What are the wedding documentary photography skills?

The material of documentary photography comes from life and reality, which truly reflects what we see. It is a photography method with the main appeal of recording life reality. Therefore, documentary photography has the value of recording and preserving history and has the unique qualification as a social witness. So what are the skills of wedding documentary photography? Come and have a look with me!

First, the preparation stage.

1, contact the couple in advance to understand the wedding process.

2. If possible, go to the venue in advance to get familiar with the environment and light.

3, check all the equipment in advance

* Make sure that the camera and flash battery are fully charged and the memory card has enough space. Carry spare batteries and spare cards.

* Make sure the camera and flash are working properly.

* Lens selection: Most wedding scenes are indoors, and the light is insufficient. As for the lens, it is recommended to use a standard zoom lens with a large aperture, which can meet the needs of most scenes (the opportunity to shoot at the wedding scene is fleeting, and changing the lens will delay the time. If conditions permit, double opportunities will allow you to capture more wonderful pictures. Some people say that the fixed-focus lens focuses faster, has a larger aperture and has better expressive force. Yes, but the limitation of its viewing angle will also limit the photographer's play. How to choose needs to be decided by yourself in practice)

Second, the scene shooting stage

Tip 1: Set the iso value.

In the case of insufficient indoor light, the iso value should be raised to the highest acceptable value as far as possible. The minimum iso value is generally set to 100 in outdoor scenes with sufficient light. In the dark indoor scene, the iso value can be increased to the highest value within the acceptable range. Don't be afraid of noise. After all, some noisy photos are better than being posted or not being taken.

Tip 2: Test the pre-stored color temperature value in advance.

When shooting indoor complex ambient light, color deviation often occurs. Setting an appropriate color temperature value in advance can solve the problem of yellow or blue.

Tip 3: continuous shooting helps you seize the wonderful moment.

After the wedding, the most important thing is to keep the wonderful moments. Setting the camera to continuous shooting mode can capture more moments. When taking a group photo, you can consider taking multiple photos in succession, which makes it easier to find photos with good expressions.

Tip 4: the use of flash.

In the case of dark indoor light, direct flashing will destroy the atmosphere and make the picture stiff and ugly. At this time, the flash should not be used as the main light, but as the auxiliary light. The application of flash jumping technology (as shown below) can make up for the shortage of direct flash to a certain extent and keep the atmosphere of the scene. If the ceiling is not white, you should use the jumping flash carefully to avoid the reflected light from the ceiling affecting the skin color of the character.

Tip 5: Snapping skills

The follow-up to the wedding is a documentary, and it is impossible to pose slowly and shoot slowly like a wedding dress. It is necessary to take a snapshot.

First of all, you must be familiar with the wedding process and know what the couple will do next, so that you can arrange the shooting angle and position in advance. The second is to be familiar with the wedding scene, lighting, where to shoot, what kind of effect will be shot, and the chances of shooting are higher. The most important thing is to be familiar with your camera, know what settings you need to make under what circumstances, whether you need to change the lens to shoot, and so on. Have a pair of keen eyes to capture fleeting truth.

Tip 6: Use the frame skillfully to compose a picture.

Frame composition can focus the viewer's attention on the theme, and also create a mysterious atmosphere with a sense of voyeurism.

Tip 7: Shoot a small scene that can express the wedding 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. Don't let go of any small things that can touch people. Of course, objects are just one of them, and we can also use other lenses to show all the people who convey happiness? The smiling face of the bride's family, the joy of friends, the playfulness of children and the curiosity of onlookers. You will find these pictures very interesting.