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Alright people, i mainly registered this forum for advice and some help.
So I'm shooting a wedding on saturday, ok so wedding photography isnt what i specialise in but as im a student I'm happy to get the experience under my belt. I'm not packed out with equipment, but Il be shooting with my Nikon D90, Tripod and 18-105mm vr lens as it's 'informal' and there not too concernred but they want a decent job doing still no doubt.
Seeing as I'm newe to wedding photography have you got any tips etc? Do's and dont's?
I mean my only real concern is lighting and the weather, id love the sun to be out and shining but that probably wont be the case.
 
Make sure you confirm with the vicar / registrar where you can stand and if/when you can use flash. Also make sure you are fairly subtle during the ceremony. after all the hired a wedding to not a paparazzi :lol:

Most importantly remember it is the B&G's day so make sure it goes how THEY want.
 
Thanks for the input, vicar already informed me i wont be aloud to shoot inside, which is one less thing for me to worry about;), I phoned the lady up im doing it for today, and she just wants really informal and natural shots, so i guess i will be floating about, id like to add some direction though with certain shots.
 
insurance? spare body just incase yours pops...plenty of memory, batteries...
 
Yeah, I'm planning on bringing my Konica Minolta Dynax 5d, old, but still is ery reliable, my main concerns are, as I'm onyl a student in my first year iv been getting use to operating the camera on manaul, i more than not always shoot in manaul, but Iv never been put under pressure like this before, so should i be shooting in Auto as the majority of the more important shots will be outside?
 
I'll treat this as a serious thread (against all the warning signs) and I'll second what matty said:

Insurance - what happens if you screw up (critical if you've taken any payment for the wedding)
Backup kit - what happens if the camera breaks
Spare Batteries & memory - food for the camera - you can't shoot without it

I'll add:
Flash - not for the ceremony (never ever flash in church) but very useful for shooting outside to balance light levels

Tips:
Shoot in RAW
Shoot in Aperture Priority (or Manual) but watch the shutter speed and don't drop to low (photos with camera shake aren't nice)
Search the forum for other wedding threads (and you'll see the background to my opening statement ;))

Hope that helps
 
Glabrous said:
Thanks for the input, vicar already informed me i wont be aloud to shoot inside, which is one less thing for me to worry about;), I phoned the lady up im doing it for today, and she just wants really informal and natural shots, so i guess i will be floating about, id like to add some direction though with certain shots.
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Have you spoken to the couple in person or only on the phone?, it's very easy to get "crossed wires" (pun intended) talking on the phone, if you haven't met them you really should for a chat.
Also do they know your inexperienced at weddings, if not it's time you told them.
If your used to manual I'd stick with that, a wedding isn't the place to experiment with new things.
I'm afraid peoples expectations and what they say often don't match, people will say I'm not too bothered about something, but after the event there's a fair chance they will be bothered about it, I'd do some formals as well if I were you.
 
swanseamale47 said:
I'd do some formals as well if I were you.
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Agreed. Despite a couple saying that all they want is informal, journalistic style images, mothers and grandmothers (usually) like to have a formal print they can put in a frame and place on a shelf.


Steve.
 
Again thanks for the input.
They know im inexperienced when it comes to weddings and other events for that matter, they just want somone drifiting around taking some really natural photos throughout the day.
I did realise after i first posted 'wedding' posts are quite common, so i will take a browse.
 
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