| teady, ongoing work produced from wedding | | | | photographers. |
| photography generates the majority of new clients | | | | After the wedding is over, a small time lapse is |
| for most photography studios and freelance | | | | incurred, and, thereafter the photographer shows |
| photographers. A wedding photographer will need to | | | | "proofs" to the couple. The proofs can be in the |
| comfortable with the following activities & skills: | | | | form of prints, thumbnail galleries, or all of the images |
| Candid shots (photojournalistic) and posed shots | | | | on CD-ROM. They may also make separate galleries |
| Making slides, prints, and slideshows (digital or | | | | or slideshows, and they're sometimes themed. |
| otherwise) | | | | Photographers may sell additional prints to the couple |
| Traditional albums | | | | through a web site with thumbnail galleries and an |
| Taking shots in the outdoors at a party, beach, or | | | | e-commerce back-end, often in conjunction with a |
| rustic locale | | | | vendor or broker website that charges a commission |
| Snapping shots indoors at a temple or church | | | | for each print purchase. |
| In the late 1860's in America, couples started hiring | | | | The common types of wedding photography include |
| photographers and posing at the wedding. The art | | | | the photojournalistic realism and spontaneous |
| form of photography for the wedding was created | | | | photographer behavior of some, the classic or |
| by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826. | | | | traditional posed method, and a hybrid of the two |
| However, the idea of live action shots and of | | | | called fashion-based wedding photography. |
| capturing the event itself came up after the Second | | | | In big cities, there are often studios devoted to |
| World War. Often, the photographers would just | | | | wedding photography because photography for the |
| show up inconspicuously at a wedding, snap the | | | | wedding is such a mammoth market in metropolitan |
| photos, and venture to sell them later on to the | | | | areas. People are always moving in and out and |
| family. This forced studios to start covering the | | | | getting married. Take a look at a portfolio of the |
| events, lest they be booted out by freelance | | | | photographer's former work for assurance. |