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Digital Wedding Photography Secrets [Paperback]

Rick Sammon (Author)
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Publication Date: March 30, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0470481099 | ISBN-13: 978-0470481097 | Edition: 1
A full-color guide to taking stunning wedding photos from "America's Most Popular Photo Expert"
—Rick Sammon

Wedding photography has grown into a major industry with droves of digital photographers in the field, all looking for a competitive edge. Whether you're new to the field or you're looking for some fresh new ideas, this full-color guide is packed with more than 200 tips, tricks, and secrets for taking stunning and memorable digital wedding photos.

Top photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Rick Sammon explores the wedding photography market from the angles of both novice and experienced digital photographers and offers guidance for choosing and using digital camera equipment, accessories, software, and printing options.

  • "America's Most Popular Photo Expert" Rick Sammon shows you how to set up the scene for an incredible wedding shot—both posed and candid
  • Shows how to prepare for a variety of conditions in all types of settings, including exotic locales
  • Demonstrates best practices for post-shoot digital darkroom workflow
  • Explains how to manipulate photos to include impressive effects

Brimming with lavish inspirational color photos, this is the must-have book if you're looking to bring a unique style to your wedding photography skills.

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Create photos as unforgettable as their day

Wedding photography is a multibillion-dollar business—and it's fun. Rick Sammon, one of Canon's venerable Explorers of Light, has collected more than 200 expert tips and tricks to help you create images as memorable as the wedding itself. Follow them, and you'll become the photographer the bride recommends to all her friends.

Discover tips such as . . .

  • Know your gear inside and out; this isn't the time to test your equipment

  • Know the bride, so you can capture her personality as well as the shots she wants

  • Know the location: scout out the wedding site in advance, look for creative angles, and take test shots

  • Know the players—how many people will be in group shots and the most interesting places to pose them

  • Know Photoshop; it can save less-than-perfect shots and make the best ones better

About the Author

Rick Sammon's specialty is photographing people. Rick has written 31 books as well as countless articles for PC Photo, Outdoor Photographer, and Layers magazines. Each year he gives more than a dozen photography presentations and workshops worldwide, documenting his travels with photos from such divergent locales as the Arctic, New Guinea, Botswana, Antarctica, Nepal, and Galapagos. Rick has also created lessons for the Canon Digital Learning Center. To learn more about Rick or to learn some great new digital photography tips, visit www.ricksammon.com.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 30, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470481099
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470481097
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Rick Sammon
Rick Sammon has published 31 books, incluidng Rick Sammon's Digital Photography Secrets, Face to Face, Exploring the Light and Rick Sammon's Pocket Guide to Travel Photography.

Rick writes for PCPhoto, Outdoor Photographer and Layers magazine.

Rick hosts photography and Photoshop shows on kelbytraining.com .
Rick gives more than a dozen photography workshops (including private workshops) and presentations around the world each year. He also presents at Photoshop World, which Rick says is a 'blast.'

Rick is also the author of the Canon Digital Rebel XT lessons on the Canon Digital Learning Center. He is also a Canon Explorer of Light.

When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, 'My specialty is not specializing.'

See www.ricksammon.com for more information.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a professional photographer I found this book to be very unique in that it is geared to all levels of photography from the weekend wedding photographer to the professional photographer looking for some new ideas. This book covers camera gear and lighting techniques. Rick Sammon has worked with some of the top wedding photographers of today to give you some creative ideas, which you can use as a wedding digital photographer. The book has two unique sections of adjustments and enhancements, to enhance your creative ideas. In addition there are step by step instructions of Adobe Photoshop techniques. The goal of a photographer should be to create a style which allows you to be uniquely creative and admired. This book can help you achieve that perspective.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Reference April 29, 2009
Format:Paperback
This book condenses the complicated aspects of wedding photography into a quick reference for excellent advice and inspiration, written for not only a professional photographer looking to shake things up, but also to inspire the upcoming professional. I found this to be an excellent resource for ideas and tips of how to give my photos an extra creative punch.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Do's and Dont's and tips that read like a novel or magazine article for everyone to understand. Confirmations and reminders for those who already know or had an idea, yet a novice can quickly learn a whole lot of tricks that are sure to make many a nice photograph. There is a picture to illustrate every idea laid out in such a way that you just can't forget it. If you're new to wedding photography definitely get it. If you are not new it can boost your confidence, and you'll learn many more technics to add. if you are old to wedding photography, it's nice to remember and go back to the basics and secrets. I am not new to wedding photography yet I can not wait to finish reading the whole book. There is nothing like going to shoot a gig with the confidence that you know exactly what you are doing to get the best image you and camera can possibly make. In one of the chapters, Pros Share Their Secrets, Rick Sammon shares a favorite expression of his, that the sign of a true professional is that a difficult job looks easy. My feeling is that once you have the secrets in this book mastered, your job will be easy.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
First class book
I have bought a few books about wedding photography, this is because i am new to this and my niece is getting married next year i need as much help as i can get this book is very... Read more
Published 12 months ago by D. G. Knight
An excellent resource.
This book is an excellent resource for photographers of varied experience. It condenses many complex aspects of digital wedding photography into an easy-to-use reference guide.
Published 15 months ago by M. Stern
Good book, but could have been better
It is a great book with lots of useful tips, however, I wish all the pics came with shutter speed, F-stop, ISO information.
Published 21 months ago by O. Ruzaliev
Wedding photography secrets
This book was just what I was looking for! My stepson asked me to be be their wedding photographer and although I've taken lots of photos that people seem to love for the last 20+... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Norma Lee
Worst ever
If you are an avid reader on photography books, you've got to read this book -- hopefully either in the bookstore or library. Read more
Published 24 months ago by John Chu
big disappointment
This book is written by an author that lacks experience of his subject, Wedding Photography. He uses pictures downloaded from [...] to make his point. Read more
Published on February 20, 2010
A bit misleading, but still a good book
I bought this book thinking it was written by an experienced wedding photographer, but I quickly learned after reading a little bit that he illustrated his points by using stock... Read more
Published on January 20, 2010 by Sheri L. Johnson
Great For Beginners.
My main purpose for purchasing this book was because I knew some of the photographers mentioned and who contributed to this book via the internet, so I wanted to see what they had... Read more
Published on November 11, 2009 by rfisw_09
very general overview of Wedding Photography
Book is a little vague and general. Does not go in deep into techniques. Sample photos are ok... just ok. Some of them even look outdated. Read more
Published on August 23, 2009 by N. J. cruz
Rick hits another home run !
Rick has hit another home run with this book. If you have ever met this man, you know that he writes like he teaches. Read more
Published on May 26, 2009 by Allen D. Buyck
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