Amateur Wedding Photography

http://digital-photography-school.com/we dding-photography-21-tips-for-for-amateu r-wedding-photographers

I'm excited my sister asked me to be her photographer for her wedding. I've always loved photography and take loads of pictures of my own family but I've never done a wedding! I want to be sure to do an awesome job.

Make sure sister is prepared to receive less than stunning photos of her big day. Although you may do a decent job there will still be things that would be done better using a professional. Also think of this: As the event photographer you will not be participating in the festivities as a sister and honored guest. You will be working. All day. No time to chat with sis and family members. Also family members and other people may not take you seriously as the real photographer, so you may find it difficult to take control when you need to.

Anyway, here is a link:

http://www.rokkorfiles.com/Wedding101-pa ge1.html

Also www.photo.net, look for the beginners section in the wedding and event forum.

If you decide to do it, be sure to get backup equipment of some sort. Cameras do fail, so you need to be able to continue shooting. I have given many tips to first time shooters, just look at some of my past answers and you will find my sage advice repeated many times. Good luck.

2009-08-18 07:39:02 by proudmama

TWITTER: twitter.com FLICKR: www.flickr.com A response to a YouTube message I received. Andy

I'm an amateur wedding photographer, and I've seen some photography where the images are so clear and crisp. How do I achieve something like that?
Is it the camera type? The ISO? Lighting?
I shoot with a Pentax K100 D Super. Please see my portfolio and tell me what you think I need to work on, or how I can achieve more professional photography.
www.amkarphoto.com

Thank you!

I just check your portfolio... your pictures have terrible quality... You have some nice ideas for wedding photos, pictures are not bad, I would say much better than most of the wedding "photographers" (read money makers) I know... but you MUST start thinking about better equipment... pentax is not a equipment for you.. you need better camera, and better lenses... camera for start: even one of the cheaper canon brand Rebel XTI or XTS but lenses only Top Shelf Lseries... I know its not cheap but wedding photographer making good money so let call this investment :) than you`ll have better quality pictures, and start shoot in RAW and than process them to JPG....

2009-03-01 06:46:06 by আমন্দ

Price: $29.99

I already posted this once. I want positive feedback because my friend doesn't want anyone else but me. This is my FIRST wedding, and first real photo shoot. I have told her this and she says she doesn't care. She doesn't have $500 - $5000 to spend on a photographer. She is 18 years old with two twins and a family to support. Therefore, I just want to help her out.


How much should I charge her? Should I just charge her for film etc because I don't want any money out of this what so ever?
And are there ANY tips for me?

Trust me I've begged her not to let me do it because its such a special day for her but she insists that I do it.

SO TIPS
POSITIVE CRITICISM IS APPRECIATED :)

as long as you have a digital SLR you should be good to go. sounds like a small event. If you don't have a digital SLR you can probably rent one for the weekend.

Shoot shoot shoot... If you have a digital camera you can try shooting in RAW mode .preferrably in RAW+JPG mode. RAW mode will let you fix most pictures, and if your not ready for it, an experienced photographer can work with RAW down the line.

Good luck... stay away from Film!

2008-10-16 20:41:46 by zaaambie

Price: $30.00

Length: 14 inches - Diameter: 4 inches
Incandescent equivalent: 400 watts
Average life: 8,000 hours

I would consider myself a fairly serious amateur photographer and have mainly shot landscapes. My friend saw some photos that I had taken and asked if I could take her wedding pictures. I told her that I was in no way a professional and that I could not guarantee the "perfect" wedding portraits. She said that she knew that and wanted me to take them anyway. Now I am wondering what type of lighting and lenses would best suit wedding photography. I can probably think of some things but I just thought I would ask so that I don't miss anything that would make my pictures better than they would be otherwise. Thank you for your help.

Wedding photography tutorials: http://www.net-art.it/photomonitor/html/ teoria_tecnica/ripresa-tecniche/matrimon io-cerimonia-e.shtml

2007-02-25 19:55:34 by k_hamblen

I'm an amateur photography, and mainly do scenery and pets/ wildlife. Well the manager of my building knows I freelance and asked if I would do pics of her sister's wedding. Nothing big or fancy she said. Well, I know how people are with weddings, the pics have to be really good lol. My photography instructor said along with night photography, weddings are the hardest.

I prefer film but I will also shoot digital for the occasion. Well, I don't think I'm going to do it, I don't want to mess up their wedding. Anyways, weather I take the job or not, can anyone give me some basic tips on how to do a wedding, like whats desirable and what not? From what I assume, it will be indoors, but the reception will be outdoors in the back of the establishment.

I shot my boyfriend's mom's wedding...I definitely felt the pressure and these were people I'm very close with so if I screwed up, I would have been forgiven. I definitely wouldn't call what I got excellent, but the reception was in their garage so the lighting was very poor and all I have is my camera and the 18 -55 mm lens that it came with...so I was more than a little limited. But I made it work to the best of my ability. I only have a few on here, but you can look at them if it helps. Most of them are more of the "details"..I of course took a bunch of family shots and lots of ones during the wedding and reception, but I don't have them uploaded.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40210644@N0 3/page3/

2009-07-08 19:04:56 by spawn_14_1999_99