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56 NOVEMBER 2017 http://www.asianphotographyindia.com NOVEMBER 2017 57TIPS & TECHSDspending enormous amounts of money estination weddings have become extremely common as more and more people are
on their weddings. This poses a chance for photographers to get their creative juices fl owing as the exotic locations
produce amazing wedding photographs! But one needs to know how to use these locations to their benefi t.
RECCERecce or reconnaissance is a term used
by the military and often borrowed by photographers to defi ne surveying or researching a region. Recce is extremely
important as a photographer needs to visualise different frames beforethe wedding period the bride and groom are extremely busy and might shooting them. During
not have time for you to bring them in and then start experimenting with different frames. Always think of thethe costumes you want the couple in, li ill hi
and set up your equipment and intimate the couple beforehand. A recce of the place also provides a good opportunity
to understand the light which bring us to our next point.locations you will shoot in,USING THE
ENVIRONMENT
FOR WEDDING
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NATURAL LIGHTNhave been shooting in natural light which creates some amazing images without atural light photography has become wildly popular for some years now and photographers
having to worry about external lighting. Natural light photography is also preferred during weddings as it’s fairly easier to
wait for natural light than storming the location with artifi cial lights. Some wedding photographers purely shoot in natural light
unless the need of an external light comes. Shooting in natural light is very interesting as it challenges the creative front of the
photographer. Using natural light whenever possible is a no-brainer to give your images that beautiful, natural, dreamy quality that
is synonymous with weddings. However, there is more to it than just not using lights. People who have mastered natural light
photography did more than just not use lights while shooting. You must really learn and understand how light behaves, reacts,
and interacts with your subjects. professionals do shoot weddings with fl ash Just to clear out things, many
and they are able to obtain very beautiful images. In fact, I’d say most wedding
photographers actually mix the two lighting methods. Natural light when you have it available and fl ash when you don’t (think
inside the church or randomly moving where you need action stopping shutter speeds).
USE PRIME LENSESThe most important piece of equipment is the lens more than the camera body. However
a better camera body is always welcome when shooting complex assignments. Wedding photos need a lot of sharpness, a
lot of good bokeh and be properly exposed. Prime lenses feature wide open apertures which allow more light in the camera. This
comes in handy in all situations and also when the light levels drop drastically low. With
prime lenses you can also get the beautiful ‘Bokeh’ which is much desired for in wedding photos. The choice of focal length is purely
on the photographer but say a 50mm f/1.2 professional lens will create amazing quality images and also be a portrait lens for you.
Since you have large aperture for more light, you can indulge in shooting the photos in complete natural light.Tip #Wedding Specialhttp://www.asianphotographyindia.com
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TIPS AND TECHSLsituations demand special care so that one can keep shooting without having ow or very less ambient light is a big issue when it comes to photography. Poor, dimly lit
to worry much about the loss of image quality and fi nal results. Low-light photography however is the most
challenging and equally rewarding when you look at the creative type of images that you can shoot in low light.
hobbyists/amateurs have the similar kind of approach when it comes to shooting Most of the photographers/
in low light. However there are plenty of creative ideas that can be applied when
shooting in low light or places with very less ambient lighting. Wedding photography is a
demanding sector and more and more photographers are joining the wedding photography bandwagon.
Wedding photography is a huge market and most of the times it is clients who
ask for challenging assignments or want something different. Low-light photography gives the photographers
a creative tool to play with and create some beautiful images.
who need to come up with new ideas every time they deliver to a client but Wedding photographers are the ones
the actual shooting situation is where the photographer decides what kind of
photographs they can shoot. This month for our wedding special issue, we will share some tips on taking on low light
wedding photography and learn how to avoid a blurry mess of noise all over the
images.LOW-LIGHT
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and some outdoors. The lenses need to be fast, and cover a range of focal lengths for that perfect shot.
down several lenses, apertures and focal lengths which will be perfect additions to In this article we have narrowed
a wedding photographer’s arsenal.selecting a right lens for wedding The most important factor while
photography is the maximum supported aperture. Wider apertures allow more light into the camera allowing to capture
low light images. Professional lenses usually are expensive but will have
apertures which are perfect for low light imaging. The second important factor is optical quality which is not much of
a worry for professional line of lenses. Lastly it’s all about the build quality and
value for money.CLOSE-UP LENS/WIDE ANGLE
LENSCertain situations demand the
photographer to go close. Every lens can focus up to its nearest focussing distance which is 25-50 cm depending on
the lens. Wide angle lenses are different as they have the ability to go even close and sometimes closer like an inch. Wide
angle fast lenses are just the right tool when it comes to going close and still
have a lot of elements in the frame. Also the wide aperture will allow you to shoot comfortably in low light. Wide lenses also
are best for group shots where you do not have to move backwards to infi nity.
Wide angle lenses if used correctly render quite amazing depth effects on the photographs creating several visual
layers. It depends on the creative use of the photographer. Wide angle lenses
either come in zoom confi guration like say a 16-35mm of a 17-40mm depending upon manufacturers sporting
wide open maximum apertures. Fixed focal length wide angle lenses are also
a good choice but it limits itself to just one focal length which might not be someone’s style. If you are a fan of
wide angle fi xed lenses, you can go for something with a crazy focal length of
12mm or even 8mm which would render fi sh eye effects and also would exhibit visually distorted images. But again that
is the beauty of wide angle lenses.THE ALL-PURPOSE WALK AROUND ZOOM LENSIf anyone asks about the most
favourable walk around lens for wedding photographers, it would defi nitely be the 24-70mm focal length. This focal length
is one of the most popular among most professional photographers be it wedding photographer or a photojournalist. The
beauty of this lens is its wide focal length of 24mm on a full frame camera and the70mm mid telephoto combined with aperture of f/2.8 This lens is common and all manufacturers including third
parties make these lenses with superior optical quality which produces really amazing and distortion free images. The
24-70mm focal length is what a wedding photographer will have on himself at all the times, unless the photographer
has totally different perspective and preference.
THE MIGHTY TELEPHOTO Telephoto lenses come in handy
for a lot of situations. In weddings, the 70-200mm focal length is also used a lot as these are situations where one needs
to take candid images only or standing a bit away from the action. The 70-200mm
lens is a professional level lens and quite heavy to carry around. The pro level 70-200 mm lenses usually have open
apertures like f/2.8 which is great when you are shooting subjects surroundedTIPS AND TECHS
SELECTING THE RIGHT
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Whopes for their entire marriage ceremony. But any wedding is incomplete without eddings are a once in a lifetime affair. Most of the people who get married have very high
wedding pictures or most importantly the wedding photographer who is responsible for all the images that will be
shot during the wedding. As one would not want to get married twice, so as you cannot recreate the wedding scenes to
take an image that you missed during the ceremony. A wedding photographer does not
have a lot of responsibilities but the only thing he/she concentrates on is shootingimages that are worth the time and effort. camera and lenses are what allow him/A photographer’s tools, mainly the
her to create those breathtaking shots. Most wedding photographers have either two separate camera bodies with
two different lenses, or a team of 2-3 photographers who take on different focal lengths and different positions to
get all round imageS of the ceremony. The main piece of equipment for all the
wedding photographers are the lenses that they prefer to use. The lenses need to be fast (wide apertures) and
needs wide angle lens to be optically perfect (professional lenses). The choiceof lenses is made carefully by every photographer depending upon the styles they shoot and the ambience that they
shoot in. Most of it is low-light situation
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