totally black, it looks weird.

When you're ugly, you're ugly. Period!

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http://home.att.net/~alnem/html/tip-wedding.html

Apuneger said:

Hi,

I'm about to get a new D60 camera (this week). I will be taking
pictures of my friend's wedding, end of September. Now, since I'm
more of an aviation photographer, I would like to hear some good
tips and advice from you, the more experienced users.

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Apuneger said:

Apuneger said:

I'm about to get a new D60 camera (this week). I will be taking

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--If you are the only one shooting professionally, make sure you understand their expectations. If you are friends, the best way to stay that way is to understand what is expected and communicate that between the parties. Since you sound like a non-wedding photog type you must familiarize yourself with what images they expect in the course of the day. Certain key images come out of every wedding such as bride portraits, groom portraits, bride and groom portraits, wedding party group images, immediate family posed groupings, ceremonial events such as cake cutting, garter and bouquet throw, etc. If this is a non-traditional wedding, anything goes but make sure they tell you exactly what they want. Finally, take a backup camera whether film or digital and if possible, have two flash units that will work with each of them. Take more memory and batteries than you think you'll need. If anything fails during the event, you'll be ready. Be creative (aka personalize it) and give them a great album!
Steven Allen Manchook

i've taken my share of portraits and tweaked them in photoshop (smooth wrinkles, whiten teeth, hide chins, etc., etc.) and when i show the prints to the subjects, they absolutely LOVE it! it matters not whether it is a representation of reality as much as how they WANT to perceive themselves. i usually never say anything about manipulation in photoshop and they think i'm the greatest photographer in the world! ;-)

LOL

Hot_Pixel said:

http://home.att.net/~alnem/html/tip-wedding.html

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This is a good link, though I do not understand why he has to put the following stuff in an otherwise good website:

"Most professional wedding photographers use a medium format camera. The reason behind this choice is the size of the negatives. If a negative is 2x2 or larger it will make better enlargements then the smaller negatives of the 35mm. A few pros use the 35mm. If you do use it be sure you crop closely with your cameral. FILL THE WHOLE FRAME! If you do this it will be a better enlargement than if you leave part of the frame empty. The type of camera is up to you as long as you choose a PENTAX it shouldn't matter if you use a medium format or a 35mm. "

Most pros I know use 35mm or pro digital...

Evrim72723 said:

This is a good link, though I do not understand why he has to put
the following stuff in an otherwise good website:

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Evrim72723 said:

Most pros I know use 35mm or pro digital...

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Things are in transition, but traditionally most high-end wedding photographers used 6x6, 6x4.5, or 6x7 gear for the portraits and formals. Bigger negs give higher quality in large (20x30) prints.

They could also point to their high-end Hassie's and justify their prices. "This is how PRO's do it..."

Some shot the whole thing using their 6x6 or 6x4.5 gear, but most switched to 35 for candids, cake shots, etc.

Improvements in film caused some to move down to 35, and some simply started there to begin with.

There's still some justification, IMHO, for using larger formats for the formal portraits and groups. Especially groups.

Now if Canon releases an 11mp camera, that opinion could change....