| Wedding photographers are nowadays increasingly | | | | photographers are quite proficient, they can never |
| using digital cameras. Even the amateur snappers, the | | | | match the quality or standard of work reached by a |
| wedding guests, are increasingly making use of the | | | | professional wedding day photographer. |
| modern technology. So why have digital cameras | | | | Taking digital photos at random is not the way to |
| changed wedding photography? | | | | produce pictures fit to adorn a wedding day album. A |
| Couples now want a permanent record of their | | | | professional photographer will have met up with the |
| wedding day and are willing to spend a lot of hard | | | | couple ahead of the wedding day to discuss the type |
| cash on their wedding album. In order to do that | | | | of pictures to be taken. That will include a favourite |
| they hire wedding photographers and these | | | | location where the soon-to-be married couple may |
| professionals are making ever greater use of digital | | | | want to pose for a shot. |
| cameras. | | | | The couple will also discuss the type of pictures to |
| The reason for the digital revolution in wedding | | | | be taken, whether posed, informal or a mixture of |
| photography is quite simple - its ease of use. The | | | | both. The discussion will also be a two-way event |
| need for a dark room to develop prints has been | | | | with the photographer listening to what the couple |
| eradicated with digital photography, and photos can | | | | want while using his professional experience to make |
| be edited to become the beautiful pictures which will | | | | his own suggestions. He will also be able to show the |
| adorn the album. Digital cameras also overcome the | | | | kind of albums that the final photographs will be |
| problem of focusing, allowing the possibility of a | | | | displayed in, something which the enthusiastic |
| spontaneous shot. Also the flexibility of digital | | | | amateur will not be able to do. |
| photography means that the problem of changes in | | | | The advent of digital cameras have certainly changed |
| lighting can be overcome more easily. | | | | wedding photography forever. A guest with even a |
| On the downside it has meant that amateurs are | | | | relatively inexpensive digital camera will be able to |
| increasingly seeing themselves as proficient | | | | take decent pictures during the ceremony and at the |
| photographers. This has led to some couples deciding | | | | reception. But if a couple want photographs and a |
| that the expense of a professional wedding | | | | beautiful album to enable them to remember the |
| photographer is not necessary, but this is a false | | | | wonderful day forever, they should still hire a |
| economy. While some amateur or hobby | | | | professional wedding photographer. |