Wedding is the process of concluding a church marriage. This is a mysterious, important and responsible ceremony. The couple treat him with great trepidation, and if you are an aspiring wedding photographer, there are some important tips to heed.
Instructions
Step 1
The most important thing to remember is that the shooting will take place in a church, a holy place, and its ministers are pious people who lead an appropriate lifestyle. This greatly affects the shooting action as well as the format of the final result.
Step 2
This shooting is characterized by the absence of staging, and you only have to shoot what is happening. If you have never filmed a wedding, have no idea what might happen there, be sure to read about this process in advance. Highlight for yourself the main highlights and rituals that take place at the wedding and that you will definitely need to remove. Thus, you will not be lost in the process of shooting, despite all the restrictions applied in the church to the photographer.
Step 3
Discuss in advance with the priests that you are going to shoot the wedding or ask the newlyweds if they have informed the church. You must obtain permission to take pictures. In any case, before starting the process, go to the ministers and ask where it is better for you to stand, whether it is possible to move or come closer at some point to those who are getting married.
Step 4
Particular attention should be paid to the technique used and the shooting process. The church is quite dark for semi-professional and amateur cameras. Better to use a professional technique that allows you to shoot in difficult light conditions. For high-quality photography in a church, get a camera with a full-size matrix and fast lenses. The latter are worth having both wide-angle for shooting general shots, and long-focus ones for portraits, details. A telephoto lens will be needed if you will be standing far away without the right to move.
Disable autofocus beeps, use ultrasonic motor optics, or manual focus in non-motorized lenses. If there is a silent shooting function, turn it on. Mirror clicks and indicator beeps should be minimized, be as quiet as possible. The flash cannot be used. Firstly, it is unethical in the given setting, and secondly, it is not the best way to arrange light. Experiment with candlelight and falling rays from windows. Compensate for the lack of light with high ISOs and wide open apertures.
Step 5
The final shot should reflect all the main points of the wedding process, be informative, beautiful and aesthetic. Do not use extreme angles and points of view, the layout must be appropriate, as this is a very serious event. Processing is best done without pretentious and complex special effects. Accentuate natural lighting, flatten white balance, brightness, contrast and curves. If necessary, do light retouching of the face, trying to do without plastics and other serious intrusion.
