How do you use digital photography at a special event and still enjoy yourself? Weddings used to scare me to death. I would be so anxious about getting “the perfect shot” I would run around with three cameras around my neck looking for the right light, right people, right action. Now with a digital camera, I just need extra batteries and extra memory chips… never leave home without them.
Make a List of Desired Digital Wedding Photos:
The requisite family of the bride, family of the groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, favorite aunts, uncles, flower girls and ring bearers, can all be “posed” and taken before the ceremony. The bride and groom at the altar, skipping down the aisle, and running out of the church amidst a shower of rose petals, are all action shots and need to be taken spontaneously. Take lots and lots of these…make sure you have enough memory and battery power left before the “I do’s”.
The reason I enjoy myself is that I always have my camera to my eye, snap the pic, and try to share the photo with those photographed right away. If they don’t like it, they’ll usually offer ways to make it more effective, crazy, or romantic. This involves you socially and before you know it, you’re having fun! Remember take lots and lots of intuitive pics… you’ll surprise yourself with wonderful shots that give an authentic visual of the event, as well as the warmth and character of it.