Wedding Photography Tips: 8 Easy Tips for Better Photos
Weddings are one of the most deserving and difficult occasions to photograph. Lighting, distance from the subjects and lots of movement are all challenges with wedding photography. So, here are 8 wedding photography tips you can use to help make sure that your pictures look absolutely stunning displayed in the bride’s favorite wedding picture frame.
- Bring Lots of Batteries – This is especially important for digital camera users since digital uses more power than film. And if you’re like many guests with digital cameras who share their pictures during the reception, then that LCD screen will use up even more power. So bring lots (and I mean lots) of extra batteries.
- Bring Extra Memory Cards and Increase the Resolution – You will never know which photos will be the ones displayed in a large picture frame so make sure your camera is set to high resolution. Having extra memory cards will help make sure you don’t run out of space.
- Look for the Unexpected Moments – {In addition to all of the traditional moments you need to take like the bride and groom getting ready, exchange of vows, the first kiss, there will always be the unexpected “Kodak moments”
Photography Basics: Learning How to Use Film Speeds
Cameras have lots of little knobs, dials and meters. If you stare at your camera long enough, you’ll be amazed at how many ways you can adjust your camera and change how your pictures look. But did you know that one of the most critical decisions you can make when preparing to shoot happens before you even load your film?
The speed of the film you use is one of the very few unalterable qualities of a photograph. There are plenty of ways to toy with aperture, exposure, and focus. However, once you select your film and load it into the camera, there is no way to change how the film reacts to light. In every picture you take with film, you’re adapting to the film speed. Film does not speed up or slow down to suit your needs, so it is important that you make the right call the next time you head out for a fresh roll.
What is ISO?
Film speed measures how sensitive your film is to light. Low film speeds mean that the film is less sensitive and needs a longer exposure while high speeds are very sensitive and need shorter exposures. The speed
Portraiture: Photographers Tips For Better Portrait Photography
Like any other aspect of photography, a key element of good portrait photography and what makes a good portrait photographer, is an eye for detail. The photographer needs to be cognisant of the elements that will come together in the arrangement of his composition.
Understanding that it is the detail that determines the excellence of the composition, the professional photographer will be on the lookout for a myriad of potential problems and issues that may have a detrimental impact on his composition. They will also be aware of props that can help to convey additional meaning for the viewer, helping to better describe the portraiture subject and enhance the composition.
It is important to remember that portraiture is generally for more formal occasions and that formal portraits are likely to attract the closest scrutiny by existing and future clients, friends and associates, employees, visitors. Therefore, taking care of the little details that may make or break a portrait is even more important.
A professional photographer is reliant on good portrait taking skills to build his reputation so missing such things as trees, lamp stands, lighting towers TV antennae, ( the list goes on) seemingly emerging from
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