Wedding Photography Tips for Brides
Whenever we meet with our prospective brides and grooms to be, we hear the one same thing. They all want their wedding moments to be captured in the most beautiful way. Everyone wants the best wedding photographs that’s why they research a lot and check a lot of amazing wedding photographer’s work online. We do get asked a lot for wedding photography tips for brides.
Some of them even present us with a check list of their favourite inspirational wedding photos. When someone entrusts us with their wedding, then it’s our responsibility to give them our best, photographs which they can keep forever as most memorable ones.
SET YOUR LIGHTS RIGHT
If you are planning your wedding ceremony in the late evening. Please say a big NO to those red, blue or green coloured lights. These colours tend to kill the skin texture and flattens the whole image.
You would not want these lights to spoil your big day memories. Warm white lights are the best ones to employ followed by yellow lights. Plus your favourite yellow lehenga will actually look yellow in photos.
( The above photo has been shot with external lighting)
Ask your venue manager/decorator to use those coloured lights on decorations, walls or anything but make sure they do not fall directly on guests faces. In any scenario, we always carry external lightings which help us bring out the natural colours and details but all of it comes at the cost of a little pace and some noticeable flashes.
Even in the dim lighting, you can get good sharp and punchy photos thanks to the external lighting. if you are looking for very soft photos with ambience, make sure you have sufficient, bright and even lighting across the venue.
In daylight events, try to set it up against the sun. If the light is too harsh, you can use off-white tents to diffuse the light so it does not fall directly on your face. Don’t let the sun ruin your photos by hiding behind you.
( The above photo has been shot with external lighting)
GET A PRE WEDDING SHOOT DONE
Getting a pre wedding shoot done before your big day helps you to know your photographer better. Ask yourself, would you not want a sneak peek of yourself with him before the wedding day? Also, your photographer will get a better idea of your expectations and you don’t know how many ideas you will end up taking back home for your wedding day.
Save this day to get out of your comfort zone. It’s your chance to reconnect with each other and this time I don’t mean with the photographer. It would bring a significant difference in your photos if you use this day to melt all your camera shyness.
NOT SO LITTLE THINGS!
- There should be enough room for the photographers to move around.
- Try not to clutter your space with unnecessary things.
- Stage Background could be a little darker than the stage foreground.
- Discuss the ‘getting ready shoot’ with your make up artist and venue manager. Sometimes they just don’t like to cooperate with photographers.
- Please inform your photographer about the correct time and venue for the ceremonies in advance.
- Plan for your portraits and couple shoots in advance. Please make sure that you have enough time for the portrait session before or after the event.
Yogesh Arora is an Indian wedding photographer and founder at Ticklish Blinks, based in Delhi. He is available to shoot weddings anywhere in India including destination wedding photography assignments in Goa, Kerala, Jaipur & Jodhpur. You may write to him at info@ticklishblinks.in