🇬🇧 Wedding photography

After sharing my suggestions for preparing for a boudoir shoot or fine art nude photo shoot I now share my suggestions on how to prepare for a fine art wedding photography shoot.

This text concerns my way of working at the time of its publication. As I am always evolving, learning and improving, the most important guidelines are those given to each client in the interview prior to the photo shoot.

There are different ways to register a marriage. I usually work with artistic photography of the couple outside the ceremony environment. This can be negotiated to include documentary recording of the ceremony.

I avoid a common documentary record because in every wedding ceremony nowadays there are hundreds of people with their cell phones doing this. This interferes with the photographer's work, as these people are more concerned with photographing than with experiencing the emotion of the moment. What makes wedding photographs and other events beautiful are emotions. And often guests cross in front of the photographer to photograph and film, disturbing the professional recording of the ceremony. So, if any couple wants me to document the ceremony, we have a contractual clause to prohibit the use of cell phones and any cameras at the ceremony other than mine. I'm picky because I want a result that my clients will be happy to see and review for many years to come. If there is a professional record of the ceremony, there is no reason for guests to keep parallel records.

As for the artistic record, I can fully focus on the couple's emotion and explore beautiful environments in the background.  Be it the church, an open field, a beach, the couple's house, or somewhere else. The situation allows the bride and groom to relax more.

Recommendations focused on the result you are looking for are offered in the online meeting I have with clients before the photoshoots to plan how to do each one.

The tips on what to wear, hair and makeup are the same as I already informed in the text about the boudoir shoot. I emphasise that although white is the traditional colour of brides in many places, it is not always a colour that favours the bride. And having a literally yellow smile in your wedding photos is not a desirable image. So, if you want beautiful photos, start by taking care of the aspects you can control (clothes, hair and makeup). My work has options to guide clients about this, but it is up to you to seek my guidance before making decisions that compromise the result of the photos.

Another important point is for the couple to be genuinely happy with the union.

My communication is usually pretty straightforward so healthy self-esteem is important. It is not feasible to work with people who are offended by what or how I say it. I do not intentionally offend my customers.

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Nycka the Nomad