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What equipment do you essentially need to photography a wedding?I've been asked to photograph a wedding for a friend. I've done portraits and flowers. But never a wedding. I currently have a Nikon D80 (b/c everyone I knew had huge probs with their D90) and the 18-55, 55-200, 1.8 50mm. If I do it – I know I'll purchase an extra flash. Maybe the SB-400? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I'm well aware of the lighting issues, posing, etc. Not just sure my equipment is enough. Thank you.
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I would say $100 per hour for your time plus actual costs times 1.25.
If you're unhappy with it, first talk to the priest about exceptions. Then if he/she is still unwilling, I would take the time to change the place as you only get married once and I know you want to see these pictures for the rest of your life. God bless!
Incredible! He looks so life like. Just amazing…and what a beautiful subject
Great talent Der Mann.
If you want to learn about a specific field of photography then you need to get a job in that field.
For weddings then try and get a job assisting an existing wedding photographer.
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This is probably not the answer you want to hear, but I'd appreciate that you read through it and consider it very seriously (it took me some time to type it after all)… Then you can thumb it down, ignore or follow, but please at least give it a serious thought!
If you want to have the lady friend to remain your friend after getting married, please do yourself, her and her husband to be a huge favor. Come to them, and politely decline to be the main photographer on their wedding! She may be mad at you for a week, or a month, but she'll remain your friend. If you spoil their Wedding memories (and you are very likely to), she will not forget it for a long long time. Every time her wedding is mentioned, and albums pulled out, she'll remember, that she has no good cake cutting photo, and she'll remember who to blame….
Wedding photography is one of the hardest jobs a photographer can undertake. There is a reason why pro photographers charge $2000-$10000 for doing a wedding, it is usually worth it!
And it isn't your equipment, it is your skill as a photographer that is lacking. But equipment too! Every wedding photographer carries at least two of everything! Two bodies, two of each lens, flashes, filters, etc. Because if a piece of your equipment fails (or been stepped on by a drunk uncle), you really can't tell them "please hold the vows, I have to run to a nearby camera store to grab a new lens, mine just cracked".
Keep in mind, wedding is a one time event, every picture opportunity, save for some formal posed shots, comes exactly once, and passes quickly. If you are not there at the right moment, from the right angle and with camera set just right, you are going to miss it. And there are so many of them, that it'll really take experience to appear in every right place at every right time. There will not be a second first kiss, there will not be a second putting on the rings, there will not be a second first dance, there will not be a second throwing of a bouquet, and so much more.
Also keep in mind, there's so much more to photographing it than you see on a surface, it's just impossible to learn it all on your own in two weeks. Not even in two months! Two years – maybe, if you dedicate them to learning, and become a helper to a pro wedding photographer!
I don't even know where to start telling you about all things that can happen and to which you need to be prepared… What if it rains? What if there's high wind? Bright sunlight – did you know it's one of the worst lightning conditions, and you really need to know how to do well in it? Would you be able to quickly re-adjust from taking photos outside on a sunny day to a dim church? And all of that is just a tip of an iceberg! There's so much more, that it will take a book to write about.
So if your friend has a desire to have wedding memories for life, for their kids, and for themselves – it is the best if she hires a professional photographer! It really pays!
Let me tell you about my wedding. We had a really good pro working with us, and since I know a lot about photography (I wouldn't personally take a wedding assignment), I understood a lot of what he was doing, and I was amazed! The guy with his huge (medium format) camera and often other stuff (different every time) appeared out of nowhere at the most important moments, he quickly directed: "stop right here, hand there, foot like that, tilt you head like so, look at this", *click*, and he disappeared with all of his equipment until the next time. Took 5 seconds for him to set up, pose and shoot! After wedding he gave us 300 proofs, of which, I was ready to blow up and put on a wall about 295 of them! Each one was a masterpiece! We had really hard time selecting for an album, because there were simply no throwaways. Are you ready to do a similar job? I've been photographing for years, and I am not!
Needles to say, photographing a wedding is a full time job. No time for you to enjoy the bar, to taste the main course or to read a prayer or two or dance. You are really not going to be attending the wedding, you'll be working there. Full time and overtime.
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Brilliant Willy, Just Brilliant =D
What kind of wedding it would be… outdoor/indoor, day/night?
If I were you and it's an indoor or night condition (or both)… I'd use the18-55mm exclusively because you're going to need to use your flash very often, and telephoto lenses aren't very useful here (you can shoot from a distance but the flash won't be able to reach it anyway).
A diffuser can help a lot but I myself like to bounce my flash off the ceiling so I don't need it that much. Except, of course, if it's an outdoor wedding.
I don't think you're going to need a new camera or lenses for the time being.
A tripod would definitely help, but keep in mind that it only will work on a still object during low light condition.
If you're into it, you might want to bring a studio ligths or two with umbrella/soft boxes. But also keep in mind that those lights aren't so portable so usually I only use it for a family photo and so on.
I hope this helps!
Tips and tutorials about wedding photography:
http://www.net-art.it/photomonitor/html/teoria_tecnica/ripresa-tecniche/matrimonio-cerimonia-e.shtml
First and foremost, shooting a wedding in any professional capacity requires backup equipment. If you need it, then you need backup for when it breaks. Period.
This means that you'll need to have at a bare minimum two camera bodies, redundancy in lenses, two flashes, and multiple backup batteries.
Most contemporary wedding photographers eschew a flash bracket…. I wouldn't worry about that.
You may find some useful information in this FAQ that I wrote for new wedding photographers.
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/728814
I used to do weddings. I worked for a small studio in Oregon. I learned from actually working with the photographer who owned the studio as it gave me practical experience. If you can find one who will let you tag along then its the best way. Otherwise classes will help. Some photographers will let you go with but will not pay you.
One book I would recommend is: STORY TELLING WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY by Barbara Box – ISBN# 0936262931 – You will want to do the basic poses but to create a unique package you need to also work on your eye for the unusual. Runs around $5.00 + shipping on Amazon.
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