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A Bride’s Secret to Great Wedding Photography

By Keith Beesley

1. Look at each other

Please remember you are marrying each other not the minister or
the registrar. I took ten years out of professional photography
to become a BAptists Minister and I want to assure you its okay
to face one another. You have spent a small fortune on wedding
photography, but at the crucial moment all that anyone sees in
your backs - talk to whoever is doing the wedding and TELL them
you want to look at each other.

2. Do, do crazy things on the day

Please do act on the spur of the moment. Spontaneous things can
work really great on wedding photographs and a good photographer
will lap it up.

3. Colour or Black and White ?

Some will say what goes around comes around. But the reality is
that black and white and colour photography are very different.
Black and white is much more atmospheric and dramatic. Look at
samples of photography because colour photographs should be
either subtle or vibrant never wishy washy. Make sure you get
both in your album. Ask what the mix will be, i usually do 70%
black and white for intimate shots and 70% colour for group
shots. Ask the photographer which they prefer and why.

4. Do it for real NOT mock

Beware the part-time wedding photographer who will want to do
MOCK cake cutting and MOCK first dance so they can get away.
Don’t accept MOCK anything. If your photographer is not there
when you actually cut the cake, then they’ve missed the
speeches, and the meal and that special moment, and the… You
want your photographer by your side all day.

5. Can you trust your photographer?

Trust is important. You have to feel you can trust your
photographer, after all they will see you all made up and
completely un-made. You have to feel you can trust your
photographer so when they ask you to do something or pose in a
particular way, its going to make a great photograph.

6. Style and approach

A photographer can’t be all things to all people. Ask what
their photographic philosophy is - reportage, traditional,
journalism. Does their approach agree with yours?

7. Listening

The first time you meet your photographer, check whether you
feel they listened to you. At the end of the day you want to
open your album and get the wow factor, that happens when the
photographer gives you something of what you are expecting, with
things your were never expecting.

8. Flexibility

“Customer is King” is a true saying, or in this case ” Queen”
and being flexible is essential. I guess all wedding
photographers go through the “Packages” stage in their career, I
know I did. Here my package, take it or leave it. One thing to
know about your wedding is that its UNIQUE. Therefore, you need
a photographer who appreciates your uniqueness. If a
photographer is not flexible to your desires before your wedding
day, they will be even less flexible on your day.

9. To be seen or not to be seen

There’s a big difference between being seen and being noticed.
Its your day so do you really want a photographer taking over? -
And it happens in so many ways - from telling the couple what to
do - to making everyone wait for their meal. I’ve even known a
photographer stop the ceremony because he missed a shot.
Remember its your day and your photographer is there to guide
you NOT dictate to you. However the thing that annoys me most is
the photographer with the big flashgun. With the right
investment in high speed lenses and a proper understanding of
exposure 95% of photography can and should be taken with
available light. In the last 12 months i’ve only used flash
once.

10. Know what’s going to happen in case of bad weather

You can never guarantee the weather, especially in the UK. When
the sun is out photography is easier because there are usually
lots of places to go with the bridal party to get great
photographs. But when its raining its a different story. Space
is usually limited and locations likewise. Without exception I
always checkout the wedding and reception venues if i’ve never
photographed there before. Because I try to use only available
light I need to see where the light is good - but I also check
out where we can photograph on a rainy day.

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