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Wedding Photographers in Essex is Bespoke Photography’s new web blog page!!!

In this Blog Bespoke Photography will discuss Wedding Photography and all things Wedding AND Photography… Quite simple really isnt it?…

Please take a look at the blog and our main web site. We Offer information on wedding planning and talk about wedding photography commissions right through to wedding albums and other hot photography topics.

Essex Wedding Photographer Gary Ridgewell talks in depth about wedding venues in Essex as well as Suffolk, Norfolk and Hertfordshire. If you would like more information please visit our main website.

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Article about Wedding Photography in Essex by Gary Ridgewell

If you are nervous you won’t get you ‘the shots’ you want – sometimes you need to be bold and daring to be able to capture that special moment to make it everlasting. Timing however is everything and thinking ahead to get in the right position for next key moment is so important so as not to disrupt the wedding ceremony. In a ceremony, wedding photographer Melbourne tries to move around at least 4-5 times but try to time the moment to coincide with songs, sermons or longer readings. During the formal shots, be bold, know what you want and ask for it from the couple and their party. You are driving the show at this point of the day and need to keep things moving.Wedding photographers Essex Bespoke Photography visit locations of the different places that you would like photographed before the big day.This is to ensure the suitability and assess the technical side of photography for that location. You will  find it really helpful to know where we are going. Have an idea of a few positions for shots and to know how the light might have an effect. On one or two weddings you might have even visited locations with the couples and took a few test shots.

Have a look at Bespoke Photography website and check out our  style of work. Find out what you want to achieve, how many shots you want, what key things you want to be recorded, how the shots will be used. If you are charging them for the event, make sure you have the agreement of price in place up front. Photograph rings, backs of dresses, shoes, flowers, table settings, menus, etc. This helps you give the end album an extra dimension. Flick through a wedding magazine in a news stand for a little inspiration.

And try to shoot with one wide angle lens and one longer lens. The ability to bounce a flash or to diffuse it is a key factor. You will find that in many churches that light is very low. If you are allowed to use a flash, think about whether bouncing the flash will work or whether you might want to buy a flash diffuser to soften the light. A lens with image stabilization might also help.

So, you need to be well prepared for a wedding photographer. Have a backup plan, have batteries charged, memory cards blank, think about routes and time to get to places and get an itinerary of the full day so you know what’s happening next. Attend the rehearsal of the ceremony where you can afford to gather a great piece of information about possible positions to shoot from, the lighting, the order of the ceremony etc. One of the great things about wedding photography Essex is the immediacy of it as a medium. Capture the moment through the kaleidoscope of wedding photography Essex.

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Selecting Your Wedding Photos

When selecting wedding photos for your album there are a few things to consider – the album style, the album size, the amount of images included in your package. Also when selecting wedding photos you want to consider whether you are telling a story or just displaying favorites.

The album style

Do you prefer a mat style (where all photos are mounted under or within textured mats) or a magazine style album, which often include overlays and collages of your wedding photography. Mat albums are generally bound by leather, fabric, or even metals or plastic.  Flush mount albums offer the same bindings as mat style and page thickness are about the same.  The coffee table album is just that, the style of book that would be displayed on your coffee table, or found in your bookshelf. Coffee Table albums have thinner pages, so even though these books are thinner they tend to have a lot more pages to play with.

The album size

A flush mount (magazine style) album will generally fit more of your wedding photos than a traditional mat album. Coffee table albums can fit even more wedding photos. More pages equals more story. A bigger album (10×10 vs. 14×14) may give you a little room for more wedding photos but generally it just means bigger images.

What’s included

Some packages may include 50-75 images, this would be enough to show off you favorites from your wedding day, if you are trying to tell a story this is the time to consider an upgrade in package or start adding images to your existing package. Bespoke Photography offer excellent deals on wedding photography, a package offering 100 -200 will allow better room to tell your story.

More formals or more documentation

Depending on how many formals were taken, how big the wedding party was, or how many family groupings were done, formals can fill an album quick and not leave much room for a story. If doing a Mat or Flush Mount  album you might want to consider doing two albums if you find yourself in this situation, one album for formals only and the other album for the story. A Coffee Table album will leave you room for both.

 

For more information about wedding albums and wedding photography please get in touch with Gary Ridgewell at Bespoke Photography  who are based in Essex to see how we can help… As well as wedding photography in Essex, we also offer wedding photography in Suffolk, Wedding Photography in Norfolk and Wedding Photography in Cambridgeshire

 

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Styles of Wedding Photography

This article is designed to give you an overview of different wedding photography styles, and other thoughts on wedding photography today. Including brief definitions of each style, what is popular, and a few questions to help you choose the type of photography and photographer that is right for you. This article is not however, a comprehensive guide to choosing a wedding photographer. Some technical details are however, briefly mentioned. There will be a multitude of questions you will want to discuss with your potential photographers that is not covered in this article.

Styles of Wedding Photography

We all know that the wedding day will not last forever, and most valued memories will be forgotten. In fact, the only thing that is left to remind you of this special day is your photos. Your wedding photographer must be a person that you are comfortable with and whose presence you enjoy. You will not only be investing money and time into him/her, you will be investing all your future memories as well. During your wedding day you and your family will be interacting with this person all day. Therefore, you should not decide on a photographer based only on price, but on their style and personality as well.

There are four different approaches that photographer’s use: Traditional, Photojournalistic, Illustrative and Creative.

Traditional photography is any formal or informal portraits of the bridal party, family, and friends in close-up and full length, as well as candid photographs of key events at the wedding. Most brides choose this mixed version of photography for their wedding day.

Photojournalistic means no posed photographs – all pictures would be taken without any instruction from or awareness of the photographer.

Illustrative photography looks like the photos that you see on billboards, and magazines. This is set up like a commercial photography shoot; the photographer arranges every detail of the image.

Creative or Artistic photographer takes pictures from unique angles, lighting, etc. This type of photographer creates his or her artistic impression of your wedding day.

Gary Ridgewell Of Bespoke photography will use a mixture of all these styles, focusing on the traditional style; which parents of the bride and groom like.

When meeting with photographers, view not only a portfolio of a mixture of weddings, also ask to view an album of a full wedding. Make certain the photos were from current weddings and that he/she was the photographer. (Larger companies and even some smaller ones may have multiple photographers that shoot for them, or even sales representatives that meet with you.)

While looking at the photographs ask yourself these questions about style:
Are the posed photographs well lit and pleasantly arranged?
Do the candid photos show emotion and free of blur?
Do the illustrative photos have a focus point or convey a meaning of romance?
Are these the type of photos that I would want taken at my wedding?

If any of the photos do not please you, ask the photographer why the picture is this way or that. It may come to the point their view is not the same as yours. It is best to choose a photographer that will incorporate your views and not just shoot however they want, regardless of what you have in mind.

While looking at the photographs ask yourself these technical questions:
Is the light good; not to bright or to dark?
Is the lighting flattering to the mood it conveys?
Is the posing flattering?
Ask the photographer this: Was there a flash used?
(Most all professional photographers use flashes, due to low lighting in churches, or unflattering shadows in an outdoor wedding.)

Again, if any of the photos do not please you, ask the photographer why the picture is this way or that. If you are viewing their portfolio most photos should be pleasing, free of distraction, and convey emotion.

Interviewing a photographer should almost always be done in person. If you will be traveling to another state for your wedding or a photographer is flying in to you, you should view an online gallery that consists of their resent wedding work and a full wedding, as well as talk to them over the phone. Most brides interview at least three different photographers before deciding on one they enjoy, and like the style of. Expect to invest 10% or more of your wedding budget on a professional photographer

 

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