Digital Photography At Your Wedding – 10 Killer Tips To Take Great Pictures

by Andy Robbins⁽¹⁾
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People often get sentimental when they are going through their old pictures as it reminds them of what has happened in their lives. The photographs are not just pieces of colored paper but are real memories from the past. Photographs preserve memories forever and it is the best way of preserving memories of your wedding day.

Usually, to capture those important memories, many people decide to hire a professional photographer. But you can get a friend or family to take digital pictures that are nearly as good. They just need to follow a few simple tips. So what is the best way to take pictures at a wedding?

1. When taking a picture of the happy newly weds, be sure that the background is suitable and the environment is not over crowded.

2. Remember to include some candid photos. Many professionals do this in order to portray the intimate and memorable moments of the day.

3. If you are finding it hard to focus on the couple but you have a great background then photograph them from the shoulder up.

4. Be sure you have several spare memory cards to hand. The last thing you want is to run out of space to store your snaps. As a guide, for a 3 mega pixel camera, use a 256 MB memory card and for a 6 mega pixel camera use a 1Gb memory card. Similarly, have spare batteries for your camera to hand.

5. Try not to shoot guests against the light in such a way that dark images will not be present.

6. For those guests that are wearing spectacles, ask them to tilt their heads slightly downward. This will then avoid any glaring that can be present if a flash is used.

7. Zoom in or out of the picture for the group or a couple that you would like to include in the picture.

8. You only have a short time window to take the photos. Use it wisely so be alert at all times to capture those special moments.

9. Always use the highest resolution setting on your camera. The photos may be required to be blown up so they can be hung on a wall.

10. Always keep copies of your best photos and learn from them. You can learn from them to improve your technique.

Digital photography can be very exciting and enjoyable as well as rewarding and will give you a large sense of satisfaction. Photographing an event such a wedding is such a rewarding experience as you are capturing the happy couple's memories forever.

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Article submitted Thursday, November 26, 2009 & read 52 times.

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