Wedding Photography: Creative Techniques for Lighting, Posing, and Marketing [Paperback]

Rick Ferro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2004

The third edition of this successful handbook provides tips and techniques for the beginning wedding photographer as well as for professionals seeking to refine their techniques and expand their business. Featuring 50 new images and an updated text covering topics as varied as online marketing, digital techniques, and lighting, this guide helps photographers ensure that they will be at the right place at the right time to take the best picture. Advice on how to take flattering portraits of couples and how to select appropriate sites for wedding pictures is included.

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About the Author

Rick Ferro is the coauthor of Wedding Photography with Adobe Photoshop. He founded the wedding photography department at Walt Disney and has been the photographer for ABC's Wedding of a Lifetime and Live with Regis and Kathy Lee. He is the recipient of a Kodak Master Gallery Award. He lives in Jacksonville, Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.; 3rd edition (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584281421
• ISBN-13: 978-1584281429
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,271,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection of Ideas, March 15, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wedding Photography: Creative Techniques for Lighting, Posing, and Marketing (Paperback)

It's up to the photographer to find the right instant to click the button on the camera. This book is a collection of about two hundred wedding pictures. Almost all of the images are by Rick Ferro, probably the leading wedding photographer in the country. The surprising thing is that in this collection of photographs, each one looks fresh and inviting. You would think that there would be a sameness about the images. After all, they are all pictures of the same thing, a wedding.

The photographing of a wedding is broken down into five catagories: Before the Wedding, the Ceremony, the Bride and Groom, Group Shots, and Marketing and Selling. Even Rick Ferro has to market and sell himself.

This book is an idea book, not an explicit set of do this type instructions. And it is likely that no-one can read it without having at least one idea that he wants to try out.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Wedding Photography Guide, May 4, 2006

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Willie Applewhite Jr. "Willie Applewhite" (Harvest, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wedding Photography: Creative Techniques for Lighting, Posing, and Marketing (Paperback)

I have been a photographer most of my life, and a wedding photographer for four years now. When I purchased this book, I expected to see good examples of things to shoot at weddings, receptions,etc. To my surprise, I found that Mr. Ferro walks the reader through every aspect of wedding photography in a way that makes you feel as if he's sitting and talking with you face-to-face. For anyone serious about wedding photography as a business, this book needs to be in your library!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best yet!, May 20, 2006

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Bluemoon "Jenni" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wedding Photography: Creative Techniques for Lighting, Posing, and Marketing (Paperback)

I have read so many books about wedding photography by now but this one is the best yet! It is well explained, very easy to understand. It covers everything thats important to know, shows great images to go along with the text and gives you great ideas! I encourage you to read this!