Great Photos at the Family Wedding
Everyone will want to take pictures at a family member or friends wedding. If you are planning to take
some shots during that day, I have a few tips that might help you. These are pretty simple suggestions, but
hopefully you will get at least one shot that no one else has.
- Be familiar with your camera. Many events during the wedding day can happen at a fast pace. You won't
have time to figure out how to use the digital camera when the bride is coming down the aisle. Take
practice shots on friends or family members. They don't have to be special shots. What you want to do is
be familiar with things like how far or close you need to be to frame a good shot. Also, be familiar with the
zoom because many times you might not be as close to what you are photographing as you would like.
- Be aware of the order of events. If a wedding planner is there, you should ask them the order of
proceedings. If there is no planner, just ask a friend or family member who is aware of what will be
happening. You should ask because if there is a shot you are planning on taking, like the bride throwing
the bouquet, you don't want to be running from the other side of the room when it happens.
- Keep one eye on the official photographer. If he is doing his job properly, he should always be aware of
what is going on. He should also be in the area of an event prior to it happening. Do not get in the
photographers way or be intrusive. He/She is being paid to do a job so don't make their job any harder by
being in the way. There will be occasions when the photographer will set up poses for the wedding album.
You can quickly take a shot of the pose after the photographer has taken his. If you are familiar with the
people in the pose, you can ask them to stay posed for a few extra seconds. Most times they wont mind.
- Pick your spot before everyone else. That is everyone else except the official photographer. You will find
that once the guests see something nice happening or being set up, they will bring their cameras over. If
you are there first, you can take your shot before others start swarming and getting in the way.
- Take lots of candid shots. You don't have to shoot everything the photographer takes. Take shots of
people that you and the family know. The photographer probably won't get around to taking every family
member or guest. The shots you take that the official photographer doesn't take will be appreciated by
your friends and family long after the wedding.
- If you are a more advanced photographer or someone who has been asked to take pictures at a wedding,
you might want to check out the article "Must take Wedding Shots and Poses"
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