Wedding Photography Tips
At the time of typing about socially distanced wedding photos, it is the end of June 2021. And we’re all waiting for Boris to issue an update on whether all covid restrictions will cease next month.
You might be thinking or hoping that you won’t need to worry about socially distanced wedding photos.
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Real Weddings
Covid wasn’t going to stop my lovely couple Naomi & Owain getting married after already one reschedule. They’re decision was to have a small church ceremony with 30 guests (the maximum allowed in May 2021) at St Stephen’s Church, Tonbridge. This was followed by a ‘gathering’ in the sunshine outside the church in the church’s pre-school garden.
Read more “Insanely Romantic Wedding at St Stephen’s Church, Tonbridge”
Choosing a wedding photographer
So many wedding couples are asking businesses – big and small – about their environmental or eco-friendly policy to protect the future of our planet. More and more brides are claiming they have intentionally sought out ‘eco-friendly suppliers’. Many of my couples have gone to great efforts to consider wedding favours and decorations for example, that are eco friendly and recycled. Even Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank vowed to have a plastic free Royal wedding!
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Wedding Photography Tips
Okay, ‘5 Things You Must Tell Your Wedding Photographer’ sounds a bit dramatic. I wouldn’t have used the word ‘must’ if I hadn’t felt from my experience as a professional photographer, that if you can remember to do these things it will truly benefit your experience. It’s easy to forget in the midst of intense wedding planning to keep communication flowing with your suppliers. But I promise by doing this, you’ll foster fantastic relationships where they’ll understand your needs. And most importantly, you’ll get the best photographs.
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Wedding Photography Tips
Did you know there are 10 things you can do which will help you and your photographer get the best morning bridal prep shots?
Hopefully these will act as little reminders to help your bridal prep run smoothly. And you’ll be super happy when you get to look at all your wedding photos.
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Wedding Photography Tips
I couldn’t find anything on Google search advising UK couples on what to look out for with their wedding photography contract in light of Covid-19. Sure, there’s lots of stuff kicking around on horrendous legal disputes between photographers and clients and some killer court cases in the US debating force majeure. But if you’re a bride now and your next step is booking a photographer, what should you be looking out for?
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Wedding Photography Tips
Lots of couples openly ask me, “Should I bother with an engagement shoot?” I’m going to share with you both the pros and cons so you can decide if it’s something you’d like to bother with ?
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Wedding Photography Tips
There are some very good reasons why you may want to consider documentary wedding photography as your style of choice. However, these are all reliant on what type of bride or groom you are.
Read more “6 Reasons To Choose Documentary Wedding Photography”
Photographing Children
As a parting gift for this year, here’s some useful tips for taking pics on your smartphone over the Christmas period. All the pictures you’ll see here have been taken on a very dodgy old Google Pixel 3 phone (no amazing smartphone with lots of features). They have had no digital retouching or special in-phone effects added.
I am going to demonstrate some basic photography skills to show you how to compose the best pics to share with family and friends.
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Wedding Photography Tips
Incorporating these 8 wedding photography details into your planning will make your final pictures better. Some, a good professional photographer will have down to a tee (but it’s good to be aware of). And others you can decide for yourself and direct your photographer at your pre-meeting….
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