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The Complete Guide to Professional Wedding Photography: Creating a More Profitable and Fulfilling Business [Hardcover]

Damien Lovegrove
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27 Aug 2007 0240808908 978-0240808901 1
Have you ever wondered why some wedding photographers succeed, when many others fail? Why some prosper, while others struggle to make a profit? Or how some can retire young, while others can never afford to stop? In this book, Damien Lovegrove shares with you the secrets of fusing art with commerce and gives you the vital tools needed for great achievement.

This stunning guide by two exceptional wedding photographers at the top of their game is packed with over four hundred pictures all with their own tales to inspire and inform. It provides a simple yet profoundly powerful recipe for success, both for photographers just starting out and seasoned wedding pros alike.


* Discover how to master every aspect of photographing a wedding
* Develop your style, and learn new shooting techniques
* Understand how to read and use light quickly and effectively
* Get to grips with selling, marketing, postproduction and product design
* Improve your customer experience and increase your product value
* Manage your time and become a more effective photographer
* Learn financial mastery and how to avoid financial misery
* Fast track your career and unleash your potential


"This isn't just another professional guide, it's a blueprint for success. Becoming a wedding photographer is the easy part. What's difficult is joining the elite, the top wedding photographers who earn big money. Even then it's not enough to be a good photographer. You've got to be good at everything else, too. That's where this book comes in." Christopher Wordsworth, professional photographer, author and journalist.


"Damien Lovegrove is among a very few photographers who have a deep grasp of business concepts. He generously shares his proven business and photographic system with us - invaluable to both the aspiring and experienced professional photographer in the digital era. A must read."
Michael J. Marmur, MBA. President - Special Event Photography, Canada

Damien Lovegrove has created a highly respected, world class photography business. He learned his trade as a cameraman and lighting director at the BBC. In 1998 Damien teamed up with his wife Julie to launch Lovegrove Weddings. They took the industry by storm winning a string of major awards and have since photographed over 300 top weddings for clients around the world. Their extensive knowledge gained from these lucrative commissions is condensed into this valuable resource.

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (27 Aug 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240808908
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240808901
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 2 x 28 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 70,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Damien Lovegrove is clearly among a very few photographers who have a deep grasp of business concepts. Damien generously shares his proven business and photographic system with us - invaluable to both the aspiring and experienced professional photographer in the digital era. A must read."
-Michael J. Marmur, MBA. President, Special Event Photography, Canada.

"This isn't just another professional guide, it's a blueprint for success. Becoming a wedding photographer is the easy part. What's difficult is joining the elite, the top wedding photographers who earn big money. Even then it's not enough to be a good photographer. You've got to be good at everything else, too. That's where this book comes in."
-Christopher Wordsworth, professional photographer, author and journalist.



"With the motto "learn, master, create," they put their best foot forward with The Complete Guide to Professional Weeding Photography, bby renowned wedding photographer Damien Lovegrove."
-PDN Photo District News (Dec. 2007)

From the Publisher

* Damien Lovegrove reveals all the secrets and systems
required by wedding photographers to make a good profit
* He shows how these wedding photographers have chosen a few rules to
consistently use, and explaines how everything follows from consitent
choices and decisions. An invaluable reference for all aspiring wedding
photographers
* 300 color and black and white images detailing the technical information
of the shot.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Severn
Format:Hardcover
When I was looking for a wedding photography book this one kept popping up with it's good reviews; so after visiting his blog I decided to order it.
Since then I have read many other wedding and general photography blogs, and the more I researched the more dated and weak his book comes across.
Things start to look alarming to me now from the very beginning of the book. After leaving the BBC (as he seems to name drop so often) as a cameraman he puts himself in £40,000 debt for Hasselblad camera. Yes, £40,000. I am nervous to take advice from someone who thought he needed a £40,000 camera to start as a beginner in the wedding photography field. And I think he mostly uses a £2000 5D MKII now.
He seems to restrictively shoot entirely at f4, but then claims that it's his "style". In fact the camera setting he gives is not much help as it's just f4 and then whatever works at that setting - he might as well shoot in AV mode. Another one of his "styles" is not to include the sky - why? It seems to be a very forced and limiting "style". Almost all the couple shots are posed and because of it often look stiff. I think his best photo is the one on the cover. The rest seem to be from the 80-90s.
Another odd things is that he now boasts that he has a studio with 2 full time staff - one who works on photoshop mostly and the other just for sales.
At one part he points out how in the old days he used to try and up-sale heavily to clients, which is hardly practiced now, but he then goes into detail over 2 or more pages about how this dated sales technique works. Thanks.
One starts to get the feeling that he somehow got a lucky break when he started out (in the 80s or early 90s I think) and has managed to ride that since. If he where to re-enter the wedding photography field today as an unknown, I think he would remain unknown. He seems to lack a natural artistic eye, however he does have some good technical capabilities.
I would also suggest having a look at his wedding photography on his dedicated wedding site to decide for yourself if his technique and "style" work for you.
Overall I find his book looking very old school and not up to date with the rising young wedding photographers out there who really understand branding and don't think it just means shooting at f4, and not including the sky, and labeling it the "Lovegrove style"!
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best pro wedding photography book yet! 15 Sep 2007
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As a new pro, I've bought quite a few pro wedding books to help me not only improve as a photographer, but especially in the more challenging areas of business and marketing..

This book is by far the best I've read (and I've bought 6 from Amazon). It's the first that I've actually given to my wife and told her to "read this chapter".

The reason that it's so good is it's a great mix of photographic hints and tips, great photos with technical data, walkthroughs of the wedding day, business and marketing ideas. I genuinely thought it was useful - and to me that's the highest praise for this sort of book, and recommend it unreservedly.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Average 12 Dec 2009
Format:Hardcover
I agree with some of the points the 2 and 1 star reviewers made. But a book is the sum of its parts and overall in my opinion, this book deserves 3 stars. The book claims to describe ways of creating a profitable business in its subtitle and I think to an extent, it succeeds. Some people may find the specific route taken by the Lovegroves gives them inspiration to successfully create and run a business. But most will find it an unconventional route that they cannot relate to. It seems the author used the business skills and contacts from his video career, to open up a successful wedding photography service. He also sold himself to a wealthier client base as a professional photographer when really his skills were as a cameraman. His success is an example of: it's not what but who you know.
Technically, the photos are of middling quality and rather uninspiring. His photos show an obvious need to direct the subjects, possibly an influence of his videography career. They never seem spontaneous and when they do, you feel he could have captured more intimate or special moments. The weakness of the images is confirmed in the captions to the pictures. They constantly attempt to reaffirm how well they have been composed or designed. The 'personal style' of the author seems more a product of the high quality files coming from the medium format cameras he uses. Personally, I found the author's wife seems to have more interesting images, and uses rules of composition in a more creative manner.
In summary, the book does give some decent advise about business and management skills, and for this reason earns 3 stars. But if you are looking for images to inspire you to more creativity, look elsewhere.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Coffee table publicity book.
With the number of positive reviews I was expecting a useful guide to wedding photography but it seems to be a promotional coffee table book for the authors business. Read more
Published 2 months ago by superste66
1.0 out of 5 stars Not at all helpful!
In short this book offers nothing to anyone starting out in the wedding photography business. I bought this book hoping I would gain a better understanding on composition. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. S. T. Hodges
3.0 out of 5 stars Less "style", more substance please
From the first few pages, a few things become apparent in this book.

He used to to be a lighting cameraman doing dramas for the BBC. Read more
Published 16 months ago by D. Brooks
3.0 out of 5 stars OK but slightly disappointed
I enjoyed the pictures in this book and found the comments with each photo quite interesting. However I did find the main text was vague and basic. Read more
Published 16 months ago by GypsyWillow
4.0 out of 5 stars 4/5 is fair
This book is a good guide of how to plan and execute your wedding shoot, but it is rather aimed at the high end photographers. Read more
Published 19 months ago by sharky
5.0 out of 5 stars great
I found the book very interesting. It has great tips for all the things that wedding photography business involves. Read more
Published 19 months ago by anamorim
1.0 out of 5 stars No More F/4 !
I have to agree with the other negative reviews on here: this book is very poor indeed. Not only are the images decidedly average and uninspiring, but the overall advice is also... Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2011 by The Law
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational
This book was a gift to me for Christmas. I had photographed a friends wedding back in July 2010 and did a pretty good job. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2011 by J. Whitfield
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply one of the best wedding photography books out there
.. and yes, I've read quite a few of them. This one gives you all the details that most of the others don't even think about. Just buy it.
Published on 7 Dec 2010 by Obi
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, excellent information
This is a great book and has loads of useful information, I have my first wedding in a few weeks, eeek!
Published on 7 Jun 2010 by R. King
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