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Lessons Learned in Photography |
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August 31st, 2009 by BridalBuds
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My engagement photos were over three months ago but I still have very vivid thoughts of “do-overs” with the photos. Our photo shoot was literally an entire 9 hour day and by the end, we were exhausted, but that is when some of our better photos popped up.
Lessons Learned from Engagement Photos, but could apply to the Wedding Photos:
2. Keep your lip sticks, gloss, keys, etc. in a bag. DO NOT keep them in your pocket like I did. D’oh….
3. Practice your poses! We did this, trust me…but still ran into difficulties with “performing” on the spot.
4. Therefore—if you find pictures that you love, save them, print them and take them with you. Give them to the photographer or the assistant so that they can guide you through the poses when your mind goes blank. We reviewed poses with our photographer at 11 am but by 3 pm we had all forgotten everything.
5. Over prepare. I spent weeks trying to get the outfits perfect- I took two garment bags full and wore only four outfits but I was prepared and felt good about my choices for the day.
6. Be sure to share with your photographer body parts, skin imperfections or your best side so that he or she can be sure to warn you about your armpit cleavage and not get your cheek pimple!
7. Have a mimosa! It would have loosened me up a little bit earlier. Even though I’ve been friends with our photographer for years and am comfortable with him, there was just something about the pressure of engagement photos that left me stiff, antsy and showing a forced/fake smile.
8. Enjoy and have fun! It hit us a few times, “WOW! These are our engagement photos.” It was surreal yet exhilarating.
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Categories: Archived, Etiquette + Advice, Wedding Photography, Wedding Planning |
1 Comment |
September 11th, 2009 at 11:54 am
If I can give you any advice for your wedding day pictures its this: Speak to the photographer about a week before the wedding and give him a list of “MUST HAVE” shots. You might have a special guest in from out of town and you want to be sure to have a picture of you and that person with your hubby. Maybe there will be like 4 generations of Buds in one location and you want that shot in your album….On your wedding day you will be under so much pressure and stress that you will forget what pictures you really want. It’s important you discuss this with your photographer before hand.
BTW: I love Big Baby
It’s totally my thing!