Wedding Photographer Shares Tips During a Day at Work

Photography Tips  •  Wedding Photography

Wedding photography is definitely not an easy genre. After all, you’ll be capturing one of the most important moments of peoples’ lives. This requires a lot of planning and for you to be aware of the people, light, and your environment. If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes during wedding photography, we’ve got the right video for you today. In this video, wedding photographer Taylor Jackson shares his experience of working as a second shooter for professional wedding photographer Sam Hurd:

In the video, you can get to see and understand how a professional wedding photographer, like Hurd, plans and executes the various wedding ceremonies. For any typical wedding, every ceremony means working in a different venue. And with each venue, there are a lot of variables that change. Some of those changes include lighting, shooting space, the level of details you want to capture, and so on.

Now, whenever there’s a change in the conditions, as a photographer it becomes your responsibility to adapt. This means either changing your settings, using different gear, working with flash, or even placing the subjects in such a way that the changes are not drastic. In the video, you can see how Hurd actively manages to take every such change into consideration so that he gets done with his shoot in the smoothest way possible.

An interesting aspect that Hurd shares is how he achieves consistent results by working with a sort of a “template”. This is to ensure that he doesn’t miss out on anything important, including guests and relatives. Yet another interesting aspect that he shares is how he chooses his subject. It’s not only the bride and groom who are important in a wedding. Certain situations demand the guests be the primary focus. This is all about understanding the context and making your decision.

If you have a keen interest in photography, we highly recommend that you watch the complete video. You’ll definitely learn a lot from it.