Wedding Photography

Many years ago I did wedding photography in the days of film. Digital photography has completely changed wedding photography, manly because of the change in economics. This change in economics as allowed many more photographs to be done on a wedding shoot and as a consequence, more informal photographs too. Of course I took informal photographs before but there is a staple of formals ones that must be done and those used to eat into the film available. The photos in this book and the advice is really top draw and it shows how far for the better things have changed in the last 25 years. Well worth the read.

I've saw Mark Clegorn's work in some of his many videos on the web and after looking at the Amazon reviews and having some gift cards, I decided I would buy the book. I've bought a few books and have never been really impressed by any so I bought this with a little trepidation. However once I opened this and read through the first few pages, I knew this was the book I should have bought months ago!! It's crammed with images, detail, and useful information and for anyone starting out in the wedding photography business it's an outstanding resource. Other reviews state his images are stunning and inspirational. Whilst many are beautiful, I thought many were more the type of images that most photographers should look to take on a wedding day - all very well shot and composed. This actually pleased me more because too many books show the author's arty photoshopped images rather than the range of images they had actually shot throughout a wedding day. And Mark's book does just that. His images are images we can all shoot - he just makes it simpler to understand and provides the detail to enable us to do so. He shows that posing and setting up need not take longer than a few moments. This book is about everything to do with photographing a wedding! In fact when reading the book, I felt that I was at a wedding! Each section runs through each stage in detail and gives many tips and things to watch out for. As others have said I didn't think I'd get so much from this book and I was wrong too! A really great book for those starting out or recently started in this business. Even some professionals would get a lot from this book. Now there's no excuse for missing something at a wedding :) Top class Mark. A highly recommended publication.

Buying a good book to help you shoot a wedding for money is a serious hit and miss business on Amazon, as more often than not, if you had the chance to browse a book first, then you probably wouldn't buy it! Not the case with this book. It really does take you step-by-step on almost every aspect of wedding photography, from the right equipment down to timings of events, questions you should be asking the bride/clients down to digital post processing/ workflow advice. The writer also gives great advice as to how to best utilise light and compose a shot effectively. The book has hundreds of very good photographs throughout. Peppered throughout the book are valuable tips and pointers, and I really get the feeling that the writer genuinely wants the reader to succeed. The only reason why I am scoring this book 4 stars instead of it's deserving 5 stars is that it is horribly out of date for the digital shooter..which this book really is aimed at. In the book, a Canon EOS 5d is considered a pro camera and it's easy to see that at the time of writing, a 5d was serious cutting edge gear.. the writer even entertains the notion of a point and shoot, as was common when digital started out. If only they could revise this book and try and update it...it would and still in many ways SHOULD be the first book any aspiring wedding or events photographer should buy.

I have quite a few wedding photography books, but this one is the best. It's simple to follow, an easy read, and written in plain English. This book walks you through a wedding from start to finish. First published in 2007, and although the digital world has moved on quite a bit since then, especially photography wise, the advice in this book is still as current now as it was then. The cameras, DSLR's in particular, have changed quite a bit, however, what you do with them hasn't. The author also gives you hints and tips on post production, using photoshop, to tweak your images so that they are as good as they can be, and something the couple will be very happy with, and proud to show their family and friends, after all isn't that what wedding photography is all about! If you are new to wedding photography, or just thinking about being a wedding photographer, this is an excellent starting place, and well worth the price.

Rapport qualité/prix imparable !!! Très bon état et envoi rapide. de très belle photos pour affiner ma technique de photographe de mariage. De quoi enrichir ma bibliothèque à moindre coût

This book grows on you. It's a hardback with a nice book cover. At first glance it seems out of date in it's presentation. It leans towards the Top Hat and Tails wedding scenario. It isn't glitzy with full page fairy tale example shots though. There's not a lot of technical advice on setup of individual shots. If you need that don't do weddings. But I found myself reading it 3 times from cover to cover. The book flows through the typical wedding scenario in a precise timeline approach. Much like a military mission briefing! It just makes a lot sense with practical advice for every situation in the wedding work flow. Included is Cleghorn's list of 48 must have shots. He emphasizes planning and preparations as key values to success. Since I shoot mostly less formal outdoor weddings it was a good review for me (preparations and planning) weeks before (and night before) the big day. There are no second chances at weddings! A missed shot is gone forever. He correctly points out that no matter how modern/contemporary the clients may be there are some very traditional expectations to every wedding. After all mom and dad must be happy too. He provides some helpful checklists for dealing with client interviews to determine the expectations and deliverables to fulfill the clients desires. This is a good book for the photographer who may have a few weddings under his belt and can understand from experience how fast paced a 6-8 hour wedding shoot is and how quickly it can get out of control(ie:lost shot opportunities). Preparation and planning are definitely the key to success. A large portion of the book (~30%)is dedicated to post-production workflow using photoshop and associated programs to create the albums, slide shows, dvd's in a finished product. If you are a photoshop "pro" you may think to glance over this section quickly but there is a lot of practical business info embedded here. Figuring out how to deliver the finished product and get paid for your work is not an easy step for most photographers. Many just like to take the pictures. But getting paid determines whether you will be in viable business or not. I like this book a lot. I'd definitely like to work with Mr. Cleghorn.

This book definitely gave me some pointers of things that I didn't know regarding wedding photography and it was nice to receive that advice from a professional such as Mark Cleghorn. He covers everything that actually happens at a wedding and the types of poses that are expected. I now use this as a guide when I do weddings so I don't forget anything. The pictures in the book are absolutely fantastic and I would definitely consider and am planning on getting the rest of his books.

Very practical book. Borrowed from the library, like it, so bought a copy to keep

I Love this book, its great if your starting out, it describes what you have to do or need to get but also gives you images. He gives you 48 of the must have wedding images checklist which is in written but next to the checklist are pictures of every point in the checklist, which i consider is great for all of those who have a difficulty trying to image what he is talking about! The book includes a small review over lenses, cameras body types, flash, off camera flash, then its what he does before a wedding. you can find questions you should ask at the first wedding interview and questions that you may be asked, also what to do the day before the wedding. picture examples of the bride getting ready, details, bridesmaids, parents, the groom, the church, arriving to the church, guest, the ceremony, leaving, the party, and much more! i have this book for about a year now and i am constantly going back to the book and reading over a certain chapter just to refresh my memory!