Digital Wedding Photography

I am looking to get in to wedding photography and would like to pick up some books, what are some good ones for a beginner, I noticed a lot of them talk about transition from film which I don't need.

Are you a beginning photographer? Try some basic photography first. Wedding photography is not a genre for novice photographers.

I am all for learning through books, but weddings are one thing that may be best learned as an apprentice to a working photographer. (That is assuming that you have quite a bit of knowledge af photography in general, and understand both technical and artistic basics.) That's not to say you can't get anything from a book, of course you can depending largely on your learning style and self-motivation. One book for any photographer has to be "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson. He also has books on portraiture and composition that are well done. For weddings specifically, "Portrait Photography Handbook", Monte Zucker, "Existing Light for Wedding and Portrait Photography", Bill Hurter, and Steve Sint's "Wedding Photography: Art, Business and Style". "The Art of Wedding Photography" by Bambi Cantrell.

Again I stress weddings are not for new photographers. It is harder than it seems, and the stakes are high for the parties involved. Best wishes.

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I know everyone has a preference and it also depends on how one uses a camera but just technologically speaking, what is the top, most used digital camera right now by professional wedding photographers and possibly why?

I know Canon and Nikon are the most used, I am looking for an answer with a specific model. Like Nikon D3 or something like that. Something used by professional wedding photographers

Curious :)

Personally, I use Canon 40D and 5DMkII. Its Canon V Nikon really (a bit like PC V Mac). Both will get the job done and it comes down to personal preference.

Though, more important than the camera itself is:

1. The lenses. A poor quality lens on the best camera will result in a poor image.
2. The ability of the photographer. As stated, all the best gear in the world cant make a bad photo a good one.

2009-08-02 22:27:01 by w_pooh87

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I agree that Nikon would be your best bet, however you can get a Nikon D300 for under $2000. It may not be a "full frame sensor" but you still would be getting a great camera for weddings. You could get three for the price of a D3. Also as a wedding photographer you are going to want a backup, just incase your camera breaks. Nikons are built great, but that doesn't make them invincible. Your clients are going to want to know if you have a back up camera. If you went and bought only one camera (D3), and you couldn't afford the second, then you could loose possible clients because you don't have a backup. The megapixels are the same. The D3 may shoot one frame more than the D300, but you aren't talking about sports photography, but wedding photography. Even with that said, 6 - 8 frames per second is good enough. Stick with Nikon, but as a wedding photographer the D300 is by far good enough. Besides, it's not always the camera, it takes a person who knows how to shoot behind it.

2008-06-10 09:59:08 by joe41111

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I am looking for a text book for digital photography giving tips on how to enhance images etc

I'd find any book really answer your question because books is too slow to catch-up today’s digital photography. Website or magazines may help you, for wedding and portraits photography knowledge, I’d recommended PDN magazine.

2007-03-19 05:23:35 by Raja S

I don't think there really is a "best" camera for anything. People should realize that the lens makes a lot of difference and is just as important a consideration as the camera body.

I also agree with the recommendations above. The Olympus E Series cameras are quite good. You may want to get the larger cameras like the E510 or E500, and stay away from the E410. This is because when you attach heavier lens to the camera body it will be unbalanced if you choose a smaller lighter body. You should also look into the Nikon D80 or the Canon 30D. They are also very nice cameras, and they look professional, which means your clients will trust you to take their pictures.

When choosing a lens, don't skimp on the quality. For instance, if you are going with Olympus I recommend the 14-54mm F2.8-3.5 lens which retails for about $400. This lens is one of the best quality to price lens available. You need to get lens which have a large maximum aperture because you will mostly be shooting indoors. Also a large aperture will give you good blurring of background for portraits. You should also buy at least one prime lens. A prime lens gets you sharper images and normally have a large maximum aperture like F2.8. Consider getting the 50mm F2.0 lens which is great as your main portrait lens.

There are also "accessories" (more like fundamental gear) that you need to consider like a tripod, flash units, spare batteries (at least two extra for backup purposes), another camera body (again for backup if the first one fails), portable lighting units, a laptop (for mobile work), etc.. It's going to be costly all the equipment you need to purchase but that's the startup recommendations you need to look at.

2007-06-21 07:41:10 by lornee80