Comments on: How to plan the Wedding Day shoot http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/ Creative resources for all pro photographers Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:47:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: kathy norris http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-2802 kathy norris Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:02:56 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-2802 Having just finished reading your book the complete guide to professional wedding photography i had to take a look at your web site. I am just starting out in a photography business with my first two weddings booked for september and december this year.Buying and reading your book has been the best thing i have done so far. I only hope i can take some of your advise with me and start working towards producing photos as excellent as yours in the years to come. Thankyou Having just finished reading your book the complete guide to professional wedding photography i had to take a look at your web site. I am just starting out in a photography business with my first two weddings booked for september and december this year.Buying and reading your book has been the best thing i have done so far. I only hope i can take some of your advise with me and start working towards producing photos as excellent as yours in the years to come. Thankyou

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1812 damien Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:34:29 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1812 Hi Chris, All the information you need is <a href="http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/08/12/how-to-shoot-digital-colour-infrared-pictures/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Damien. Hi Chris,

All the information you need is here.

Damien.

]]> By: Chris Costello http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 Chris Costello Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:55:14 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1810 Just watched the DVD, very good; can you tell us more on how to take infrared picures please? Just watched the DVD, very good; can you tell us more on how to take infrared picures please?

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 damien Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:08:25 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1753 Hi Luis, Thanks for your kind words. Yes you are right I neglected to fully answer Pat's question re pre ceremony pictures. My response to Pat's question is that Julie and I had our 'couple' pictures taken before our wedding and we thought nothing of it and at several times throughout our career we have photographed the bride and groom before the wedding. These have all been civil ceremonies or blessings. It is not uncommon for a couple to get married earlier in the week at the local town hall and to have a blessing on the Saturday. The ceremony is virtually identical and only those in the know would know. The couple even go off into another room to sign a certificate of commitment. The congregation often don't know. We are a far less superstitious lot here in the UK. Several of our Bride and Grooms have shared a room the night before their wedding. I hope this helps. Oh, and my brother Harley Lovegrove was our wedding Photographer. Kindest regards, Damien. Hi Luis,

Thanks for your kind words. Yes you are right I neglected to fully answer Pat’s question re pre ceremony pictures. My response to Pat’s question is that Julie and I had our ‘couple’ pictures taken before our wedding and we thought nothing of it and at several times throughout our career we have photographed the bride and groom before the wedding. These have all been civil ceremonies or blessings. It is not uncommon for a couple to get married earlier in the week at the local town hall and to have a blessing on the Saturday. The ceremony is virtually identical and only those in the know would know. The couple even go off into another room to sign a certificate of commitment. The congregation often don’t know.

We are a far less superstitious lot here in the UK. Several of our Bride and Grooms have shared a room the night before their wedding.

I hope this helps.

Oh, and my brother Harley Lovegrove was our wedding Photographer.

Kindest regards, Damien.

]]> By: Luis http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 Luis Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:51:41 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1751 Damien, Thank you very much for sharing your expertise so freely. You've set a very high bar for your paid advice :) Can you please address the question from Pat about pre-ceremony shoots with the Bride and Groom. I'm not sure how it is in Britain, but here in the US our brides tend to be on the superstitious side. I know mine was! Best Regards, Luis Damien,

Thank you very much for sharing your expertise so freely. You’ve set a very high bar for your paid advice :)

Can you please address the question from Pat about pre-ceremony shoots with the Bride and Groom. I’m not sure how it is in Britain, but here in the US our brides tend to be on the superstitious side. I know mine was!

Best Regards,

Luis

]]> By: damien http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1720 damien Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:43:20 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1720 Thank you all for your kind words and valuable contributions. Damien. Thank you all for your kind words and valuable contributions.

Damien.

]]> By: romain lhuissier http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 romain lhuissier Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:44:35 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1705 Hi all ! I just discovered your blog and I have to say it is fantastic and full of good advices ! After two years of training practices with my two dslr, I start to have some customers and no doubt your articles will help me a lot ! thank you very much for sharing your knowledges, greetings and happy new year ! Hi all ! I just discovered your blog and I have to say it is fantastic and full of good advices ! After two years of training practices with my two dslr, I start to have some customers and no doubt your articles will help me a lot ! thank you very much for sharing your knowledges, greetings and happy new year !

]]> By: Tanya Plonka http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Tanya Plonka Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:29:50 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1633 Really great write up! I am always generous with planning time.... if it's a short 10 minute drive, I give it 15. If the couple thinks the receiving line will take 10 minutes, I allot 30 minutes. I also try to make sure we plan to be done formals 30-60 minutes before they need to be at the reception; if we finish in time, they get a much needed rest (and some time with each other), or if we take longer we are still safe. Really great write up! I am always generous with planning time…. if it’s a short 10 minute drive, I give it 15. If the couple thinks the receiving line will take 10 minutes, I allot 30 minutes. I also try to make sure we plan to be done formals 30-60 minutes before they need to be at the reception; if we finish in time, they get a much needed rest (and some time with each other), or if we take longer we are still safe.

]]> By: dave http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1537 dave Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:46:30 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1537 Excellent advice as usual. Its so useful to have the insight of your knowledge built on the lessons of your experience. I am freelance and have worked for wedding photographers, covering weddings on their behalf and have found that some of them are so entrenched in their thinking that they sort out the planning of detail and timings just a few weeks before the wedding. As uyou rightly point out it leaves little latitude for error and mishaps, plus it doesn't always give the the bride and groom oportunity to really feel relaxed. Your formula of getting a framework of timings before details are agreed with stylists, wedding co-ordinators, and catering staff, makes perfect sense to me. If I branch out on my own, this is definitely the formula that I will adopt. Every good wish for 2009 Dave Excellent advice as usual. Its so useful to have the insight of your knowledge built on the lessons of your experience.

I am freelance and have worked for wedding photographers, covering weddings on their behalf and have found that some of them are so entrenched in their thinking that they sort out the planning of detail and timings just a few weeks before the wedding. As uyou rightly point out it leaves little latitude for error and mishaps, plus it doesn’t always give the the bride and groom oportunity to really feel relaxed.

Your formula of getting a framework of timings before details are agreed with stylists, wedding co-ordinators, and catering staff, makes perfect sense to me.

If I branch out on my own, this is definitely the formula that I will adopt.

Every good wish for 2009
Dave

]]> By: Dave Packer http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1526 Dave Packer Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:55:33 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1526 After to many weddings chasing brides down the stairs. Trying to photograph her whilst she races to the waiting car. I now insist on 20 - 30 mins after the dress is on to photograph the bride. I also repeat this after the service and group shots by having 20 - 30 mins with the bride and groom alone to capture the "mantlepiece" photograph. But if you dont mention it they will not include it in the times of the day. and as Damien said you will get very stressed indeed. Happy new year Dave After to many weddings chasing brides down the stairs. Trying to photograph her whilst she races to the waiting car. I now insist on 20 – 30 mins after the dress is on to photograph the bride. I also repeat this after the service and group shots by having 20 – 30 mins with the bride and groom alone to capture the “mantlepiece” photograph. But if you dont mention it they will not include it in the times of the day. and as Damien said you will get very stressed indeed.

Happy new year

Dave

]]> By: Pat http://www.prophotonut.com/2008/12/31/how-to-plan-the-wedding-day-shoot/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Pat Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:55:56 +0000 http://www.prophotonut.com/?p=1655#comment-1523 Great article to finish the year with! I often find that enough time is not allowed between the ceremony and wedding breakfast, so have to negotiate more time. I've heard of photographing the couple before the ceremony for winter weddings before but never asked a couple. In your experience is this something couples readily accept given that it's meant to be unlucky to the see bride before the ceremony? It could also be an opportunity to suggest a Trash The Dress session the following day instead... Happy New Year! Great article to finish the year with!

I often find that enough time is not allowed between the ceremony and wedding breakfast, so have to negotiate more time.

I’ve heard of photographing the couple before the ceremony for winter weddings before but never asked a couple. In your experience is this something couples readily accept given that it’s meant to be unlucky to the see bride before the ceremony?

It could also be an opportunity to suggest a Trash The Dress session the following day instead…

Happy New Year!

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