Beautiful Polynesian couple kissing by the Salt Lake City TempleIf you're not interested in wedding photography, you will still find posts on other topics this month, including my first interview in a long time and who knows what else? I will be in Seattle and then in Paris during this month, so you can expect some photography or inspiration from there.
But back to weddings...You have no idea how much I want to do a post on the worst engagement photos ever or on some of my pet peeves in wedding photography. But I try not to be mean. Still...I might just have to do a not-so-mean version.
Although I have no actual data on the matter (which never stops me from making wild assertions—just ask my wife), I bet Utah is the wedding capital of the world and BYU is the epicenter. If you know Utah Mormon culture, you're aware of the cliché of 21-year-old LDS men fresh off their missions, hormones ablaze with virtuous lust, zealously in pursuit of an eternal companion (usually blond) while studying for their pre-med, pre-law, or pre-MBA future. If your only contact with "Mormon" culture is Big Love, you should know that you would have to go to some freaky fundamentalist splinter group compound in Southern Utah to see polygamy and that the people won't be nearly as attractive. If you want a look at the equally strange monogamous mainstream, get your hands on a copy of the poorly-executed Mormon comedy "The Singles Ward" and then read the satirical Mormon mommy blog "Seriously, so blessed!" which is seriously, so accurate a satire of a certain Utah type that readers will either be offended or die laughing depending on their sense of humor.
This month, I will give some advice to photographers who want to do wedding photography and will do a tutorial (that can apply to other things than weddings) on making your own Photoshop templates.
And what about those of you who want to participate by posting something on your blog and then linking it back on this post? Why not share your favorite or least favorite wedding photo? Or do a post about what you love/hate about wedding photography. Go ahead and be opinionated. I will.
Hmm. Since I'll actually be taking pictures of a wedding in August, I may have to post mine then!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for this!! I have to say right now that I HATE it when kissing pictures are taken too early and the couple have kissy faces but aren't touching yet... hate those. Haha! Thanks can't wait for the rest!
ReplyDeleteI just recently shot a wedding and it was so stressful. Well, actually the shooting was not too stressful, it was the bride afterwards. Oh my heart. She was just non stop negative. Telling me she liked only 19 of the 3,400 images I shot. Telling me that she wanted all of the images uploaded to shutterfly because she REFUSED to pay $12 for an 8x10 at the place where I had uploaded. It was so stressful. She turned me off of weddings for sure. It was also so expensive for me to shoot her wedding as I had never really done that before and I needed to rent 1 lens, an extra camera, hire a backup photographer and buy a huge flash.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are back : )
Uh..hi there everybody..
ReplyDeleteI'm Pokloh from Malaysia. And I shoot wedding on a part time basis.
Basically, I love shooting wedding especially when the couple being cooperative and very sporting. I love the smiles and the ambience of a wedding ceremony.
Anyway, thanks for the tips here.. I'm sure that I'll be looking for more good articles on photography here.