A Photogenic Pair All the skill and experience in the world cant produce a beautiful wedding portrait if the newlyweds are uncomfortable subjects for the camera. How to turn your camera-shy beloved into a photogenic model? Like the song says, all you gotta do is act naturally. Rule one for being comfortable for the camera [...]
Calling the Shots There are the requisite shots–the kiss, the bite of cake, the first dance. The essential portraits: the newlyweds, the family, the wedding party. Then there are the countless other moments you want your photographer to capture. To let him or her know whats a must for the photo album, you need a [...]
Cheaper Keepers Capturing your wedding on film gives you a time capsule of your cherished event, one you can revisit over and over and pass down the generations as a family treasure. However, treasure is not cheap, and having your wedding recorded by a professional photographer and videographer accounts for about 15 percent of your [...]
The Professionals Its one thing to shop for a tux–you have a rudimentary idea what you need, and the sales staff will help with the rest. Piece of cake, really. Its a different matter when it comes to shopping for a photographer or videographer with whom you can entrust the recording of your biggest life [...]
Sense and Spontaneity When it comes to wedding-photography styles, professionals fall into three camps: traditional, photojournalistic, and artistic. How to choose the style for you? The simplest answer is to go with what you like. The extended answer is go with what you like and what best captures your weddings personal style. Traditional portraiture might [...]
Single-Use Reflexes Newsflash: Here’s the hottest thing in reception table décor: the disposable camera. Besides providing an entertaining diversion for your guests, the throwaway camera is a great way to get extra candid photos of your wedding at minimal cost. Mind you, the quality will be less than stellar, but that can be part of [...]
Girls and Grooms on Film To some couples, videography may seem like overkill. You have the pro photographer taking the glamour shots, the guests snapping away with disposable cameras, and your shutterbug pal shooting the candid stuff. Why pay for moving pictures when youll have a bounty of stills? Heres why: Because when it comes [...]
Photographic Memory Pop quiz: Whos the most important member of the wedding party after the bride, the groom, and the officiant? The best man? The brides father? The maid of honor? The caterer? Nope, its the photographer, the person responsible for preserving for posterity all of your cherished wedding memories. Without photographs, the colors, excitement, [...]
