Customer Reviews

Digital Wedding Photography Secrets

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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.

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.

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.

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 informative

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.

It is a great book with lots of useful tips, however, I wish all the pics came with shutter speed, F-stop, ISO information.

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+ years, being the one and only photographer for a wedding was new for me. I wasn't looking for technical information so much as ideas for poses, dos and don'ts, and other advice from experts. This book covered it all -- even to ideas for using Photoshop after the photos have been taken. I got some great ideas for photos from this book.

If you are looking for a very technical book for in-depth photography, this book probably wouldn't be ideal for you, though it does cover the basics.

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 photography for many of the wedding images. I was glad to discover that there were tips by real wedding photographers in the book along with examples and website links to see more of their work. There is some solid information about how to take better images and I liked the examples that were used. But like I said, a lot of the wedding photography used as examples were not taken by the author of the book.

Rick has hit another home run with this book. If you have ever met this man, you know that he writes like he teaches. I am just migrating more to the wedding businewss, and I found this book to have a many hints and tips that will save me time and create a better final product for the bride. Kepp 'em coming Rick !

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 to say and which images they choose to place in the book and why.

I was hoping it would be more advanced and intense for the seasonal professional wedding photographer, but I found that it was directed toward beginners, those just starting out in the wedding photography business. I don't know if this was the intention of the author or not, but that is how I read it.

I really enjoyed the quick tips section. It was my favorite section and was a nice reminder and "brush up" read.

This book is an easy read. I read it in less then ten hours (split the time in a couple of days.)

Although it wasn't quite what I was looking for personally. I still give this book 5 stars because I think it can really benifit someone who is looking for a place to start.

There is also a section on some photoshop tips that I actually found useful as I am still learning photoshop (I use to only use film and most of what I captured was in camera.) Although I am digital now, I still do as much as possible in camera to avoid hours of photoshop, but once in awhile I do make a mistake or just want to enhance an image further, so I did find the photoshop section useful too. Its not a detailed, in depth section, but a great place to start.