Wedding Photography
Using LED lights for wedding photography
Sep 12, 2023
Tom Saimon
Today, we are moving things up a notch by using LED lights for wedding photography. If you’ve ever photographed a wedding, there is a good chance you used a strobe to capture the event. Maybe it was a hot shoe strobe, or maybe you set up strobes on light stands in strategic places on the floor. But you can do better with LED video lights
Using the Godox MF12 for wedding photography
Jul 21, 2023
Tom Saimon
For a long time, I have been looking for the perfect wedding photography ring flash, and I think the Godox MF12 is my new favorite solution. (Well, actually, three of them)
People are praising this photographer for not forcing little girls to smile
Jun 5, 2023
Alex Baker
“Just give me a tiny smile, and then we’re done.” I cringed as I heard myself saying this last week to a particularly unhappy and…
Why wedding photographers must have a 35mm lens in their kit
May 15, 2023
Tom Saimon
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…
Wedding photography shot list and why you don’t need or want one
Feb 27, 2023
Marc and Brenda Bergreen
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…
A hilarious chase after bridal veil wins 2022 International Wedding photographer of the Year
Feb 7, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards (IWPOTY) has just announced the winners of its 6th annual contest. Even if you’re not really into…
I am shooting over 100 weddings in 2022, and I just moved from Strobes to LEDs
Nov 4, 2022
Tom Saimon
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…
AfterShoot culls and edits your photos in the time it takes to make a cup of tea
Oct 17, 2022
Alex Baker
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…
Bride ‘cancels’ bridesmaid and asks her to be unpaid photographer instead
Sep 30, 2022
Alex Baker
A bridesmaid shared the story of how her friend demoted her at the last second before the wedding ceremony and demanded that she become her…
5 Tips for Stunning Lens Flares
Sep 17, 2022
Chris Lin
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…