The secrets in taking good weddings shots in bad weather

One thing you can’t control in a weddng is the weather.You can plan everything else but the weather is out of your hands no matter what you do.As a photographer, well, bad weather is something you can plan for.  Obviously you hope you don’t have to deal with it.  But if you have been assigned a job to do the pictures you want to be ready for whatever weather may happen.  So here are some things you can do in case of bad weather in a wedding.

First of all you need a back up plan.  No matter what you do you need to have another option for those outdoor shots you planned to take.  As a San Diego wedding photographer I usually don’t have to worry about this.  But there will be times that bad weather happens.The thing that you can do is make very sure that you have prepared a backup location if the weather does get bad.  With a backup place identified you can plan the photographs you will take.

Planning to have more than enough time for the wedding photos is another thing you can do. What this gives you is the opportunity to cover or hide yourself when it is showering.When the rain slows down you can hurriedly take pictures.  I have had to do this several times as a San Diego photographer.  It isn’t the best way to take photographs but it will work.

Finally you need to have umbrellas set up.In some situations the weather will not let up and umbrellas will let you take them anyway.  In my San Diego event photography business we already have umbrellas ready for many reasons.In reality taking pictures with overcast skies look really great in photos.So it is not all bad.

So there are several tips you can utilize to make the best out of a wedding in a bad weather.As mentioned, you have no power to control the weather but you can definitely control your plans and still have great photos.

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