Professional photographers trying to refine their skills, serious amateurs hoping to break into this lucrative field, and everyday shooters who just want to take better pictures will find this second edition of Steve Sint's information-packed guide invaluable. Sint, who has photographed more than 3,500 weddings, has updated his classic work to include discussions of photojournalistic and formal shooting styles, the advantages and disadvantages of digital, and shooting special family occasions. And he still includes all the basics and time-tested secrets, from a complete wedding day shooting repertoire to tips on posing the wedding party, from establishing prices and presenting proofs to creating packages for customers. Above all, there are hundreds of outstanding and imaginative wedding photos to look through, with Sint's illuminating comments on what makes them distinctive.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up in the book store
And started to thumb through it
The more I read, the more convinced
I was, that I needed this book
Steve Sint presents a no nonsense approach to the subject
Many authors tell you what you should do
but not how to do it
An example, is the chapter on Flash photography
He explains why he uses the flash in the manual mode
and the exact settings he uses
Most authors leave out all the details
This is a great book
at a reasonable price
And started to thumb through it
The more I read, the more convinced
I was, that I needed this book
Steve Sint presents a no nonsense approach to the subject
Many authors tell you what you should do
but not how to do it
An example, is the chapter on Flash photography
He explains why he uses the flash in the manual mode
and the exact settings he uses
Most authors leave out all the details
This is a great book
at a reasonable price
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Steve Sint's book is old-school, but not in a good way, and I just cannot get over his choice of images.
The 200-page tome is loaded with wedding photos, but they are mostly of the cheesy variety, right down to the double-exposure technique that lets you superimpose a close-up of a smiling bride over the interior of a chapel. To me, that photo epitomizes all that is corny and dated about wedding photography, and it drives home the reason why we desperately needed (and got!) a new school of wedding shooters -- Joe Buissink, Yervant, Bambi Cantrell, Jeff Ascough, Anna Kuperberg, Sean Watson -- to rescue the genre from death by embarrassment.
The business advice Sint offers is often pretty questionable too. Case in point: He presents another double-exposure shot where you see the exterior and the interior of a church at the same time, superimposed, and writes "If you're the only photographer in your area who shoots pictures like this, you'll get a lot of referrals because of its [sic] uniqueness." Yeah, in 1986, maybe. Most Gen X and Gen Y brides go wouldn't be caught dead with photos like that in their albums. Has Sint looked at a recent issue of, say, the Knot?
A large photo on page 17 shows a couple posing at Rockefeller Center in New York, and despite that location offering a wealth of cool angles, it's not much of a shot compositionally, with the bride and groom placed dead center, and lots of distracting elements all around them (exacerbated by an f-stop of perhaps f/8 or f/11, which doesn't appreciably blur the background). But worse is the unflattering gleam on their faces, a greasy-looking sheen probably caused by the photographer's fill flash. How you can NOT retouch an image like that, especially if you're going to include it in a book like this, is beyond me.
There are nice photos too, and a few excellent ones, but they are few and far between.
The book is almost all artifice and posing, with just a couple of throwaway lip-service sentences about photojournalism-style wedding photography.
Some of the shots that Sint reminds you to get (at Bar Mitzvahs):
"Bar Mitzvah Boy Sitting in Driver's Seat of Family Car."
"Dad Giving Boy a Cigar."
Again, it's corniness exemplified. Most modern shooters worth their salt are guided by the uniqueness of the people in front of them and so end up with something different every time; they neither need nor want a greatest-hits repertoire of synthetic poses. Cookie cutters are for baking, not for photography.
Beyond that, it doesn't help that Sint, between the lines, kinda pooh-poohs digital camera systems, and appears stuck in a peculiar time-warp (OK, it *is* a 2005 book) that has him singing the praises of *roll film* (not even 35mm film!). Well, no wonder he's not into photojournalism, then: I have to assume that at weddings he's being slightly stingy with the number of exposures on his expensive film, which in addition must be swapped out after every 20, 24, or 30 exposures (depending on the format). That hardly promotes spontaneity or spur-of-the-moment shooting. To each his own, but I'd rather be taking photos than tending to yet another cartridge/film replacement.
I'm sure Sint is a nice guy, and I mean no offense -- but the bottom line is this: If your creative sensibilities skew towards modern and light and fun and 'not stiff,' this book can't help but be be a disappointment.
The 200-page tome is loaded with wedding photos, but they are mostly of the cheesy variety, right down to the double-exposure technique that lets you superimpose a close-up of a smiling bride over the interior of a chapel. To me, that photo epitomizes all that is corny and dated about wedding photography, and it drives home the reason why we desperately needed (and got!) a new school of wedding shooters -- Joe Buissink, Yervant, Bambi Cantrell, Jeff Ascough, Anna Kuperberg, Sean Watson -- to rescue the genre from death by embarrassment.
The business advice Sint offers is often pretty questionable too. Case in point: He presents another double-exposure shot where you see the exterior and the interior of a church at the same time, superimposed, and writes "If you're the only photographer in your area who shoots pictures like this, you'll get a lot of referrals because of its [sic] uniqueness." Yeah, in 1986, maybe. Most Gen X and Gen Y brides go wouldn't be caught dead with photos like that in their albums. Has Sint looked at a recent issue of, say, the Knot?
A large photo on page 17 shows a couple posing at Rockefeller Center in New York, and despite that location offering a wealth of cool angles, it's not much of a shot compositionally, with the bride and groom placed dead center, and lots of distracting elements all around them (exacerbated by an f-stop of perhaps f/8 or f/11, which doesn't appreciably blur the background). But worse is the unflattering gleam on their faces, a greasy-looking sheen probably caused by the photographer's fill flash. How you can NOT retouch an image like that, especially if you're going to include it in a book like this, is beyond me.
There are nice photos too, and a few excellent ones, but they are few and far between.
The book is almost all artifice and posing, with just a couple of throwaway lip-service sentences about photojournalism-style wedding photography.
Some of the shots that Sint reminds you to get (at Bar Mitzvahs):
"Bar Mitzvah Boy Sitting in Driver's Seat of Family Car."
"Dad Giving Boy a Cigar."
Again, it's corniness exemplified. Most modern shooters worth their salt are guided by the uniqueness of the people in front of them and so end up with something different every time; they neither need nor want a greatest-hits repertoire of synthetic poses. Cookie cutters are for baking, not for photography.
Beyond that, it doesn't help that Sint, between the lines, kinda pooh-poohs digital camera systems, and appears stuck in a peculiar time-warp (OK, it *is* a 2005 book) that has him singing the praises of *roll film* (not even 35mm film!). Well, no wonder he's not into photojournalism, then: I have to assume that at weddings he's being slightly stingy with the number of exposures on his expensive film, which in addition must be swapped out after every 20, 24, or 30 exposures (depending on the format). That hardly promotes spontaneity or spur-of-the-moment shooting. To each his own, but I'd rather be taking photos than tending to yet another cartridge/film replacement.
I'm sure Sint is a nice guy, and I mean no offense -- but the bottom line is this: If your creative sensibilities skew towards modern and light and fun and 'not stiff,' this book can't help but be be a disappointment.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For those of you looking to enter into the world of wedding photography, I definately recommend reading this book. Steve Sint takes a no-nonsense approach to the business of wedding photography and reveals a darker side to what many look down upon as a cushy way to make some easy money. The book is easy to read and offers some light humour in a package that provides several tips on how to overcome the many challenges faced by wedding photographers including lighting, group shots, posing, selling yourself and your work, and much more. This book assumes you already have some photography experience so if you are new to the craft it may not offer the photography basics that you should be starting with. Wedding Photography: Art, Business and Style would be a great resource for those of you with some photography experience who are considering stepping into the shoes of a wedding photographer OR photographers who have shot a few weddings and are looking for suggestions for overcoming the challenges associated with the profession.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great read not enough style
I purchased this book more for style than technology. I would be the wrong person to give good tips on the equipment chapter in this because I didn't read it. Read more
Published on February 12, 2010 by A. Miller
great book
I'm not new to photography but have not shot a wedding yet and am doing a couple of them this year and I love that this book covers everything from the equipment, to all the "money... Read more
Published on December 24, 2008 by Sir Coogs A Lot
Complete introduction into traditional wedding photography
It is the first wedding book that I like out of three that I have. Easy to read and understand, covered every area that I had questions about, nice and light humor. Read more
Published on August 17, 2007 by Oleg Shpak
Outdated!
I was disappointed with this book. There were some good ideas such as formal posing, but otherwise, outdated. Read more
Published on July 2, 2007 by M. BOWMAN
Whether you like this book will depend on your photography style
If you lean more towards wedding photojournalism, you'll find this book annoying. The author takes stab after stab at the photojournalistic style and concentrates on listing which... Read more
Published on June 4, 2007 by A. Barsuk
Well organized guide
I have bought several books on posing and wedding photography. This is my first covering the most important aspects of the wedding photography business. Read more
Published on May 12, 2007 by Jose R. Bas
Very Informative
I've been reading through this and have found it very informative. I'm happy with my purchase.
Published on March 27, 2007 by Annalisha Johnson
This one is pretty good!
I flicked thru a number of wedding books at B&N and this one actually was pretty good! So i bought it! I'll keep it short:
1) Nice easy reading... Read more
1) Nice easy reading... Read more
Published on February 25, 2007 by Christopher K. Seid
A Useful Book
An effective style of instruction will be found in this book. In addition to the literature which I think is very clear, are many photographs and that illustrate the concepts being... Read more
Published on November 12, 2006 by O. Orimoloye
wedding photography
I enjoyed this book, it gave me quite a few hints on doing a wedding.
Thank You
Thank You
Published on November 9, 2006 by Brenda Best
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
