Wedding photography is joyful beyond description! In fact, it’s all the rage in the realm of digital photography, and you can turn a pretty penny as well! But professional wedding photography definitely isn’t for everyone. Here are 10 things you sh…

Don’t miss Doug’s presentation“Killer Reception Light” at Inspire Photo Seminars’ upcoming conference March 26-28, 2012.
When I shot my first wedding in 2007, I was lucky! The reception was pretty bright (and my camera was worthless above ab…

by Peter Zack
  

As a wedding photographer myself, I always appreciate exceptional photos that tell a story. This is quite a story and so wonderfully captured. 12 photos on Facebook that tell you so much.
Katie (21) was diagnosed in 2002 with a canc…

Guest Post by Catherine Hall – Follow Catherine on Twitter
In wedding photography, the “Trash the Dress” trend has veered increasingly toward shock-and-awe novelty, rather than artistry. The phenomenon all too often leaves me feeling squeamish….

On The Edge

Sometimes you should ignore the bride and groom.
I don’t mean ignore them completely, but remember to turn your camera’s gaze toward others attending the wedding. Many of my favorite photographs from weddings are of guests! My firs…

by Peter Zack
Lauren Bush and David Lauren Wedding portrait.
Photo & Copyright by Norman Jean Roy.
All rights reserved Norman Jean Roy.
Thanks to Vogue magazine for making this public.
See the slideshow of images on the Vogue magazine web site.
To…

Communication
Getting your clients to be creative with you starts with good old fashion communication. Communication of today’s world such as email, Facebook and Twitter are no substitute for face-to-face communication. If an in person meeting is not…

The tiniest things tell us the most about people.
A locket on a bride’s bouquet contains a black-and-white photograph of her grandparents, a hand-stitched handkerchief is embroidered with a groom’s monogram, ornate hats are testaments to traditiona…

“Photojournalism isn’t just an invitation to sit on the front row of global history, it’s also an invitation to sit on the front row of family history.”

-Rachel LaCour Niesen, Intimate Invitations: The Photo that Changed My Career
In the thr…

I think by now most of us realize that business in general, and the wedding industry in particular, is very relational. Simply put, we are happier, do better work, get burned out less, and have more job & life satisfaction overall when we work with…