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A best mates mum is getting married next Saturday, and i've been asked to take a few shots at the house of her, bridesmaids (sp?), the horse and carrage etc.

This isn't a big task, and I feel confident in myself that i'll be fine, but never-the-less, i'm ****ting it....

I'm hoping this is natural :lol:

I'm not going to ask for pages of advice, as there's millions of threads like this already, so i'll give them a read. Just thought i'd post up, see if anybody else felt the same way about this sort of thing.

I'm equiped with a 400D, an 18-55mm kit lens, and a nifty fifty. No flash, so i'm hoping it's going to be glorious weather so i'll beable to position people around the sun and get some nicely lit shots.

*sighs*....Nervous, to say the least.
 
best thing to do is chill.

ok get shots of wedding dress hanging on wardrobe door or hanging over the chair.

following shots always a good idea.

brides shoes

brides ear rings/ braclet/ necklace/garter

bride having dress done up at the back

bride putting make up on as seen through mirror

bride hugging mum/dad

bridesmaids looking out of window [back view]

bride and dad having a serious moment.

bride and dad having a giggle

mum and dad looking proud

bride and bridesmaids giggling

bride looking thoughtful

bride and dad at the door

bride and dad beside carriage

carriage on its own

horses head

brides flowers on their own

mum leaving with bridesmaid

bride leaving with dad

and any other candid shots that you spot
 
Helped massivly mate, cheers.

Think I was more worried about exposure etc rather than what to shoot, but I guess that's one of the perks of shooting in RAW eh. :)
 
take 10 of each pic to be on the safe side.

and im a girl by the way
 
My bad, cheers 'chick' :)
 
let me say first ive only just got hold of a camera ,,,( right thats out the way then )so maybe take what i say with a bag of salt .i too would be, shall we say slightly nervous of taking pictures for other people ,and ill bet even the pro's get a twinge of it when they go to work ,so i dont think you are alone in that ,also ( i know you didnt ask for any tips etc ) but here i go anyway , i wouldnt put people in direct sunlight , they will squint and might have shadows under noses etc ,also the dynamic range will be fairly different , and you'ill get blown out whites or no detail shadows,i ( from what i have read ) would try to get them in some shade for an even and maybe diffused light ,and if they have the sun behind them watch for lens flare and underexposure . apart from that ,what jolsterj says chill out and enjoy it . good luck .gary.
 
Helpful that mate, thanks a lot :thumbs:
 
Yes, it can be nerve-wrecking and parts of the day may not wait for you so preparation really is your friend.

If I could offer only one piece of advice, it would be to get hold of an external flash. Borrow or buy, but try to avoid the built-in flash. If the weather is gloriously sunny then you could be working with very harsh shadows so you'll need fill-in flash.

Otherwise, have a great day and I'm sure you'll do fine. :)

P.S. I recently did my first wedding shoot.
 
Well, thanks to everyone who added tips/info etc, much apprecaited.

The wedding went fine, everybody looked awesome, I got about 50 shots in, with a good number of nice photo's, i'm sure she'll be pleased with them.

I was only suppost to be taking a few photos at the house before everyone set off, which I did, but I couldn't resist going down to the church as the bug kicked in. Got some snaps of them coming out, watched the official photographer doing his thing, lining people up etc which was good to watch, be good to see his photo's once they've sorted everything out etc.

Uberness. :thumbs:
 
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