The amazing, touching and one of the most romantic days of your life is, of course, your wedding. And the photos that will remain as a memento, should undoubtedly be bright, emotional and as natural as possible. And in order for the wedding photo session to be at its best, you should try to avoid the frequent mistakes that newlyweds make during the filming.
Mistakes of newlyweds
Irresponsibility during the search for a photographer
The main mistake newlyweds make is being late with organizing a wedding photo shoot and finding a photographer too late. Usually there is a long waiting list for a good professional photographer, so you need to look for a photographer for your wedding photo shoot in advance. After all, you need to not only look at his portfolio, but also to find true reviews about the master’s work, discuss with him all the do’s and agree on the scenario of the upcoming wedding shooting.
The refusal of the filming of a love story
In order to save the budget, young people quite often make this mistake. But the pre-wedding photo shoot love story is also an opportunity to get acquainted with the chosen cameraman and assess in advance whether it is comfortable for you to work with him. This is a kind of dress rehearsal, as a result of which you will receive beautiful and touching photos of you and your fiancé’s love story.
Posing and acting out.
Focusing on the camera and trying to play a role is another popular mistake among newlyweds during the shooting. This is understandable, because a wedding photo shoot for most people is their first serious experience in front of a professional camera. To avoid such an unpleasant mistake, train before the photo session, which poses and angles you will shoot. And try to focus as much as possible on each other during the photo shoot, on your feelings, emotions and current events, and not on the photographer. Let him just be there and record everything that happens.
Photographers’ mistakes
A wedding photographer can also make certain mistakes during a honeymoon photo shoot.
He does not have spare equipment.
Of course, a professional of his business always takes into account the possibility of a breakdown at the most responsible moment of the main camera or lens. But it happens that even good photographers rely on chance and save on a second set. In that case, if something suddenly goes wrong and the camera breaks, the shooting simply will not take place.
He didn’t take the charged batteries.
Yes, such an unfortunate mistake can greatly ruin your wedding photo shoot on your wedding day. After all, agree, it will be very frustrating if the photographer simply does not have with him a charged spare batteries for the equipment, and he will have to charge the camera at a time when the events of the wedding will have to be filmed.
He didn’t ask about the honeymooners’ wishes.
If the photographer made such an unfortunate mistake and forgot to ask about your and the groom’s wishes for angles, poses and photos in general during the wedding photo shoot – tell him in advance what photos you would definitely like to take.