Wedding Photography
The Art of Digital Wedding Photography: Professional Techniques with Style
Oct 9th
The Art of Digital Wedding Photography: Professional Techniques with Style (Amphoto)
Today’s modern brides want hip, cutting edge photographs to commemorate their weddings. They want magazine quality images; they want photographs good enough to display in fine art galleries. These brides expect their photographer to visually depict the unique and romantic fairy tale story that brought them to this special day – and these brides are willing to pay a good price for this. Author, Bambi Cantrell, one of today’s hottest wedding photographers, teaches professional and aspiring wedding photographers the techniques they need to achieve this sophisticated, documentary style in their own work. THE ART OF DIGITAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY guides photographers through everything they need to know about planning and executing perfect wedding photographs – from art to the business of perfect picture storytelling.
Step-by-Step Wedding Photography: Techniques for Professional Photographers by Damon Tucci
Oct 9th
Step-by-Step Wedding Photography: Techniques for Professional Photographers
A no-nonsense guide that shows how to make quick, efficient work of getting beautiful, high-quality, cutting-edge, and traditional shots from the pre-ceremony through the reception, this manual offers techniques for capturing the key players and moments of the big day. Unlike other photography books that present a more theoretical or technical approach to photographing a wedding, this resource focuses on the specific steps photographers should take, streamlining their process for effective management at the wedding. A recommended time line shows when to photograph the various portrait the clients expect after the ceremony—the bride and groom, best man and groom, maid of honor and bride, couple and their parents, attendants, extended family, and others. Simple technical tips for supplementing existing light and setting up and orchestrating the many shots accurately and effortlessly are also included.
Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photographers
Jul 15th
Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photographers
Combining two disciplines—posing and wedding portraiture—this professional resource helps photographers create flattering poses to build the best possible portraits and highest possible sales. Photographers are taught how to position the head, shoulders, torso, arms, hands, legs, and feet to correct figure flaws, make a client feel relaxed, and evoke a dynamic image that tells a story or defines a relationship. The challenges of shooting on location are addressed with tips for adjusting poses in any situation. A discussion of body language and how small adjustments can change an entire mood provides photographers with the ability to help their clients convey a variety of desired messages, whether elegant, sexy, or playful. Standing, seated, and floor poses are covered along with specific techniques for photographing brides, grooms, and wedding parties.
Weddings: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Jun 15th
Weddings: From Snapshots to Great Shots by Suzy Clement
Now that you’ve bought that amazing new DSLR, you need a guide that goes beyond the camera manual to teach you how to take great shots!
For photographers interested in wedding photography, this guide by pro photographer Suzy Clement, will help them conquer the fundamentals and capture authentic and memorable images.
Weddings: From Snapshots to Great Shots is geared to help beginning-to-intermediate digital photographers break down the demands of the day and bring their own unique artistic expression to the event.
Clement starts with the basics–composition, light, depth of field, motion blur, and panning–and covers the key camera features that affect your image (regardless of what type of DSLR you have).
Clement provides expert tips and techniques for finding the story of the wedding day as it unfolds–getting dressed, the ceremony, bride/groom and group portraits, the reception, wedding details, guests, departure, and more–with moments to watch for, must have shots, and how to work in challenging settings.
She also includes smart recommendations for packing your bag, lens choices, lighting options, and working in black and white or color for each stage of the day; and even provides recommendations for organizing and presenting your images after the wedding.
Beautifully illustrated with large, compelling photos, this book teaches you how to take control of your photography to get the image you want every time you pick up the camera and head to a wedding!
Suzy Clement has shot weddings in the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years. She has a natural, photojournalist style, and aims to tell a story of the engagement and wedding day with her photos. Her award-winning work has been featured in: Elegant Bride, Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle, Brides, Photo District News, People, Wedding Bells, San Francisco Magazine, and Sunset. And she has been featured in the books: InStyle Weddings, I Do! The Great Celebrity Weddings, Wedding Photography Unveiled: Inspiration and Insight from 20 Top Photographers. She has a strong desire to share her approach and help emerging photographers improve their work rather than just showcasing her images. Suzy blogs at: http://suzyclement.tumblr.com/.
Wedding: Wedding Photography from the Heart: Creative Techniques to Capture the Moments that Matter
Dec 31st
Wedding Photography from the Heart: Creative Techniques to Capture the Moments that Matter
A behind-the-scenes look at master wedding photographer Joe Buissink’s acclaimed style
“There’s no such thing as a perfect image–only a perfect moment,” says Joe Buissink, one of American Photo’s Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World. In Wedding Photography from the Heart, the premier photographer gives us an inside look at how he captures the feeling of a couple’s wedding, seeing the moments from their perspectives and hearts.
Here, for the first time, are more than 150 of his stunning images–including many from celebrity weddings–accompanied by creative techniques, inspiration, and unparalleled advice. Joe brings us into his creative process, emphasizing “learning to see”–training yourself to anticipate the moments that matter–and, most important, developing a relationship of complete trust with your clients.
His goal is not necessarily to take technically perfect photos, but to capture the right moments, transforming intimate, emotional memories into timeless images.
A must-have for all professional, semipro, and aspiring wedding photographers–as well as brides and grooms looking for inspiration–Wedding Photography from the Heart reveals how to create wedding photographs that will, even decades later, capture the joy of a couple’s wedding day.
Wedding Photography: Advanced Wedding Photojournalism: Professional Techniques for Digital Photographers
Dec 31st
Advanced Wedding Photojournalism: Professional Techniques for Digital Photographers
Aiming to produce more vibrant, emotional, and compelling images, this guide instructs how to instinctively capture the most important moments at a wedding. By emphasizing a deeper understanding of the client and the importance of practicing technical skills, this in-depth reference explores the roles of preparation and patience in capturing memorable photographs. Since being in the right place at the right time is imperative, instruction is also provided on how to evaluate body language and subtle clues during the event. In addition, this manual, designed specifically for the professional wedding photographer, demonstrates how postproduction, album design, and photographer–client communication can maximize sales and customer satisfaction.
Wedding: The Bride’s Guide to Wedding Photography
Dec 1st
The Bride’s Guide to Wedding Photography
The choice of wedding photography styles, packages, and vendors can be overwhelming for brides without a background in photography. This useful guide helps them make smart decisions every step of the way, from determining photo preferences and finding and communicating with the right photographer to choosing dress styles and colors, bouquets, and shades of makeup that positively impact portraits. Suggested time lines help brides stay organized and prepared, and budget advice safeguards the couple against costly mistakes. Tips for displaying images at the reception, creating thank-you albums and framed portraits for parents and bridal parties, proofing and ordering photos, and designing albums are provided.
Kathleen Hawkins is the author of Professional Techniques for Digital Wedding Photography and Professional Marketing & Selling Techniques for Wedding Photographers. She lives in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
Wedding Photography: The Best of Digital Wedding Photography
Nov 30th
The Best of Digital Wedding Photography
This guide to digital wedding photography offers everything a wedding photographer needs to take full advantage of digital technologies. Essential aspects of digital photography are examined, from image capturing to creating wedding albums-a photographer’s greatest source of revenue. Featuring 200 examples of professional digital photography, this book takes a detailed look at many common digital problems and provides techniques for fixing them with Adobe Photoshop.
Bill Hurter is the editor of Rangefinder and the author of The Best of Children’s Portrait Photography, The Best of Portrait Photography, The Best of Teen and Senior Photography, The Best of Wedding Photography, The Best of Wedding Photojournalism, and Group Portrait Photography Handbook. He lives in West Covina, California.
Wedding Photography: 500 Poses for Photographing Brides
Nov 29th
500 Poses for Photographing Brides
Containing numerous contemporary images by leading photographers, this indispensable manual concerning wedding portraits explains posing fundamentals as well as how to create a flattering, feature-specific photograph—one that focuses on the head, shoulders, arms, legs, or torso—in different levels of close-ups, from head-shots to full-lengths. Since posing is the second most challenging aspect of photography and with the added complications of a wedding—from the bride’s personal style to her figure and gown—it can be very easy for a photographer to make a wrong turn. This perceptive reference provides the perfect place to turn when in need of quick posing strategies and fresh ideas.
Beautiful Bride From Every Angle: Look Great in Every Photo…and in Life!
Nov 27th
Beautiful Bride From Every Angle: Look Great in Every Photo…and in Life!
Beautiful Bride From Every Angle offers advice from three highly respected wedding pros–an award-winning wedding planner, an accomplished stylist, and an internationally acclaimed photographer–and includes essential tips and inspiring imagery that will take your wedding from great to sensational. An award-winning wedding planner offers suggestions for designing and planning your wedding day, to make this important day as calm as possible. The fashion stylist and makeup artist lets you in on tried-and-true beauty trade secrets and helps you make informed choices that enhance the real you. The internationally renowned photographer shares valuable tips and insider info from both sides of the camera including how to choose your photographer, posing tips, and ways to capture the best photos on your wedding day. Packed with photographs and ideas from real weddings–not photo shoots–this book is the ultimate guide to creating a wedding that is a true reflection of you–a beautiful bride from every angle.
Barbara Wallace is an award-winning wedding planner located in California. She was the winner of the coveted Gala Award for Best Wedding in 2005 and 2007. Her work has been featured in numerous publications and on the TV shows Platinum Weddings (WE) and Extreme Weddings (TLC). She was the real wedding planner on the Bravo TV show The Real Housewives of Orange County.
Annie Withers has worked in front of the camera as a print and runway model, as a commercial actress, and in film and television. Over the years she moved behind the camera as a makeup, hair, and wardrobe stylist in film, television, catalog, and editorial photography.
Lars Wanberg began his career in photography in front of the camera. He nurtured his interest in the visual arts was nurtured as he traveled to Europe and Japan working with a wide breadth of talented photographers in print ads, catalogs, and commercials.
