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‘...photography students and those looking for a business opportunity will find plenty of guidance.’ (Digital Photography Enthusiast, July 2011).
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Learn to capture stunning and memorable wedding photographs
You only get one chance to photograph a couple’s dream wedding, and this complete resource is an essential addition to any aspiring or current wedding photographer’s shelf. From brightly lit outdoor weddings to poorly lit evening ceremonies, internationally renowned wedding photographer Kenny Kim offers unparalleled advice for working with clients, choosing the right equipment, composing beautiful images, helping your subjects with posing, and much more. Assignments at the end of every chapter encourage you to practice your skills and upload your photos to Photoworkshop.com to share your images and benefit from constructive critiques.
- Offers a strong understanding of photography’s fundamentals and explains how they are crucial to capturing memorable wedding images
- Escorts you through techniques for handling challenges with contrast, lighting, action, posing, etc.
- Shares insider advice on business basics, post–production editing, composition, and much more
- Covers lighting and exposure techniques for bright, normal, and low–light situations, which are common in the world of wedding photography
Digital Wedding Photography Photo Workshop presents stunning photography and inspiration for all levels of wedding photographers.
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There are two sides to this book, one which works very well, and one that seems out of place. The book is at its best providing advice for (aspiring) professionals on good business practice and on the 'must have' shots from any wedding. It's interesting that this last item has changed little from one I read 25 years ago, before I shot my first wedding.
Unfortunately, this valuable information is interspersed with much more basic facts about the craft and technicalities of photography as a whole. The author spends more of the book talking about correct exposure and the reciprocal relationship between aperture and shutter speed than I feel is necessary. My - probably old-fashioned - view is that anyone seriously considering a career taking wedding pictures should have long ago mastered the basics. Given the pressure of capturing the most memorable day of most peoples' lives, knowing how your kit works and that a touch of overexposure will keep a white wedding dress from looking grey, should be second nature and require little or no concious thought.
This basic information is also at odds with the advice to buy pro-standard kit and plenty of it, to ensure you're covered against disasters and prepared for any photo opportunities. We've all seen people with 'all the gear but no idea', and it would take a brave novice to invest the amount of money the author suggests before identifying if they have the necessary talent to pursue a career as a wedding snapper.
The book is well illustrated, though the quality of the printing doesn't do justice to some of the images, which themselves vary in appeal from stunning and original to pretty good but clichéd. As you'd expect from a wedding photographer-turned-author, Kenny Kim has used his own pictures throughout the book, so the same brides and grooms appear several times, which helps to tell the story of their wedding days.
In fact, one addition I'd suggest for future editions would be the inclusion - perhaps as an appendix - of a single set of wedding pictures, displayed in chronological order, as they would be presented to the bride and groom. I'd also appreciate a greater understanding of the business side: how to price your services, more marketing tips and the nature of the contracts with second shooters that Kenny mentions only in passing.
The layout of the book is clear, with information set out into well-defined chapters, but there's too much requirement for the reader to flip pages to find the pictures to which the text refers. And, while the exposure details of each shot are given in the caption, there is no indication of lens type or focal length used.
Unfortunately, this valuable information is interspersed with much more basic facts about the craft and technicalities of photography as a whole. The author spends more of the book talking about correct exposure and the reciprocal relationship between aperture and shutter speed than I feel is necessary. My - probably old-fashioned - view is that anyone seriously considering a career taking wedding pictures should have long ago mastered the basics. Given the pressure of capturing the most memorable day of most peoples' lives, knowing how your kit works and that a touch of overexposure will keep a white wedding dress from looking grey, should be second nature and require little or no concious thought.
This basic information is also at odds with the advice to buy pro-standard kit and plenty of it, to ensure you're covered against disasters and prepared for any photo opportunities. We've all seen people with 'all the gear but no idea', and it would take a brave novice to invest the amount of money the author suggests before identifying if they have the necessary talent to pursue a career as a wedding snapper.
The book is well illustrated, though the quality of the printing doesn't do justice to some of the images, which themselves vary in appeal from stunning and original to pretty good but clichéd. As you'd expect from a wedding photographer-turned-author, Kenny Kim has used his own pictures throughout the book, so the same brides and grooms appear several times, which helps to tell the story of their wedding days.
In fact, one addition I'd suggest for future editions would be the inclusion - perhaps as an appendix - of a single set of wedding pictures, displayed in chronological order, as they would be presented to the bride and groom. I'd also appreciate a greater understanding of the business side: how to price your services, more marketing tips and the nature of the contracts with second shooters that Kenny mentions only in passing.
The layout of the book is clear, with information set out into well-defined chapters, but there's too much requirement for the reader to flip pages to find the pictures to which the text refers. And, while the exposure details of each shot are given in the caption, there is no indication of lens type or focal length used.
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So you have been asked to take the photos at someones wedding, where do you start? Many people take photos as a hobby and produce some great shots, but this does not always translate into a great wedding shoot. This book sets out to give you the information and techniques you will need to use in order to get tose great shots.
The book lists the details of the great cliche shots everyone wants from their wedding, but I don't feel it goes into enough detail on those other shots that may not go on to be part of the main album but which form part of the story of the day. These are the shots in my view that make the difference between a good wedding album and a great wedding albim.
There is some useful information on the commercial side of being a wedding photographer and critically I would say there is not much emphasis on the techniques for those shooting on good old fashioned film stock. for example flash for slower film.
The book is amied at those starting out in the world of wedding photography but I do suspect more people will go for this having been asked to take the photos for their cousins wedding and this will be an invaluable read for those people.
The book lists the details of the great cliche shots everyone wants from their wedding, but I don't feel it goes into enough detail on those other shots that may not go on to be part of the main album but which form part of the story of the day. These are the shots in my view that make the difference between a good wedding album and a great wedding albim.
There is some useful information on the commercial side of being a wedding photographer and critically I would say there is not much emphasis on the techniques for those shooting on good old fashioned film stock. for example flash for slower film.
The book is amied at those starting out in the world of wedding photography but I do suspect more people will go for this having been asked to take the photos for their cousins wedding and this will be an invaluable read for those people.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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While I haven't moved very far along from being that person who used to collect a lot of photos with people's heads missing or which didn't come out at all. I've always had an interest in photgraphy. The author has years of experience doing wedding photography and gives shot by shot lessons about poses, lighting but natural and artificial, lenses and everything else that the prospective budding wedding photographer needs to study and learn. Has some really great photos in this too. Gave me some ideas for my next anniversary, especially since I hate my wedding photos. If you are studying photography and want to take great pictures learn from an expert.
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This book provides a good run down of Wedding photography as a complete process.
While it can start of very basic, certain basics are key factors to producing quality... Read more
While it can start of very basic, certain basics are key factors to producing quality... Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. White
Poor book on Photography
ok I got this book thinking that I would learn more about shooting weddings.
The problem here is that the book is full of dull ideas, focusing on things that are not wedding... Read more
The problem here is that the book is full of dull ideas, focusing on things that are not wedding... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Steven C
Very helpful in terms of photography
I've found Kenny Kim's book very helpful. He runs through the whole process of shooting a wedding, and gives examples of how to get the best results photographically in choosing... Read more
Published 10 months ago by N. Gratton
A good book but not essential
Not a bad book on the subject but not great. It lacks any depth or variety and comes from a single point of view. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Evan Skuthorpe
A good general, but very basic, guide to wedding photography
I'm a keen amateur photographer and occasionally photograph weddings - something I'd like to do more of, hence my reason for ordering this book to provide further ideas and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by K. L. Wren
Great advice, mixed bag of photos
In this book, Kenny Kim (a professional wedding photographer based in the US) explains what it takes to be a successful wedding photographer. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Darren Simons
Very Good Summary of Wedding Photography
This book provides a pretty good summary (though it's never going to be exhaustive) on each subject as follows:
CHAPTER 1
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CHAPTER 1
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Published 10 months ago by Robert Groom
Essential reading for wanabe Wedding photographers
Digital Wedding Photography Photo Workshop
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Published 11 months ago by Dr. I. Cox
Basic introduction to wedding photography -- non-UK market
This is an engaging, well-designed and well illustrated introduction to wedding photography, covering everything from camera basics to selection of post-processing software, with... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Martin Turner
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