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How to get the most out of your wedding photography

15/04/2014 by Karen

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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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Welcome Claudine Hartzel to our Smashing Suppliers + a free engagement shoot for every wedding booked!

14/04/2014 by Karen

CLAUDINE HARTZEL I am thrilled to welcome Claudine Hartzel  Photography  to our  Smashing Suppliers, Smashing The Glass’s handpicked selection of the best brands and services the wedding industry has to offer. Claudine is offering every STG reader a free engagement shoot with every wedding booked through Smashing The Glass!

Smashing The Glass hand selects and verifies each Smashing Supplier, and can personally vouch that every one of them has the ability to turn your wedding day into something truly special.

You can find Claudine Hartzel  Photography in the Photography  category of  Smashing Suppliers.


CLAUDINE HARTZEL  PHOTOGRAPHY CLAUDINE HARTZEL
The award-winning Claudine Hartzel brings her creativity and professionalism to your wedding. Through modern reportage, fashion and still-life photography she will capture the magic and memories of your day beautifully. She uses state-of-the-art equipment and offers elegant handmade albums to help create the perfect bespoke package for any wedding.  Claudine is offering a free engagement shoot with every wedding booked through Smashing The Glass.

“Everybody loves having Claudine around… have you seen her work?? If not please have a look at her blog. The reason why I agreed to write this for her is that she is a total natural, and such an amazing talent personally and through the lens. She will capture your day with an extraordinary eye. Claudine has a first-class degree in photography and has exhibited her work internationally — and it shows the the warm and stylish images she produced for my wedding. She has over 25 years’ experience working as a photographer — I love how she manages to flatter everyone! It was very reassuring having her around on our special day and you cannot get married without at least meeting her! She is also so passionate about what she does and I know she is constantly moving with the times. Cannot wait for you to photograph my sister’s wedding next year!”

+44 (0)7852 138243
claudine@claudinehartzel.com
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Snap up this wedding photographer!

01/02/2014 by Karen

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As soon as I got engaged back in September 2012, one of the first things I wanted to research (well, apart from my dress!) was my wedding photographer. I knew I wanted a documentary / reportage style and had I known about Mark Seymour he would have most certainly been a top pick! I love his portfolio and, having recently chatted away with him, adore his lovely, easy manner. It was like chatting to an old friend, and this kind of rapport is so important when it comes to choosing who is going to snap your big day.

His style is classically elegant, combining reportage with a hint of traditional , and his unobtrusive ethos would be the perfect accompaniment to a really smashing wedding. I just know he’d capture it in the way it truly deserves to be shown.
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It’ll come as no surprise to you that his work has already been showcased on the pages of Smashing The Glass – I love featuring his images on my blog and it’s always an absolute pleasure to get a submission from him.

I must mention Mark’s accolades too. Not only has he been named ‘UK Wedding Photographer of the Year’ three times, he has also recently been made an Ambassador of Nikon UK. And if that wasn’t enough he is the first recipient of an associateship from the Master Photographer Association (akin to two Michelin stars in the restaurant world) for his wedding reportage and documentary images.
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