 Nick Milton |
wedding wonder if anyone can help me with a list of the order I should run through a wedding shoot? sports man really and have a wedding to do very soon,not too concerned as I can do it,just dont want to stuff the order of pics up,as in getting people to "wait a min" because I forgot something/
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Michelle Ochoa |
Most bridal magazines, or maybe even online, have a checklist for brides to give to their photographers. Also, you may want to ask the bride and groom if they have any particular shots they want. Sometimes they have special situations you just don't think of. I don't have one picture of my "whole" family - there's always one person missing. Take into account if there is an extended family (do they have step parents), do they have children already, is it a 2nd marriage with kids involved, etc.
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Stephanie M. Stevens |
google "wedding photography checklist"
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Nick Milton |
Thanks guys.
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BetterPhoto Member |
First and foremost. The Church. Get a picture of the outside. Then the women getting ready if you have access to it. Then the men in their tuxes. Then coming down the aisle. The ceremony is a good time for some natural light shots of the ceremony as most ministers ask to not have the flash going off during a ceremony. Then get in position for the bridal party coming out. Also the rice or bread crumbs or motor oil or whatever people through at the happy couple. Also get a picture of the invitation propped up against some flowers. Now for the business end of a wedding. The bridal party portraits. I generally start with the bride and the groom. Take an extra moment to go over some camera setting and give them a moment of privacy. Then get the best man and the maid/maitron of honor. Then the BG and the women. Then just the bride and the women. The G and the women. The G and the men. The BG and the men. Everybody. The BG and the Brides parents. The BG and both parents. The BG and the Grooms parents. Try to make some order that folws and just move bodies and get through it. But don't let your attention to detail slip. Yeah everybody wants it over, but they want it right more. At the reception, don't worry about photographing the entrance when the DJ announces the bridal party. NOBODY BUYS THESE PICTURES. It just leaves more room on the film for candids. Get a pre-eat photo of the cake. The first dance. All the dances. Cutting the cake. The bouquet being thrown. Try positioning yourself in front of the bride for this so you can time it right and get the brides face, the expression of the maids and the bouquet in flight in the air. Same for the garter and it being thrown. And also the garter being put on. Also you m,ight let the bride know that anyone who likes may have family pictures taken at the reception at no additional cost (of course they will take advantage of being dressed up in the same place and then pay for prints later). This is not an airtight list, but a basic order of things that can be easily tailored on the spot to what is ready when. The weddings you do, the more of a handle on it you will get. Good luck. Walrath Photographic Imaging
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Nick Milton |
thanks chris.
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Kerry L. Walker |
I just sent you a list that might help. It is not in any specific order, just a list of suggested shots.
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Justin G. |
And when they are dancing their first dance as a married couple don't interrupt half way through the song when the "intamacy" (for lack of better words) is at the highest and ask them to quote, unquote "Pose for a shot!". Our photog did that and I wanted to shoot him. He just ruined the most important dance of my WHOLE LIFE (well I don't have a daughter yet so it's the most important now!). No really treat the couple like you would want to be treated. "catch the moment" instead of "Pose for a shot!". He interupted many many important moments. me and my mom, ashley and her dad, me and grandma, a bunch of stuff. sorry i'm not whining again, i'm just emphasizing the point. p.s. we didn't buy a SINGLE print of his. we used all my sister's stuff.
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