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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  Outdoor Wedding Film Choice
I will be shooting my first wedding outdoors in July. I need any advice you might have on the best film, speed, filter needed or not and flash outdoors or not. I have a very basic camera (Canon E...
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June 07, 2004
 
  Shooting My First Wedding and I'm Terrified.
I would just like someone to help me with a few questions on my first wedding. Should I have the couple sign a contract? Where am I allowed to be during the ceremony? Do I need to talk to the minis...
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June 08, 2004
 
  Film Speed
I'm going to shoot a wedding for the first time. I'm really nervous about it. I'm not a pro at photograpy but have been told many times I'm very good at it. My question is... what f...
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November 26, 2003
 
  How to Shoot Silhouettes of Bride and Groom
How do I shoot a silhouette picture of a bride and groom in the church doorway?...
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August 13, 2003
 
  Nikon Flash Settings
I am a begining photographer and I have been asked to shoot a wedding and I am terrified that I'll screw it up. Do you have some tips and tricks about
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December 20, 2001
 
  Exposure and Flash Settings with Weddings
Hello, I have been struggling with a problem on how to use my flash effectively in wedding photography. I have a Canon F-1 and am using a Vivitar 285 flash mounted on a bracket. The first of seve...
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October 16, 2001
 
  Where Can I send Off my Film for Good Processing?
Ok, I have been offered to photograph a wedding in August, which I am pretty nervous. I have done 3 other wedding but not one that is this big! I'm talking hundreds and hundreds of guest. Anywa...
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May 06, 2006
 
  Wedding Photography
Hi, I have been volunteered to photograph a friend's wedding. I have a Nikon F70 and a range of lenses (Nikon 28-80mm D, Sigma 28-200 D). ...
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July 07, 2001