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Why wedding photographers must have a 35mm lens in their kit

Using a 35mm f/1.4 lens for wedding wedding photography - title

May 15, 2023 by Tom Saimon Add Comment
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There are a lot of discussions about which medium, tele, and zoom lens teles are great for wedding photography. But it’s also important to remember that those are not the only options. This post is an unsung ode to a lens that is ignored many times by wedding photographers, yet it provides astonishing photos and, once used right, can produce some unique imagery.

So consider this post half praise, half inspiration to what you – a wedding photographer – can accomplish with a 35mm lens f1./4 lens if you put it through its paces. And while this specific post deals with the Canon 35 F/1.4 ($1,999), the same applies to Canon, Sony, and Fuji

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Apply to this Maldives resort to ‘win’ a 3 week job as Honeymoon photographer

Apply to this Maldives resort to 'win' a 3 week job as Honeymoon photographer

Mar 30, 2023 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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The azure water laps around your toes as you wander across the white sands, camera in hand. The Insta-worthy couple frolics at the water’s edge, hanging off your every direction. After a tough morning’s work, it’s time to download your images in a banana-leaf hut while sipping a freshly squeezed fruit mocktail.

It’s a hard life, and it could be yours for three weeks anyway. The luxury travel company Kuoni is looking for an amateur or pro photographer to shoot honeymooning couples in the Maldives. All expenses included, plus you’re getting paid to be there. It almost sounds too good to be true. So what’s the catch?

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Wedding photography shot list and why you don’t need or want one

Feb 27, 2023 by Marc and Brenda Bergreen Add Comment
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I can’t be the only one with a fear of the wedding photography shot list can I? There has to be an official name for this fear, something like wedshottelphobia. Regardless of what led you here to this article, let me persuade you against the anxiety producing and creativity reducing piece of paper know as a shot list.

Maybe it’s not a piece of paper, maybe it’s a excel file or an app or a Pinterest board. I don’t really care, I’m not a fan.

I do know that the shot list came about for a reason. In order to acknowledge and address that, I would like to share what is important about a shot list and then give you some alternatives that will help you accomplish the same goals while also capturing better wedding photos.

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Wedding photography in the rain: Challenges and solutions

Feb 14, 2023 by Marc and Brenda Bergreen Add Comment
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Here’s the deal with wedding photography in the rain. No one is an expert at it because no one would choose to do it all the time. While it can be fun to get creative with some inclement weather shots and fun lighting, there are complications that come with shooting a wedding in the rain so let’s talk through some of the problems and solutions.

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A hilarious chase after bridal veil wins 2023 International Wedding photographer of the Year

Feb 7, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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The International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards (IWP) has just announced the winners of its 6th annual contest. Even if you’re not really into this genre (and I admit I am not), photos from this contest will prove that wedding photography can be incredibly fun, creative, and artistic.

This year’s winner is Deanne (Dee) Kampe from Melbourne, Australia. Her photo shows a candid, unplanned moment of a chase after a bridal veil carried by the wind. It captures such pure joy that you just can’t help smiling while looking at it! And of course, there are plenty more impressive photos in this year’s selection, and we bring you some of them in this article.

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Wedding photographer “scams” couple with blurry photos, ghosts them without a refund

Feb 2, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 8 Comments
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A couple from Canada paid a $1,500 deposit after finding the “perfect” photographer for their wedding. However, when the photos arrived, they turned out to be a blurry mess. They say that the photographer ghosted them when they tried to reach him, and they haven’t heard from him since.

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Five best and worst things about being a wedding photographer

Jan 31, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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So, you’re thinking of becoming a professional wedding photographer? Turning your passion into your career is equally an exciting and difficult decision, and like most things in life, it has both good and bad sides.

In this video from Adorama, you’ll hear more about it from an established wedding photographer. Pye Jirsa takes you through five pros and five cons of being a wedding photographer, and hopefully, it will help you make the decision whether this is a path for you or not.

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I am shooting over 100 weddings in 2022, and I just moved from Strobes to LEDs

ML-60bi LED light for wedding photography - title

Nov 4, 2022 by Tom Saimon 2 Comments
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It may sound crazy, but by the end of 2022, I will have shot over 100 weddings. It was quite a tolling year, but I did not want to leave anyone who got their wedding delayed due to COVID without a photographer and… The floodgates opened.

As a photographer who shoots so many weddings, I am very picky about my gear. I care about a lot, but pushed to the wall, I would say that durability and size/weight are the two most important factors when it comes to choosing gear. There is more to come, but the TL;DR is I’m in love with the Godox ML60Bi LED light.

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AfterShoot culls and edits your photos in the time it takes to make a cup of tea

Oct 17, 2022 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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Wedding photographers have it tough. Not only are they regularly working weekends, but they are also doing upwards of 12-hour days, shooting every genre of photography you can think of. They have mothers of the bride and groom to charm and bridezillas to soothe. But their work isn’t done when the honeymoon is over. No, now they have literally thousands of images to trawl through and cull, and that’s even before retouching begins.

So that’s where some clever software and AI can really step in to help. AfterShoot does exactly that. It uses artificial intelligence to sort through your batches of images and cull all the bad ones leaving you with a perfectly edited batch ready to retouch in the blink of an eye.

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5 Tips for Stunning Lens Flares

Sep 17, 2022 by Chris Lin Add Comment
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A lens flare occurs when light reflects off the surface of a lens or other bright object and strikes the camera sensor. Lens flares typically happen when the camera is pointed towards a bright light source, such as the sun or a camera flash. When captured unintentionally, a lens flare can cause unwanted distractions and reduce contrast over the affected area of the image. However, when used creatively and with intent, lens flares can create a dreamy, romantic, and aesthetically pleasing effect in an image and add interest to an otherwise bland photo. In this article, we’ll give you 6 tips for lens flare photography to use on your next photoshoot.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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