Wedding follow-up photography skills

Documentary wedding photography is a magical category. In order to make the wedding picture novel, vivid and warm, we can boldly and skillfully conceive, such as choosing angles, comprehensively using various lenses, describing wonderful details, etc., to set off a festive and warm scene and record the whole process of a beautiful and unforgettable wedding. The following are the wedding photography skills I share with you. Welcome to read!

First, full preparation in the early stage.

For general wedding photography, it is recommended to carry 17-55mm, 50 fixed focus or 85 fixed focus lenses, which are more practical. At the same time, most wedding photography rooms are mixed light sources. Set the M A P mode, the light source can be switched quickly when changing, and the large aperture lens can retain the atmosphere of the scene.

Besides, wedding ceremonies in China are generally complicated and diverse, so we must communicate with the bride and groom in advance to understand the whole process.

Super wide angle is very useful for most wedding photographers, and can handle all the big scenes. The medium focus zoom lens can make you more flexible, both far and near. I gave up using a lens like 24-70 in the middle focus because it didn't give me an advantage in the follow-up of the wedding. I use fixed focus in the medium focus part, such as 50mm fixed focus. At the same time, wedding photography often encounters the interweaving of light sources with different color temperatures when indoors. In order to ensure the accuracy of film color temperature, flash is essential. If necessary, a flash should be used to match the color temperature of the scene to create an atmosphere.

Second, the rational use of measurement mode

People often like to use the camera's spot metering function, but I rarely use spot metering-in fact, there is no time for you to measure the light first, then focus, and then compose, so I basically use evaluation metering, and adjust the scene exposure compensation by experience.

Of course, in scenes with complex lighting conditions, I will choose to shoot in M-file according to the situation-consult the wattage of the spotlight in advance, and adjust the exposure manually according to experience with the changes of people and light source positions.

Third, instantaneous capture force.

The first element of becoming a good photographer-snapshot. Unlike many photography modes such as wedding photos, almost all weddings and shooting have to face fleeting pictures. Many times you can't even ask the subject to "do it again". In order to do this well, we should have some foresight

As shown in the above picture, the groom was tested by the bridesmaid group when he married the bride. He is doing push-ups. In fact, I can capture this photo as long as I predict the direction of the groom's push-ups and the position of the bridesmaid three seconds in advance. I have 1 second to move to the position I want, and then I have one second to think about the composition quickly and find the key point. Half a second-my five cameras have finished focusing and metering, and I pressed the shutter in the last half second.

Fourth, the beauty in the backlight.

As we all know, taking portraits against the light will get unexpected beauty. We can get a clear face when shooting along the light, but we can try to turn to the other side. As for the exposure level, it can be determined according to the picture. This picture is actually an underexposed picture of the face. In the dim light, you will find that beauty is not only the facial details of the characters, but also the films that are underexposed after expressing the artistic conception can be very tasty.

Fifth, the performance of happiness details.

The most important trick of performance details is accurate exposure. Like many photography, we try not to overexpose the picture when shooting details, but sometimes we have to make certain choices. For example, the white gauze on the right in the above picture is not exposed, which may be that the real subject of the picture-the bride's wrist flower-is not accurately exposed. At the same time, we blur the surrounding background through a larger aperture to highlight the main details, so as to get comfortable photos.

Sixth, the small scenery that sets off the atmosphere.

There are many things that convey the wedding atmosphere. Besides the bride and groom, don't let go of other small scenes: a bunch of flowers, a happy word, a pair of tea cups and so on. The tip for readers is-don't let go of anything that can move people. Of course, objects are only one of them, and we can also use other lenses to show all the people who convey happiness-the smiling faces of the bride's family, the joy of friends, naughty children and the curiosity of onlookers. You will find these pictures very interesting.

Seven, the combination of inspiration and creativity

In addition to grasping the moment, couples should also be able to shoot something creative when they need to shoot location and other poses. People often have a headache about how to get inspiration. In fact, inspiration and creativity come from the usual accumulation-when something seemingly unrelated to the wedding is applied to the wedding, creativity is born. We can use every skill we can think of-slow door, creative flash, continuous shooting synthesis and so on.