BetterPhoto Q&A: Tips for Taking Wedding Photos

Get tips for taking wedding photos for amateurs, semi-professional, and professional photographers. Topics range from the best portrait lenses for wedding photography to working with clients to coming up with a wedding list of shots. Additionally, here is a helpful article you should take a look at: Portrait Lenses for Wedding Photography.

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  Digital Wedding Photography
What type of flash do I need to use for wedding photos?...
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September 09, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: What to Buy First?
I have loved photography for a long time, but I'm trying to make some money now. I bought a Digital Rebel w/lens 28-55(basic), 70-300 Canon telephoto ISO lens, and a 420ex flash. My question ...
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February 07, 2007
 
  Providing Prints vs. Providing CD/Negatives?
Hi everyone! I have a question about portraits/weddings. I took a course at a college where the instructor said that he NEVER produces the finished prints for a client, he provides only a proof a...
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August 03, 2005
 
  Wedding Shoot: Videographer Vs. Photographer
I did a wedding last weekend, where there was also a videographer. She called me up yesterday, wanting about four of MY photos that I took during the same wedding - so she can put on her dvd and ...
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July 21, 2005
 
  Pricing for a Friend's Wedding
A friend of mine has asked me to photograph her wedding. It will be casual, and she wants some of the usual shots: cutting the cake, hands and rings, etc. Then she just wants shots of the feel of t...
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July 02, 2007
 
  Bride and Groom Coming Down Aisle
I have shot about five weddings and the one shot I seem not to be able to do is to shoot the bride and groom walking down the aisle. They always come out blurred or over-flashed (I set the flash to...
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September 20, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: Pictures Vs. Battery
I will be shooting my first wedding and wondering how long or how many pictures I can take before the battery goes dead on the Canon Digital Rebel? It says about 400 with 50 percent flash. I wil...
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July 05, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: Tripod Vs. Monopod
I will be using a Canon Elan 7N to take some wedding photos for a friend of mine. My lens is a 28-135mm zoom. I was wondering if anyone had input into using a tripod versus a monopod for taking the...
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July 05, 2005
 
  How to Shoot a Wedding?
I'm 19 years old, will be 20 in a month. I've been taking a black-and-white photography class for two and a half weeks. I am a pretty good student, and have good understanding of photogra...
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September 12, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: Getting Started
Any advice on how I can get started doing weddings? If you view my gallery, you will see I have only done children, families, seniors. I feel I am ready now to take on some weddings but don'...
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January 25, 2006
 
  Wedding Photography: Lenses, Etc.
Hey, everyone ... I am going to my sister's wedding in October and have been asked to act as a secondary photographer to cover the reception and the like. It's mainly for candid shots, but ...
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July 17, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography Tips
I'm taking pictures at a wedding in a few months. I have a Canon 420EX flash. The wedding is indoors. Would this flash be powerful enough to take pictures at the ceremony? I also wanted to know...
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June 06, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: Getting the Focus Right
I have a Canon EOS3 with a 35-90 USM Canon zoom lens that I use for weddings using Fuji NPH 400 ASA film. I also tend to use a tripod when practical. My question is this: whilst photographing 1/2L...
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May 24, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: Help!
I will be shooting an indoor wedding in a few months and need some major help! I will be using my Canon Rebel 2000 SLR camera with a 28-80 and 80-200 lens. Any suggestions on what type of film I sh...
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May 19, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: Doing It for a Friend
I have been recruited to shoot a wedding. I am not charging for this. I have a Canon 20D. I know that these will be mostly candid shots. Do I shoot in JPEG on auto due to the candid nature? Do I ...
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May 01, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: Shadow Problem
I need some advice on how to avoid shadows when taking pictures at weddings. I use a Canon Digital Rebel with a 420 EX flash. I have also used a bracket. This helped a little. The horizontal pi...
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April 21, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: First Reception
This will be my first assignment, and I do not have a portfolio. My sister's friend is getting married on New Years Eve 2005 and asked me to take picture at the reception. She said she has ...
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April 21, 2005
 
  Lighting: Umbrella for Group Shots?
I'm finally expanding my lighting supply after several years of just bracketing my main flash. I'm still moving slowly and economically, but I have my old SB 28 mounted with the Nikon SU4 ...
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April 19, 2005
 
  Tips for Taking Wedding Photos
I want to start doing wedding photography in the hopes that my expensive hobby will become a sustainable one. I have talked a few friends into letting me "practice" at their weddings while another ...
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April 23, 2005
 
  Wedding Photography: How to Get Started
I am a beginner and have only recently started taking some photo classes to gain more knowledge. Since I started showing pictures around at work, I've had numerous offers to do senior and smal...
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April 29, 2005