Evening star., 1955-09-04
CAMERA ANGLES
Wedding Photography
Requires Planning

on hand for the closeup por-
traits Of the bride and groom.
On such an occasion 1t is sel-
dom feasible to move furniture
about so that the wall OF q
room can be used for this
purpose.
Stock Up on Films, Bulbs
In addition to the above you
should have more film than
you think will be needed.
There are always pictures to
be taken that the photogra.
pher doesn't think of in adj
vance. And If candid informal
shots are to be taken for an
album q good supply Of fash
bulbs should be on hand.
Equally important is the need
for an assistant. Few pro-
fessional photographers win
attempt to cover q wedding
from beginning to end without
someone to help with the
lights, the guests, camera load
ing, etc. Wedding photography
is not a one-man Job by any
means. e.
II wedding is to be covered
capably in its entirety. you
must decide days in advance
of the affair exactly what pic-|
lures are ''musts" and which
others will be desirable to the
bride and groom. There will
be no opportunities to go back
to get a picture that was over
looked in the excitement.
Therefore q check list should
be prepared in the order Of
which the pictures will be
taken. As each shot is made
1t can be crossed of the list
and your mind will be at ease
during the rest Of the shooting.
Without such a check list you
will worry from start to
f1nish-wondering if you have
made them all.
Since the pictures are to be
given the newlyweds they
should be consulted in advance
as 10 what pictures they
particularly want. You should
be helpful in this matter by
suggesting those what are
cuStomarily taken at weddings.
Formal and Informal
Wedding pictures are gen.
orally broken down into two
categories - formal and in
formal. The first include close
ups, medium shots, and full
length pictures of the bride
and photos of the bride and
groom =, together as well as
others Of the full wedding
party, and any others that
may be desired of guests and
family. These pictures are
usually made both before and
after the ceremony; the in
dividual shots of the bride
being made at home just be-
fore she leaves for the cere-
mony and the others Just after
the ceremony and before the
reception commences.
In the formal shots of the
bride every effort should be
made to show up to best adj
vantage the bridal gown and
the floral bouquet. Careful
lighting and posing play an
important role in this case.
Study bridal portraits in the
windows Of the big studios for
ideas on both lighting and
posing.
The informal pictures will
occupy most of your time.
These should include pictures
of the bride leaving for the
ceremony. arriving at the
church. assembly of the we'd
ding party, the ceremony.
especially as the ring is being
placed on the brides finger, the
kiss after the ceremony, and
others as the wedding party
and guests are departing from
the church.
At the reception many other
pictures should be taken. Be
sure to get these: cutting the
cake; the bride as she tosses
the bouquet to the brides.
maids; the receiving line, de-
parture of bride and groom for
the honeymoon.
OF course there will be others
to be taken Of the festivities.
You can work these out in ad-
vance and others will occur to
you as you go along. The main
thing is to shoot enough films
so that you are positive that
the wedding is portrayed ade-
quately from start to finish.