Monday, February 23rd, 2009...8:14 am
Top 10 Wedding Photography Sins:
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You know you’ve always done it. However, it is not uncommon for photographers to indulge in these transgressions. Then again in photography one must remember that there are no rules that you should adhere to. You should just take rules with a grain of salt. I only write this article to show you that you should break these some of these rules as well. Well some of these are some worst case scenario situations as well.
- On Camera Flash - Uncle Bob does it why can’t I? Well you’re a professional. You should be able to think of more creative ways to light an object/subject than using your pop up on camera flash.
- Noise - Don’t shoot above 1600 ISO! It’ll be very grainy.
- Shoot it now. Worry later - You’re stressed out you’re running and suddenly you just shoot it without thinking about cropping, lighting etc. We all know this is a costly sin for wedding photographers. The more time spent editing
- Flash during reception - This is another uncle bob thing. If hes shooting with flash why can’t I? This separates you from the others! You should be respectful of the wedding ceremony.
- Tripods - A plethora of photographers will tell you tripods aren’t good for wedding photography! You have to be always on the move.
- Chimping - With the advent of digital photography it’s soo hard not to look at the back of the camera screen! You just can’t help yourself. Even the most trained professional wedding photographers will have a problem with this. Looking at the back of the screen can impede or make you miss the shot.
- Memory Card - Ouch you forgot to put the memory card into the camera. It’s still shooting. What a horror story that is.
- Crossing the aisle - I never knew this myself but it can be disrespectful and disingenious if you cross the aisle during a ceremony. After knowing this i never did this again. Instead go around
- Changing your camera settings - A lot of times you’ll move from inside to outside and you’ll forget to change your ISO and Shutter Speed. Next thing you know the screens all White or Black!
- P mode! - P is for professionals. Yes admit you’ve set your camera to automatic or program mode and just shot away.
3 Comments
February 24th, 2009 at 10:45 am
How about selling your wedding photos as stock without asking the client? I know of a few that do that. Seems a little sketchy.
-wade
February 24th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I’ll admit to #9. It was my first wedding with mixed indoor/outdoor lighting. Oy!
Oh, what horrorshow that was post-processing :/
April 17th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Good list but #2 means nothing anymore. The new Canon 5d and Nikons can shoot at 3200 beautifully.
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