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My friend wants me to take pics at her wedding? |
I am an aspiring photographer and my best friend is getting married in October. I know a bit about photography and I am actually investing in a new camera (possibly a Canon Rebel??). I want to take the best pics that I can for her. I am also doing the bridal shoot in September. Does anyone know any websites that are specifically wedding photography help? I really need like an "Idiots guide" or "... for Dummies" Thanks so much I would go with the Canon 20d or 30d. More expensive but so worth it. Check ebay for online stores with great prices. Go through wedding magazines and check out poses and facial expressions. You should ask if she's looking for more formal poses or candid shots. I'm hoping that you know photoshop pretty well. Good pictures take some editing. There is a digital photography for dummies book. Good reference guide for the basics. You could also look at some advice on www.photographytips.com. As far as the advice from others about not doing it, the only way you're going to get better is to shoot. Not just practice either. You need to be on actual events. If you can, find a mentor, someone who is willing to take you along on some events and just let you shoot with them. That's how I got started. I tagged along on some portrait sessions, engagement pictures, weddings, interviews with prospective clients, anything I could. I watched a lot and shot a lot. I watched how he dealt with people, how he handled large groups, pushy relatives, how he answered questions, composed shots, I asked lots of questions about lighting and posture. I was fortunate that he wanted to teach me all of this and had loads of patience and it helped me greatly. It helped with my skills, confidence, and love of the business and of photography. If you want it, you have to chase it and keep chasing it until you are good enough to catch this dream and run with it. You need to let your friend know that you are not a professional YET. That way she's not going to expect something from you that you can't give. Good luck! Source(s): I am a photographer. www.imaginephotography4u.com Make sure you're not the only planned photographer. Brides can be really upset when their former friend blew the assignment. Look at examples of other photographer's work to get a feel for the scope of what can be done. the only thing i can say is have a little faith in yourself your friend has too for asking/ (unless she's trying too get out cheep cause wedding pics. aren't very cheep they begin at 1,000.00 (one thousand dollars) what is the cheapest for taking pics look up monte zucker. off topic, but something you might want to/need to hear: my boyfriend is a semi-professional photographer. and one day i asked if he would cover a wedding to get some extra cash. here is what he told me: NO. the reason is that wedding photos are some of the most precious memories people have, so guess what happens if you screw them up. you get sued. he told me that his photography profs always said not to go into wedding photography for that reason, unless you have an airtight contract, if you miss a shot the couple wants or something bad happens and the pictures are gone, you are left getting sued and having to eat that plus the cost you lost of expenses of being at the wedding. i know the girl is your bff, but you might not want something like that to come between you. The rebel line would not be my first choice for a camera. Spend the extra few hundred dollars to get a professional camera. Yes, the only way to get experience to to take pictures, but I don't know that I would want to get that experience at my best friend's wedding. So much can go wrong and unless you have a ton of experience shooting weddings, a book can't help you too much. My recommendation would be to offer to take the candid pics before and after the wedding, but to have a pro there for the actual wedding stuff, the posed portraits, and the start of the reception. Remember that many wedding photographers don't just wake up and decide they are going to shoot weddings - they start professionally as interns and assistants to pros. This way they get the experience they need and can build a book. Experience is everything in photography - if you want consistancy and more than 2 useable shots a roll. Good luck to you! : ) |
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