Caterers, location, the music an open bar, THE DRESS oh and the guy that take the photos. Wedding photography is huge, huge business, locally as well as internationally. Photographing a wedding is not for the faint hearted, especially if you are the primary shooter. the top photographers in this field can command top dollar, as the client you are paying for their expertise and all the gear they bring. As a beginner I would not photograph a wedding as the primary shooter. Sure there are many great tutorials available on what to do for a wedding but all seemed to targeted towards professionals. In my view the best way to acquire the experience necessary is to be a second shooter to a professional. I have photographed a friend's wedding however it was nothing official, I stayed out of the way of the official photographer's way and I got some decent shots. What did I learn from this experience you ask?
- Your feet hurt, ALOT, for the entire day expect to be on your feet. It is hard work.
- Always have extra batteries physically on you, not in your car or in your bag which is located somewhere in the reception hall, have them on you.
- Flash diffusers help, no one wants to look like a ghost.
- Know your camera's flash sync speed, exceeding this produces some not to nice effects.
- Try to anticipate the shot and position of the subject and position yourself to capture it.
- If possible have two camera bodies with two lenses to prevent having to change lenses mid shoot and miss a key moment.
- Auto mode will not work for a wedding, you need to be comfortable in manual mode.
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