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The doorbell rings, with anticipation you rush over and swing the door open, standing in front of you is a courier, hands outstretched clasping that sexy new DSLR you've been waiting rather impatiently for. You scribble a poor excuse for your signature and with a big grin run inside and rip open the package as your best friend watches on, "OOOH" you hear her say, "You know how my weddings coming up, well I don't have a photographer yet" your heart sinks as you hear such words, in one moment your excitement has diminished, now replaced by the shear terror of the thought of photographing a wedding. Unable to say no a sheepish "yes" leaves your mouth, straight away you know you are in over your head. Your friend thanks you with a big hug and promises there will be no pressure, no pressure you think as you pull a small clump of hair from your head! No sooner has your friend walked out the door and you head to your internet machine in search of tips, It is here we meet.

Lets face it, even the most well planned weddings can be hectic at times, schedules just never seem to run on time, the bride invariably spends too much time getting her makeup done, no one can find the rings or there is a traffic jam on the way to the ceremony. Unfortunately, regardless of why things don't go to plan or run on time one of the first sacrifices to be made is time allocated to the photographer. It is for this reason that being able to work quickly and efficiently is of utmost importance.

When the heat is on (cue music) the last thing you should be worrying about is the basic technicalities of photography and using your camera. Shutter speed, aperture and ISO are fundamentals you must understand and know how to implement long before you arrive on the wedding day wondering what the hell you're going to do! To Pfaff about changing settings is to waste time, and will lead to missed opportunities to capture once in a lifetime moments. If the fundamentals of aperture, shutter speed and ISO sound Yiddish to you then hit up Mr. Google and get your learn on!

You now understand the basic principles of photography, or at least I hope you do, what now becomes important is to learn how to implement such principles using your personal equipment. We all hate manuals but make friends with them if you have to. With manual and camera in hand hit the street and start taking photographs in a multitude of lighting conditions. Start heading out and about shooting in a variety of lighting conditions so you can really get a feel for how your camera behaves in such conditions and how you may need to use aperture, shutter speed and ISO to obtain appropriate exposures. In doing so you will quickly start to gain a feel for how your camera behaves under such conditions whilst also becoming quick and efficient at obtaining your desired results. Make sure you shoot in a range of conditions such as strong back lighting, indoors at night, practice focusing on moving subjects and force yourself to work in less than optimal conditions. Keep doing so until you become familiar enough with your camera to be able to pick it up and know how to use the settings to quickly and accurately capture a well exposed photograph.

Hopefully your finger will be hurting from all that button pushing and you will feel comfortable and confident in your ability to grab your camera and obtain some reasonable exposures without the need to look at dials and mess about? Good. But I apologize, because it's now time to throw a spanner in the works, yep, posing. Lets hope you aren't a poser doing laps of the block in your red Mercedes, music so loud that it hurts the ears of people three cars away... if so good luck to you, best you go do another lap and impress some more chicks, because what we are talking about is posing your subjects, which can be a very daunting ask when put on the spot. Now we all have personal taste and style, just as the way one photographer sees and composes an image differs from the next so does posing style. What is key is to know that there isn't a series of a,b,c rules that will work for all photographers nor all clients, thus it becomes important to develop your own style and working methods. Browse through photographs you enjoy and start paying attention to how people are posed, if you pay attention to what appeals to you, you will start to notice a trend, a style that connects with you personally.

Ok, it may have taken some time however you have begun to notice a style that jumps out to you, a style that you feel you would like to employ and impart your personal vision upon. Now we can jump into dissecting these images and poses. Pay close and deliberate attention to the work, what do you enjoy about it? how are the subjects positioned relative to the light? relative to each other? relative to their environment? how is the subjects weight distributed, are they supporting themselves mainly upon their back leg? Where are their hands sitting? Are their hands clenched, perhaps in their pockets? Think about what instructions or techniques the photographer may have used to elicit such poses, given the same circumstances how would you go about obtaining such a pose? Carefully consider what steps you may take and what instructions you could provide to achieve such a pose. By taking the time to really dissect individual elements of an image you will ultimately be in a much better position (pun intended) to develop your own posing techniques and unique style.

We have now reached the point whereby you can pick up a camera and feel comfortable operating it in a variety of conditions, you have spent a lot of time looking at photographs and made effort to really understand what appeals to you within photographs. As such you feel like you may even be able to pose people in a manner you find pleasing. In fact you have practiced this with your friends and begun to develop and understanding for what kind of language you can use to instruct people efficiently. That's all fantastic, you are really starting to feel ready for photographing your first wedding, but we are not there yet. I'm assuming we are all humans here, one unfortunate part of being so is that when faced with pressure our minds like to present as black voids, "I'm outta here" Mr Brain yells as he jumps upon his brain mobile and drives off into the sunset. It is at this point you will be happy you prepared a shot list. What is a shot list I hear you ask. Essentially it is a list of images that you feel are important to capture, we can however take this beyond a simple list of essential photographs and develop it into a list of creative ideas that you wish to try. If you are the sort who embraces technology then you can make a list of images on your phone which you can scroll through during some quite moments, then when faced with an opportunity to grab some shots you will have ideas fresh in your mind.

Be a scout! Call your best mate, using threats and/or bribes encourage them to take a drive with you to the location of the wedding, this of course should be done before the big day! Remember to take your camera along and head there at the time of day the wedding will take place so you can get an idea what light may be doing. Use your friend as a stand in bride and groom and take the opportunity to find some shots you may wish to capture on the day, this will not only provide you with valuable practice but also ease any nerves you may have on the big day, knowing that when all else fails you already have some ideas.

Last but certainly not least familiarize yourself with the timing of the wedding day. Ask your bride and groom for an order of events and make a point of reading over it. Being in the right place at the right time is key to capturing the action of a wedding. Armed with knowledge of the days events you will be in a much better position to anticipate where you will need to be, thus maximizing valuable shooting time.

Photographing a wedding can be really stressful, chaotic even. Yet with the right preparation you can help the day run as smoothly as possible. It is up to you to put the time and effort into obtaining the knowledge you need.
Once in while I receive e-mails or phone calls from aspiring or beginner [http://www.nickrosephotography.com UK wedding photographer] asking me for advise on how to become successful in the wedding field. My first question is always what their motivation is to become a [http://www.nickrosephotography.com London wedding photography]. Some will reply that they heard from somebody that it is easy money, or that they got a cool camera that takes great photos or that they would like to make some money on the side etc.
While it is true that wedding photography can be a very profitable business achieving success in the wedding industry is not just a matter of getting a camera and start shooting. Wedding photography involves artistic talent, human sense, complete mastery of photographic techniques, business knowledge, and a strong desire to learn and deliver the best to the wedding couple.

Here I have summarized some points that I believe will guide beginner wedding photographers:

1. Learn photography before anything else. A [http://www.nickrosephotography.com best wedding photographer] London is expected to be a master of the craft. You will be in charge of capturing people's most precious life moments. The wedding day is not the place to learn photography.

2. Just because you got a brand new camera it does not automatically make you an effective and reliable photographer. Photography goes beyond cool toys and gadgets. Learn composition and develop a unique artistic vision. Some of the great photographs of all time were taken with manual cameras.

3. Master the digital workflow, including color management, digital image processing, file management and image correction and enhancement.

4. Learn to love photography more than anything else. Don't come to the wedding photography field with just dreams of making money. It is true that there are many successful wedding photographer that make a lot of money. However according to the Professional Photographers of America the average photographer in America makes about $24,000 a year.

5. Focus on delivering quality more than quantity. Seek with all your heart to capture unique photographs.

6. Develop a style that is recognizable and unique. Don't try to be like somebody else. Clients look for unique photographers, with a unique vision.

7. Give wedding photography all your heart and effort. Long when you are gone your photographs will last forever. It is a great way to be remembered.

8. Open your heart and your mind and great photos will happen. Concentrate on the human aspect of weddings, the details, and emotions and be ready to capture them. Let the camera become an extension of you.

9. Share your technical knowledge and make connections with other wedding photographers.

10. Participate in wedding photography image competitions. It will give you the opportunity to have your work evaluated by peers and the motivation to improve your work quality.

11. Learn something new everyday. Take advantage of professional photography organizations such as Professional Photographers of America (PPA), WPPI, etc. Attend their seminars, workshops. Participate in Internet wedding photography forums and learn and share tips, tools and techniques.

12. Don't neglect the business aspect of wedding photography. Learn to manage your business effectively. Take business courses and seminars.

Be sure to take a lot of photographs on your wedding day. They will always remind you of the beautiful moments you went through on your special day.

In order to capture those moments in the best possible manner you need to make a lot of preparations. You may need to hire a professional wedding photographer, make a list of important events you want to be photographed, choose good locations, gather every relative and what not. Here are some important wedding photography tips which will help you to make your photographs very impressive and unique.

First, you have to hire a good professional [http://www.nickrosephotography.com London wedding photographer] well in advance by properly checking his credentials and other details. If you delay the booking you may not be able to find good photographers. Once you have decided on a person you need to work together to make him understand all your requirements. You can give him all the details about the important moments you want to be captured, your relatives, and the various locations to include so that he can be prepared for the job. Make a complete list of shots you would like to be made and hand it over to him well ahead so that he can be prepared for the event.

Quite often, you miss a lot of people in your photographs, especially some of your close relatives. In order to avoid such situations, it is better to appoint a family coordinator who can guide the photographer to take photos of all the important guests without missing anyone. This will be a great relief to the couple as they can continue with the ceremony. To get the best wedding photographs you need to do a lot of preparation. You can make a visit to beautiful locations close by to look for places you want to be photographed. This will also be very helpful on your special day to quickly go to these locations and take shots.

For additional assistance, the photographer can also have a second photographer to help him out on certain occasions. Some moments may be difficult to shoot from a single location. In the presence of a second photographer he can take the shots from another angle as well. This will be very helpful to choose the best shots of the important events. Apart from this the photographers should be well prepared with their cameras which should be in good working condition and include all other necessary items which might be useful in emergency situations.

There might be some moments when something goes wrong in the midst of the wedding. Such situations can be used to capture a lot of fun images which will be appreciated and fun to look at later on. So it is up to the photographer to use his own creativity and initiative to provide the best wedding photography for everyone to remember.

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