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Top Ten Do's & Don'ts
for Wedding photography
Do use the power of your zoom lenses! If you are
across a room at an event, such as a wedding, a zoom lens can get
you in closer to the action without having to run in and possibly
miss the shot.
Do use a telephoto lens for portraits! A wide angle
lens is often the worst choice for a portrait style photograph
of a person or small group of people. It is much better to get
a telephoto lens or use a zoom lens with telephoto capabilities. A
wide angle lens will enlarge the nose of a subject and often stretch
the proportions of a face or body to make the people look unflattering.
A telephoto lens compresses the face.
Do use a macro lens for extreme close-up portraits!
Sometimes just a photograph of the bride's earring, or grandpa's beard
and smile, or a baby's nose, or even a child's eyes can make a memorable
and spectacular portrait. Consider that the very best optics to
accomplish this with extreme detail and controlled depth of field is a macro
lens.
Do use a super wide angle lens to photograph large
groups. At a wedding or family reunion, it is often necessary to
get a large number of family members into one picture. Just be careful
to compress all the attendees into just a few rows of people because
those in the back may look smaller than those in the front row.
Do bounce the flash off the ceiling for a natural
look. When taking people photographs, strong shadows and red-eye are
constant problems. If your flash adjusts and can bounce off the ceiling,
try it the next time the ceiling is a shade of white and is 8 to
10 feet.
Do eliminate red-eye by taking a second picture! A
great trick for getting rid of red-eye is to quickly make a second
exposure right after the first picture was taken! This gives the first
flash a chance to make the subject's pupils dilate making the second
portrait perfect. And with today's digital cameras, there's no waste
in exposing another image!
Don't get caught without "fast" lenses
in low light. A lens with a maximum aperture of around 2.8 is great
to use in low light situations, like photographing during a wedding
in a church where on-camera flash is prohibited. It's important to
find a lens for this purpose that has a "fixed" maximum aperture
and NOT one that varies (for instance, a zoom lens that is labeled
f/1:2.8 would be preferable over a lens that says f/1:3.5-6.3).
Do use compact zoom lenses for vacations. A wide
angle to telephoto zoom is ideal for traveling light on trips because
it is possible to just bring one lens. My favorites are 18-200mm and
28-300 mm. These lenses both have a maximum aperture that varies
as the lens is zoomed from wide to telephoto, but their small size
and weight are great advantages.
Don't get caught without batteries!
Use NiMH rechargeable batteries for uninterrupted power. Today's NiMH
batteries are more powerful than ever in digital cameras which require
AA batteries. They are inexpensive, long lasting, and charge quickly.
And it is a good idea to carry a backup set of batteries and a small
charger in your camera case.
Don't
shoot without a lens shade! Many use clear glass
UV or haze filters to protect their lenses in case of bumping them
into something, but shooting through a clear filter can often be like
photographing through a window. Instead, use the supplied hood or shade
that was manufactured for the lens; it will eliminate flare in many
cases and acts as a barrier against damage.
