Professional Techniques for Digital Wedding Photography [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

~ (Author), Kathleen Hawkins (Author)

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Product Description

Wedding photographers competing for clients have much to learn about staying on top of changing technology. This timely guide explores the reservations many photographers have about digital wedding photography and explains the outstanding benefits of this new technology, including saved labor and cost and quick turnaround time. Topics include selecting and using equipment, addressing client concerns and potential objections, pricing images, using digital proofs, and using digital imaging software.

About the Author

Jeff Hawkins has been a professional photographer for 20 years. Kathleen Hawkins is president of Wedding Professionals of Central Florida. They are the authors of Professional Marketing & Selling Techniques for Wedding Photographers. They live in Longwood, Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 125 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media; illustrated edition edition (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584280735
• ISBN-13: 978-1584280736
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,017,638 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Monumental Waste of $30, July 18, 2005

By	David A. Thomas "mi.st.spartan" (Elk Grove, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Professional Techniques for Digital Wedding Photography (Paperback)

My wife and I are long-time photographers (digital and film) who are planning on adding wedding photography to our resumes. We found this book to be useless.

Consider the title: Professional Techniques for Digital Wedding Photography. First, there is very little content in this book that would qualify as a "professional technique." In fact, only a handful of pages are dedicated to any sort of photographic technique. Second, much of the book is wasted trying to convince the reader that it's time to invest in digital photography. Well, if you've purchased a book for "...Digital Wedding Photography", there's a pretty good chance that you've already made (or are about to make) the leap into the digital medium.

As for content, I am not sure to whom the authors are targeting this book. The initial chapters are spent trying to convince the professional photographer that his/her days are numbered if he/she is still shooting film. The remainder of the book appears to be targeting aspiring wedding photographers by providing a marginally useful discussion of the business end of wedding photography (something a professional is already familiar with) along with a very shallow treatment of Photoshop techniques. Finally, the photos are, by and large, less than inspirational.

If you are a newbie hoping to start your own wedding photography business, this book may provide a few useful tidbits but won't do much to get you there. More likely, you will be annoyed by the condescending digital-or-nothing tone prevalent throughout this book. If you are a professional photographer, then you are probably already familiar with the pros & cons of switching to digital photography. If not, I suggest putting the $30 toward a new lens and try a free book instead: the Yellow Pages. Find a nearby professional camera shop. You'll get more information regarding the costs and advantages of going digital than you will from this book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "MUST HAVE" to move into the Digital Age, January 1, 2003

By	George Dunlap (Gillette, WY United States) - See all my reviews

WOW!!! For anyone thinking about moving into Digital Wedding Photography this book is a must have. I have operated a Photography Studio for over 25 years and have taught and attended hundreds of seminars thru the years and have never seen a more down to earth, thought provoking system. Jeff and Kathleen lay out there approach to handling a Digital Wedding from start to finish. In the book they cover every aspect of the Digital Wedding from marketing to equipment, sales, production, to the delivering the finished Wedding Album. They show you how to do simple digital special effects to add to the wedding story and your bottom line. Jeff & Kathleen show you how they lay out their workflow in a time saving fasion that keeps you files organizedand easy to work with.

This book will return at least five times the price you pay for it on your first Wedding.

George Dunlap - Master Photographer, Cr., CPP

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful and Informative, December 8, 2002

By	Brian Davies (Scranton, PA United States) - See all my reviews

Having photographed about 45 weddings per year for the last 15 years using film, I bought this book looking for some direction. I had just purchased my first Canon D60 and was wondering, "OK, I've got the digital camera, so what do I do now"?

Although the information on wedding albums, marketing and sales will be old news to the more seasoned wedding photographer, it is all VERY sound advice and will be very helpful to those just starting out in this challenging field.

Here's where this book shines. The information presented on what type of media to use, digital workflow and numerous proofing methods will be absolutely priceless to those photographers who are considering, or are in the process of switching, from film to digital capture. There are also a few examples presented on how to quickly make your images stand out through some simple digital manipulation techniques. These techniques will be helpful whether you're an experienced image editor or are just starting out.

If you are making the switch from film to digital wedding photography, this book will save you a lot of time, money and headaches.