| For most couples photography at their wedding, and | | | | say that even with a good modern camera you can't |
| often at the reception as well, will be left in the | | | | still take some pretty awful photographs but it's |
| hands of a professional wedding photographer. This is | | | | certainly a lot harder to do so than it used to be - |
| seen by many as a sensible course of action as | | | | modern cameras are very forgiving. |
| wedding photograph albums are an important record | | | | So, if you have a close friend or family member who |
| of this very special event and items that most | | | | is a keen amateur photographer then why not think |
| families will come to treasure as family heirlooms in | | | | about asking him to photograph your wedding for |
| the years ahead. More importantly, a wedding is very | | | | you? Of course, you will still need to sit down with |
| much a "one-off" event and you can't simply re-run it | | | | him and think carefully about the photographs that |
| if the photographs don't come up to scratch. | | | | you want to take and you might also need to think |
| But hiring a professional wedding photographer can | | | | about just how you are going to get everybody |
| be a very expensive business and it is certainly worth | | | | together for the photographs as this can present its |
| considering whether or not this is really necessary. | | | | own special problems when the photographer is |
| Portrait photography is certainly a skill that needs to | | | | somebody they all know. Nevertheless this is certainly |
| be learnt and anybody who has tried to take their | | | | not an insurmountable problem and can usually be |
| own portrait photographs at home will know that it's | | | | overcome with a little forethought and without too |
| not easy to get even half-way decent results. So, if | | | | much difficulty. |
| you are considering having a series of portrait shots | | | | If this idea still makes you nervous then you can of |
| taken then you're almost certainly better off hiring a | | | | course compromise and hire a professional |
| professional to do this for you. But, when it comes | | | | photographer to take the photographs at the church |
| to family group photographs outside the church, or | | | | and use a friend to photograph the reception. |
| to taking photographs at the reception, then this is a | | | | With a good modern camera and a keen amateur |
| different matter. | | | | photographer there is no reason at all why you |
| The days of having to get out your light meter and | | | | shouldn't be able to get an excellent set of |
| set the focal length and shutter speed of your | | | | photographs that would grace even the best of |
| camera are long gone and modern cameras will take | | | | wedding photograph albums. |
| care of just about everything for you. That's not to | | | | |