What do you really need to know when preparing for your wedding?
So, wedding photographer, newlyweds and wedding preparation. Important recommendations:
(at the bottom of the article, as always, you can ask a question of interest to you regarding wedding photography)
1. I recommend ordering a red or orange bouquet. Or at least that it contains flowers of this color.
This is due to the fact that later, in the photographs, a person sees a white dress, light skin tone, a white veil, perhaps a small white handbag.
It turns out that there is a lot of whitish stuff in the photograph and the viewer’s eye simply has nothing to “catch on to”. There are no color spots. At all.
Some brides are afraid that a red bouquet will “draw attention” to itself. This would be the case if we were shooting in a room where everything is painted white, the walls, the floor, the furniture, etc. And we are surrounded by a colorful world - in which a wedding bouquet well emphasizes the festive nature of the situation.
It well emphasizes the wedding theme and separates the bride herself. Makes her more elegant.
2. As a wedding photographer, I recommend choosing the brightest restaurant possible. Ideally, white. And in general, the height of happiness is if it has gold inclusions and red draperies (a classic baroque combination).
If you have chosen a dark restaurant (and there are 99% of them), I strongly recommend ordering additional studio lighting. These are 4 studio monoblocks (flashes), which are installed in the corners of the hall.
They are triggered by the flash on the photographer's camera. In total, you get 5 pulsed light sources.
However, keep in mind that whatever color the walls and ceiling of the restaurant are - this shade will have everything that is photographed.
This happens because the light reflected from the walls and ceiling has the same shade as them. So, as I said at the beginning: the ideal solution is a white restaurant.
I wrote about choosing a restaurant in this article.
There are not many of them in Kyiv, I will always give a recommendation.
3. Try to order a photographer and videographer in one place.
Despite the seeming trifle, I can say from experience - this is important!
One of them (the cameraman or the photographer) may be a beginner or not very experienced. And believe me, when ordering him, you will not even guess about it.
In Odessa, for example, photographers refuse to give examples of their work to wedding agencies that offer photography services. And this is due to the fact that the agencies send for the shoot not the photographer whose photos you liked so much, but an inexperienced one or a "gypsy". And he does not even respond to the name of that photographer. :)
Your doubts that crept in at the wedding will be confirmed. You will receive in your hands far from the photos you expected. And the wedding has already passed. That's it... Too late.
In Kyiv, of course, this is less common, but that's what Odessa is for. :) Be sure to meet with the photographer before the wedding. He will give you some "sensible" advice on how to organize it. A pro always has a website. Ask him at the agency.
Amateur photographers interfere with the videographer's work. They "get into the frame", talk at the microphone of the video camera when they should be silent, do not turn off their phones in the registry office and the restaurant. They quarrel with the guests, compensating for their inexperience, rudely impose on them what the guests categorically do not want to do. They yank everyone, heating up the already chaotic atmosphere at the wedding. And why do you need all this? Did you decide to save money? Have you seen your holiday like this and such a result? Unlikely.
A professional will always recommend you a professional with whom he has worked more than one wedding and in whom he is confident. After all, first of all, he is the one who will work with him. And secondly, every professional values his "name". It is earned over the years and through hard work. Therefore, a professional will not give you a recommendation that will compromise him.
Two well-known professionals, knowing the style of the other, always help each other. They have a common goal - the best result that you, the newlyweds, should receive. For this, they will fight to the last and under any conditions.
For example, in order to "launch" the bride's veil, during a staged photo shoot on a walk, you need to know exactly how to fold it and at what angle (depending on the texture of the fabric) to throw it to the side and up. At the same time, taking into account the location and focal length at which the other professional is shooting. Yes, and also taking into account the wind. Believe me, your guests are no help in this.
And knowledge of such subtleties creates your wedding album. An album that you will be happy with yourself and proud to show to others.
In our studio, you can order both photo and video services.
4. When meeting the newlyweds, I always show and explain some important details of the filming at the registry office or the Outdoor Ceremony:
For example, at the registry office or the Outdoor Ceremony, I will be with the cameraman on the right hand of the newlyweds. This is important. The lady with the rings approaches from the left.
Your rings, brought with a serious look by this lady, need to be put on each other so that the cameraman and I can see them. Otherwise, if you turned away, blocked them with your elbow, or lowered your hand too much, then you will get photographs of these parts of the body. And I would like this symbolic action to be filmed for you and your children in the best possible way.
Practice together in front of a mirror.
Also, about the rings: I recommend the bride to take the ring with three fingers.
In our country, there is a bad belief that you need to grab the ring and hold it as tightly as possible.
God forbid, it will slip out and fall. That's it.., a bad omen (I would kill the well-wishing grandmothers for that). And the poor brides, having listened to such "good advice", with shaking hands, grab the ring with all five fingers.
Five! Try to take the ring with five fingers. Firstly, when photographing, this ring is not visible through the fingers at all. Secondly, the human hand is simply not adapted for such a grip.
And as expected, at the most crucial moment, under such pressure, the ring, like a cherry pit, shoots out of the hands and flies to the floor with a ringing sound.
Well, you can guess what silence falls, and then the whispers of the same grandmothers are heard. And what the poor bride feels at all this. So, don't listen to grannies, listen to me. You need to take the ring with three fingers and calmly, very slowly put it on your chosen one's finger.
Slowly, so that the photographer can take not one, but several pictures. The extra three seconds that you linger for will not change anything in your life. You two are the main ones at this celebration.
Take your time, do it calmly, feel the joy of the moment, enjoy it and as a result, get good wedding photos. :)
Oh, yes. Smile! In our country, for some reason, such a solemn and joyful moment passes in terrible tension and grief on the faces of those gathered.
Smile and enjoy this day. This is your holiday. :)
The topic of wedding photography is vast and practically limitless. I hope these few tips will be useful to you regardless of whether you become our clients.
If you have questions that interest you personally, as I wrote above, write to me by email.
If you don’t have any questions, look at the gallery, which contains my wedding photos and I think you will have questions.).
To book a wedding photoshoot, please contact me:
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Sincerely, Eduard Stelmakh.
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