The difference between Tradional, Contemporary and Reportage wedding photography

For any couple looking to book a wedding photographer, one of the first questions you need to ask yourselves is what style of wedding photography you would like.

Photographers tend to use lots of different words and phrases to describe their photographic style; traditional, reportage, contemporary, documentary, photojournalistic etc. and it can be very confusing for couples to know what the difference is between these styles.
… Continue Reading

Know your camera inside out!

I know there are weddings photographers out there who produce fantastic work by shooting in ‘P’ (program) or ‘A’ (Aperture) mode on their cameras but in my opinion, in order to get the very best results, it is always best to shoot in full manual ‘M’ mode.

I used ‘A’ mode for the first 10-15 weddings which I covered, but it was only when I switched to shooting in manual that I really gained confidence as a wedding photographer and felt as though I could cope with even the worst lighting conditions.
… Continue Reading

Reasons why you should choose a professional wedding photographer – by Paul Retherford

The following post was very kindly written by Paul Retherford, an awesome wedding photographer from Northern Michigan in the US. Paul shot his first wedding when he was 18 and has now covered over 300 weddings in total.

It is the first post written for the site by a wedding photographer based outside of the UK so thank you Paul! I hope you are the first of many

Paul’s very sound advice is primarily aimed at bride and grooms but will be of just as much interest to wedding photographers. Paul sets out exactly how important the job of shooting a wedding is, you will only get one chance at a wedding and it is a huge responsibility. The skill required, and the ability to manage people, and pressure, can never be overstated.
… Continue Reading

Understanding clients real needs – by Rick Mason

The following post was very kindly written by Rick Mason, a fantastic wedding photographer based in Kent. You can view some of Rick’s excellent work on his website at www.rjmphotographic.com

Rick – thank you for taking the time to write this post, I found it very interesting and I am sure that others will too!
… Continue Reading