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You have to do a tremendous amount of work and master all the basic genres of photography before you can take on the responsibility of professionally shooting a wedding.
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If you feel empowered to go all the way and develop in this direction, then you’re in for a fascinating journey into the world of photography, but if your goal is to earn, without much effort, in the lower segment, then wedding photography will quickly become a chore for you.
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It’s not enough to have professional equipment, you need to know how to use it! Before you go to a wedding, you have to learn how to change your camera settings “blindly” depending on the scene: you shoot a portrait of the bride at the gathering with a beam of light on her face – manual and spot focus, you shoot an active reportage – aperture priority and auto focus, the first dance of the young couple – manual and trailing autofocus.
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Before you start shooting weddings, you’ll need practice! Learn how to work in manual mode and try to shoot portraits in difficult light conditions: portrait with a point light source (sunbeam), portrait in backlight (the sun is behind the model), portrait with direct sunlight (analysis of the light and shadow pattern on the face).
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Shooting a wedding is an extremely responsible job, especially when the newlyweds have spent a lot of time, paid a lot of money, and put their heart and soul into organizing one of the best days of their lives.