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Wedding Photographers
A typical wedding assignment Elden Chase
Wedding
photography is a
serious business, NOT for the faint hearted and certainly no place for cowboys.
One thing that keeps me highly motivated to take great pictures is hearing stories of photographers facing the happy couple after returning from honeymoon
and telling them that old ‘Cock n Bull’ story about the film getting chewed
up at the lab! My pride just won’t
let me face that kind of humiliation. When shooting a wedding I try to get into the
mind-set of the bride, after all it is HER DAY.
I am thinking of Romance, Fun and Style. It is so important to
get a friendly relationship with the bride as soon as possible.
I am usually treated like a member of the family! Once I have that, I can
start to make real life pictures.
I start off at the bride’s home or hotel room. I
knock on the door armed with my camera bag, which contains a Nikon camera, Nikon
Flash and Nikon lens and Spare Everything! Once
inside the door, I will usually find absolute chaos! Clothes thrown all over the place, flowers in boxes on the
furniture, little bridesmaids running amok, and Dad finds his suit has been
delivered two sizes too small!
Now I am summoned to the bedroom, which is a total
mess - hairstylists, bridesmaids and makeup everywhere. The bride is half dressed and the service starts in just ten
minutes! This is a great time to do
the posy shots on the bed and at the dressing table and shoot mum doing the
finishing touches to the bride. On
slips the dress and I get her to the window and shoot a couple of natural light
shots with maybe a touch of fill-in flash to give that little glint in her eyes.
I always use natural light where possible, that’s always the most flattering.
I rush down stairs to find Dad has found the correct suit.
Down comes the bride with the chief bridesmaid holding up the train.
Click! Click! Click! From here, do we have some more pics and be late, or do we
get into the carriages and go? They
ask me for advice. So then off into the garden for the shots of the bride, Mum,
Dad, bridesmaids, grandparents, brothers, sisters, the dog, the cat and I even
get time for a quick shot of the golf fish. And not necessarily in that order!
Out goes the red carpet and I am shooting the bride and Dad at the front door and walking up the path, Mum’s shedding a tear and Sister is knocking back the last glass of champers.
The chauffer helps the bride into the limo and off
they go, giving me a wave as they head off in the distance towards the church
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The next stage is the wedding ceremony, but that’s another
story.
I often take over 200 shots at a wedding. The final portfolio is
a mixture of environmental portraits and candid shots, giving the couple a
picture story-book of the whole day. My
rule is “Keep it simple” by shooting digital I do not have to worry about
changing films during the day and can change the light sensitivity rating at
will. I run several classes at the studio which delve into the more technical
side of photography and have found that by teaching, I have learned to improve
my own technique.
As you can tell, I love my work and I can always
be reached at ChaseStudios on 020 8507 1233. More examples of my work is
available at www.ChaseStudios.com
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© 2003 Elden Chase ARPS, ASWPP, ABPPA, LBIPP _______________________________________________________________________ |
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Elden
Chase is a professional