Wedding Photography

TUESDAYS 3:30-5:30      MONDAYS 6:30-8:30

Please see the Achieving Photographic Style supplies and schedule page. Assignments will focus on personal style and professional presentation.

Week

1.      Types of Wedding styles. Which do you prefer? 

         Do you adapt?

        How to shoot documentary, formal and bride styled.

       

       Assignment: Documentary, Formal and Bride Styled

        Cooperation of friends, family will be useful.

        Shoot three separate situations using each style:

        Documentary; Group, Kiss, Cake

        Formal;            “          “      “

        Bride Styled;    “           “       “

        Print nine  color 5x7’s or 4x6’s

         (use 5x7 album pages for the 5x7’s)

2.      Review prints and choose enlargements. Start the digital portfolio.Film users digitize images at point of process.

        Software, Who’s to use and how much do we spend?

       

        Assignment; The Detail Shots /White on white and 

        Black on black

        Photograph Whites, light pastel colors on a light colored or white back- ground. Photograph Blacks, dark colors or patterns on a dark or black background. Use thoughtfull arrangements to reuse later.

        Print six color 5x7’s or 4x6’s

3.      Review prints and choose enlargements. Class shoot, practice portraits, poses and candid’s. Lighting.

        Assignment; Web sites, Albums, Deposits and Contracts

        Find at least three examples of Web sites, Albums and Photo contracts.

        Bring in examples if possible. 

        Photograph portraits in different lighting situations use available and artificial light.

        Print five color and b&w 5x7’s or 4x6’s

4.      Review prints and choose enlargements. “The Toss”, how to stop action with the flash. How to read the room for light, backgrounds and reflections. Bounce flash and diffuse light.

       

        Assignment; Photograph wedding actions using flash or fast shutter speeds. Print four 5x7’s, or 4x6’s.

        Bring all enlargements with album to class. Bring laptops and or cds of slide show presentations.

5.      Show presentations and albums the personal style and professional persona. Professional photographers’ suppliers, printers, associations and networks.