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Epic wedding photography guaranteed

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Whenever  John Nassari gets behind the lens, true wedding magic ensues. The phenomenal UK-based photographer uses his  keen artistic eye, and editorial background, to capture the character and personality of his  couples, creating extraordinarily striking, truly timeless photos.

His  work really speaks for itself. I could tell you all about how he is an  internationally recognised, award-winning, insanely talented photographer. Or maybe I could mention his  passion and ability for capturing weddings in a unique and pioneering  way. All of that is 100% true but none of it tells you nearly as much as you’ll learn from looking  at his imagery.

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5 brilliant tips to help you choose your wedding photographer

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Today’s post is written by the super talented  contemporary wedding photographer, Emmie Scott.  Emmie lets us in on  5 tips from the top on what to look out  for when choosing your wedding photographer.

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER FOR YOU

It is not uncommon at a wedding to have a guest walk up to me and ask me “can you Photoshop my wedding images? My photographer got drunk at my wedding and all my pictures are blurry”. Or something to that affect.

As a wedding photographer who takes their profession very seriously, there is nothing more frustrating and upsetting.

There is a lot of advice out there for engaged couples on how to choose a wedding photographer but I feel that much of it is misguided.

Don’t take the following advice for granted. Your photographs will continue to live on once the memories have long since faded. All the guests have left, the marque has been brought down, the food has been eaten, paper details have been thrown in the bin: your photography will last and continue to bring you joy forever more.

I am going to let you in on not only how to choose your wedding photographer but how to choose the right one for you and what to expect so that you can avoid any rogue traders.

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How to get the most out of your wedding photography

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Your wedding album will  most likely become your most treasured souvenir from the most spectacular  day of your life. With that in mind I asked one of the UK’s finest  wedding photographers, David Pullum, to write a guest post on getting the most  out of your wedding photography. Over to you, David!…

IF YOU CAN… CHILLAX

The best  way to get great wedding photos  couldn’t be more  straightforward –  just relax and enjoy your day!  There really is very little else that I ask for from my Bride and Grooms  –  its that simple. Of course the lead up to a wedding, and the planning of it all, can be stressful, but the day itself is a time to try to forget all those stresses and strains and just enjoy the excitement  of two  families coming together as one.

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LOVE YOUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

As a wedding photographer it’s really important that my clients like me. That sounds strange, I know, but I’m spending upwards of 8 hours in their company so it’s vitally important that they are fans of, not only  my work and photographic  style, but of me too!

Personally I choose to use very little direction when I’m shooting a wedding.  I’m happy to observe and listen and I don’t want to dictate and be the centre of attention.  There are times however when I have to take the lead as  family formals and couple shots are really important at any wedding, and this is when I have to take control, organise the shots and tell my couple how and where to stand.

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WORK OUT A DEFINITIVE LIST OF FAMILY FORMALS  IN ADVANCE

Family formals are one of the most important sets of images that I  take during the day so it’s vital  for me to liaise with the couple  before their  wedding to formulate a definitive list.

The formals are a record of who was there on the day, and the most important members of the family and close friends, I will never limit those and I have been known to take upwards of 50 formal shots at a wedding. If I limit them to say five,  that for me is just a barrier I am placing in front of the client which says “don’t book me”!

If I do have a long list it’s really important that I have as much co-operation as possible from Best Men, Ushers and members of the families. All of the aforementioned will have the same list as me and as I start to photograph, those assigned to helping me are always three    groups ahead of me, getting people ready and in position. I do this at every wedding and I struggle to remember a wedding where it’s taken me longer than 40 minutes to complete all of the family requests.

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ALLOW TIME FOR YOUR COUPLE SHOTS

I normally allocate  at least 30 minutes for couple shots – I’d love more but the reality is that at a lot of weddings I will be lucky to get even 30 minutes, so I work with whatever I am given. The shortest time I was given was 38 seconds, the longest 1.5 hours, so Ive learnt to get what I need within the timeframe I am given.

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