Whether you’re starting a part-time or full-time wedding photography business, your first competitive challenge is to have the right photography skills. For weddings, these are primarily portrait, lighting and photojournalism. Without these fundamental skills, it’s almost impossible to shoot...

1. To be a successful wedding photographer requires the careful combination of 4 key elements: photography skills, equipment, business skills and people skills. Having sufficient photography skills and the right equipment are critical, but are not the focus of this PhotographyTalk.com article....

Time is the most important element that we have where as money is always replaceable. Once it has gone there is no getting it back. Therefore I suggest that you really consider what you are shooting at a wedding – do you really need to take that shot or are you just being a “busy”...

1. As wedding photographers we shoot say 40 times per year or however many weddings we have booked for that year. But where is the practice?Think of this in terms of professional sports people. They do not go out to play only on match days - they practice and train all the time. Why do we as...

Getting married is a momentous event; one that people usually want to preserve memories of for the rest of their lives. This means a great set of photos, often in album form; these days usually a video of the wedding too. Enter wedding photography. Because it is a unique event and one that cannot...

Being asked to take digital photography of your friend’s wedding can be a tricky situation. You’re a friend, a guest, and are also expected to provide a service like the caterer and florist. If you’re a professional, with plenty of wedding photography experience, then you probably know how to...

Weddings are filled with fun, celebration, and thrilling emotions. They are special occasions signifying the most important time in a couple’s life. If you’re a novice digital photographer and you were hand-picked by the bride and groom, consider yourself honored.  A bridal couple...