Wedding Photography Basics

Our wedding photography course is designed for anyone who would like to take professional wedding shots for family or friends or as a career. This course does require you have a good understanding of your camera and you may have already attended our DSLR beginners course.

This course will teach you all of the techniques used by professional photographers to capture the magic of that special day. We will cover all of the main aspects of wedding photography including camera functions, lighting, posing/composition and timing. The course will run through the full wedding day outlining the common pitfalls and how you can deal with them confidently.

There will be the full range of shoots during the day including the bride getting ready, arrival of the bride and groom, mock signing the register, Rings, the kiss, walking down the aisle etc. These practical exercises will give you a good understanding of the structure of the wedding day and hopefully you will be able to go away and shoot a wedding with confidence. All of the shots taken during the day can be used in your portfolio and a model release form will be provided.

Topics Covered

• Overview of your DLSR digital camera functions
• White balance & bracketing, use of ISO
• On camera and external flash
• Low light conditions Creative use of depth of field
• Examples of reportage, casual, and formal styles
• Exposure compensation, exposure bracketing
• Timing on the wedding day, attention to detail
• Shooting exercises

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