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10 easy ideas to try for natural bridal party group photos

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We’re not quite at Mid-Summer yet, but Wedding Season is well and truly upon us. Many wedding photographers are busier than ever and plans are back in full swing after a two-year hiatus. But do you ever find that your mind goes blank when you’re called upon to pose the large bridal party groups? It’s challenging enough just to fit that many people in your viewfinder, let alone be creative at the same time.

Well, worry no more! Jake Weisler from Full Time Filmmaker walks you through ten different bridal party group poses that you can have ready up your sleeve for the next wedding you shoot. It’s aimed at video shooters but works just as well for still photography.

Group shots don’t have to be boring, create an epic composite like this wedding photographer

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Now that we are seeing the other side of the pandemic, it seems that weddings can go back to being bigger and better than ever. And why wouldn’t you want 15 plus of your nearest and dearest to be part of your wedding party? Of course, lovely though these large groups are, spare a thought for the photographer shooting them.

Large groups can pose some logistical problems, and not just in terms of locations large enough to fit everyone in (while running the risk of the photographer standing a thousand miles away and no one hearing their directions). But Colorado-based photographer Jesse La Plante decided that he wanted to create something epic to match the size of the group at a wedding he shot recently. He told DIYP how he did it.

This adorable dog adorably ruins all her group photos

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We all have that one friend who always blinks or makes a funny face in all of our group photos. In my case, I am that friend. And in the case of this Shiba Inu family, it’s a white dog named Hina. This adorable pup just keeps acting silly while her three sisters are posing, and I guarantee that photos of her will make your day better.

What it’s like to photograph “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” cast in only two minutes

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For most of our readers who are also Star Wars fans, today is a big day – Star Wars: The Last Jedi premieres today. The movie cast has been under the spotlight for the past few weeks, giving interviews and being photographed. Photographer Jesse Dittmar got to capture their group shot for The New York Times, and he only got two minutes to do it!

Here are 15 terribly hilarious pose ideas for group photos

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Posting groups of people has always been one of the most difficult things for me. I’m ok with an individual or a couple of people, but groups just rarely work for me. There’s always one person not looking at the camera, or blinking, or sneezing, or looking bored waiting for everybody to be ready. And different people in a group all respond to direction differently.

But one thing I’ve found that often makes for great photos, even if not the one you want, is humour. Getting people to be silly in front of the camera. It loosens them up, relaxes them, gets them in a good mood, and can create some hilarious shots. And this video from VGAG certainly qualifies as getting people silly in front of the camera.

This is how you take a soft light group shot

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Forget Mr.White, today we’re Breaking Clay!

I am a long time follower of Clay Cook, and one thing that always amazes me is his softly lit group shots. I mean soft light for one person is easy, but a group is a whole other story. I sat with Clay (well, virtually sat with Clay) and asked him about his workflow.

Hey Clay! I can see a lot of interesting factors here that I think the readers will want to know about.
Let’s start top and work our way through.

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