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Forum: General Photography
06-12-2018, 04:37 AM
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I shot a wedding recently for some friends. I have no desire to be a wedding photographer but agreed to it on the basis they did not want a professional shoot, just someone they knew who they could be comfortable around to document the day without all the posing and posturing. Even so it was one of the most stressful things I have done in my life!
Whilst they didn't want to be posed like models I sent them this list so they could be clear about what shots they'd like me to try to get https://www.hitched.co.uk/files/downloads/hitched-wedding-photo-checklist.pdf You could check this out to get some ideas about shots on the day.
I took two bodies (K-3II and K-50) and a few lenses but the Sigma 30mm Art and Pentax 16-85 were almost exclusively used. Also flash. I used flash a lot for fill (outdoors) and slow sync (indoor stuff). I paid a lot of attention to indoor flash, dragging the shutter, etc to get the ambience right.
Everything was shot in RAW and put through Adobe Lightroom afterwards for minor adjustments and cropping. That's about as far as the post processing went. I have given them the option of more filtered looks and B&W conversions should they wish.
Do I hang out in the back and shoot with a long lens?
I would say pretty much yes. As I said I used my 16-85 a lot and that gave me enough distance that I wasn't freaking people out by sticking a camera in their faces. My stealthy antics were spoken of later so I guess I dis at least one thing right! I made sure I was especially out of the way during the vows too. Also whilst I think guests have an expectation that they'll be photographed on the day you soon get a feel for who does and doesn't want to be heavily featured!
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