Today's modern brides want hip, cutting edge photographs to commemorate their weddings. They want magazine quality images; they want photographs good enough to display in fine art galleries. These brides expect their photographer to visually depict the unique and romantic fairy tale story that brought them to this special day - and these brides are willing to pay a good price for this. Author, Bambi Cantrell, one of today's hottest wedding photographers, teaches professional and aspiring wedding photographers the techniques they need to achieve this sophisticated, documentary style in their own work. THE ART OF DIGITAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY guides photographers through everything they need to know about planning and executing perfect wedding photographs - from art to the business of perfect picture storytelling.
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Bambi Cantrell, whose work has appeared in the New York Times, American Photo, Ebony, and Rangefinder, is one of the most sought-after photographers in the San Francisco Bay area.
Skip Cohen is president of Rangefinder Publishing and Wedding and Portrait Photographers International. With Bambi Cantrell, he is the co-author of Watson-Guptill’s top-selling The Art of Wedding Photography, The Art of People Photography, and The Art of Digital Wedding Photography. He lives in Santa Monica, CA.
Skip Cohen is president of Rangefinder Publishing and Wedding and Portrait Photographers International. With Bambi Cantrell, he is the co-author of Watson-Guptill’s top-selling The Art of Wedding Photography, The Art of People Photography, and The Art of Digital Wedding Photography. He lives in Santa Monica, CA.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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The title of this book is mis-leading as there's hardly any technique. There's plenty of gorgeous photo's with associated exposure information, camera settings and lenses used (good of the author's to include these). As other's have mentioned there is heavy usage of Nik filters. However the author's are open and frank about the use of such filters and the results are great indeed. Reading content is not much more than a few hours long and wedding photographers will learn very little. This is a picture book with general comments and opinion, "professional techniques" it is not!
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I purchased and read Bambi's first book on wedding photography published in 2000 and also this one expecting new information and an updated on all that has changed over the past 5+ years. I was disappointed to find little new information other than a lot of plugs for Canon equipment.
Many images that illustrate the value of NIK filters for Photoshop but little discussion of when to use them or why. One example is provided on an approach to converting images to black and white but no mention of the literally dozens of ways to do this and the many after-market action sets by Kubota and others to make this easy and efficient.
Strongly suggest anyone getting into wedding photography or making the transition to digital from film purchase first the excellent book "Digital Wedding Photography" by Glen Johnson. Then fill in the gaps with books such as Bambi's - though I believe her 2000 book was better than this latest one which is largely a cosmetic makeover.
Many images that illustrate the value of NIK filters for Photoshop but little discussion of when to use them or why. One example is provided on an approach to converting images to black and white but no mention of the literally dozens of ways to do this and the many after-market action sets by Kubota and others to make this easy and efficient.
Strongly suggest anyone getting into wedding photography or making the transition to digital from film purchase first the excellent book "Digital Wedding Photography" by Glen Johnson. Then fill in the gaps with books such as Bambi's - though I believe her 2000 book was better than this latest one which is largely a cosmetic makeover.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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This book is definately pretty to look at and it offers a few tips that any amateur photographer could make good use of, but the title is certainly misleading and overall its not a good buy if you're hoping to learn something. I found it to be very light on practical wedding photography information and heavy on photos.... It might answer your basic "what" questions, but it doesn't come close to answering any "why" or "how" questions. If you're looking for a book with several beautiful pictures that would look great on your coffee table, than this book is for you, but if you're actually hoping to learn something, I'd recommend buying something else.
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great!
Nice poses.
all books by amherst are great, although they tend to repeat some of the poses and techniques in them.
all books by amherst are great, although they tend to repeat some of the poses and techniques in them.
Published 3 months ago by Peter
One of the best out there
This book is by far one of the best I've seen in a long time. It came to me highly recommended and I can not agree more. Every detail covered and lots of style... Good work
Published on February 12, 2010 by A. Miller
More of a sales brochure than a how-to book
This book covers some basics of wedding photography, although there isn't much here that can't be found in any other relatively recent how-to book on the subject. Read more
Published on June 14, 2009 by Culprit
exposure information included
This book sets itself apart by providing the exposure information of every photo, and when relevant, the lighting information too (think the cake shots). Read more
Published on June 13, 2008 by fatmav
Stunning..!
Stunning images and inspiration here! Get this book! And get Glen Johnson's too. The only thing you will find that is a bit odd (but it also makes me feel good in a way, shows pros... Read more
Published on May 14, 2008 by Jeffrey S. Johansen
Great Wedding Photography Book!
This book has excellent recommendations and techniques for capturing the most beautiful wedding photos. Read more
Published on October 3, 2007 by S. Aponte
are you a photographer?
If you are a photographer, you know perfectly well that no book is going to teach you much of the style you develop on your own. Read more
Published on October 1, 2007 by Aneta Rusek
Strong photographs, weak on techniques
If you're looking for a book that illustrates wedding photography in broad strokes, this book is fine. Read more
Published on September 2, 2007 by V. Strickland
Good general book on Digital Wedding photography
Bambi covers all the basics, from before the event, the event, manipulating the image and delivery. Not a lot of details (except she does give exactly what is in her camera bag),... Read more
Published on May 14, 2007 by dePICtions by don
First book much better
I returned this book after the first read. As a new wedding photographer I admire Cantrell's style and her first book was excellent, thus I had high expections for her second book... Read more
Published on December 6, 2006 by S. Gilbert
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The Art of Digital Wedding Photography, Phase One New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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