Contemporary Wedding Photography [Paperback]

Julie Oswin (Author), Steve Walton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 10, 2006

Wedding photography has become about story-telling - capturing the emotions and atmosphere of the day through reportage-style photography. This user-friendly manual reveals the techniques needed to create this contemporary style, for professional photographers looking to update their methods, or for aspiring photographers wanting to break into this lucrative market.

Includes all the advice you need, from preparation and planning before the wedding, to digital manipulation of your images and presentation to the couple.

Features comprehensive checklists, professional tips, tried-and-tested templates, advice boxes and step-by-step sequences to provide endless inspiration and guarantee successful shooting.

Demonstrates the fresh contemporary style preferred by modern couples.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Extracts and tips from the book... The bride and groom have spent a lot of time and energy on their wedding details and it is your job to capture them for the album. Trust in the photographer is the catalyst for successful group photographs. That trust is gained from a confident and sound technical approach combined with refined people skills. Diplomatic handling of people is essential, as is clear guidance when arranging poses. It is the photographer s responsibility to guide, direct, and make the right decisions instantly. Any display of indecision or weakness will be exploited greedily by the group and the situation will deteriorate. Use a wide to medium telephoto zoom lens to fill the frame for details. Remove distracting backgrounds by going in close to the subject, with wide apertures for shallow depth of field. Choose a lens with close-focusing capability. When photographing very small objects, such as rings, a macro lens of around 50-105mm would be useful. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

Julie Oswin and Steve Walton are professional wedding photographers with a reputation for innovation. Their work is regularly featured in the UK bridal/ photography press. They run one of the leading professional wedding and portrait studios in the UK, and live in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles; 2nd edition (December 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715324616
• ISBN-13: 978-0715324615
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #961,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful photos, but not a full featured guide, April 7, 2007

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BakariC (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Contemporary Wedding Photography (Paperback)

I've started reading this book, and I mainly bought it because of the beautiful photos. The award winning authors shoot totally high end weddings, with examples of their work appearing on every page. The back cover says this book "Includes all the advice you need...," Well I certainly wouldn't say that, especially if you're a novice wedding photographer. This book is for getting at more artistic wedding productions--using the type of shooting you find in fashion magazines. Though they don't seem provide enough informaiton about how to set up and get shots, they do provide EXIF data on each of the photos in the book which provides you some ideas about the equipment they're using. The last few chapters deal with Photoshop strategies and wedding album creation, but these chapters are very lacking. They're mainly good introductions. Overall, it's a good book to have if you're looking to improve your wedding photography, but it's certainly not the only book you'll need.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book., April 13, 2007

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Scotty "Brooklyn" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Contemporary Wedding Photography (Paperback)

One of the better wedding photography books I've purchased. Beautiful scenary in the shots. Book was published in UK. Some good ideas I intend to incorporate in my photography but nothing really new.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It's alright, January 25, 2009

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James Edward "james edward photography" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Contemporary Wedding Photography (Paperback)

Cool pics, poor material:( ... it's alright. You have to understand that I purchased over 7 books on wedding photography, so I have a decent amount of subjects to compare it to.