IMAGINE THE ADVANTAGE YOU’D HAVE IF ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP WEDDING SHOOTERS SHARED HIS SECRETS WITH YOU
World-renowned wedding photographer, and one of the most widely acclaimed instructors in the industry today, David Ziser brings his no-nonsense, straight-to-the-point teaching style to a book that totally rewrites the rules for how wedding photography is taught.
This groundbreaking new book is the first of its kind to focus on the exact areas that wedding photographers have been begging a top pro like David to cover, including how to create professional quality light and beautiful images in every situation, how to compose wedding images that sell, and how to create amazing images in the limited time and at the fast pace of a wedding.
But David doesn’t just stop there. He covers every aspect of what today’s brides and wedding couples want from a wedding photographer, including poses that work every time and can’t-miss lighting setups you can use again and again, and everything is laid out in a brilliant step-by-step method that makes learning these techniques so easy, you’ll be able to pull off these same looks yourself (without spending thousands on expensive equipment). Plus, the book is packed with David’s tricks of the trade that he’s picked up in a career shooting all over the world.
LEARN HOW THE PROS REALLY DO IT
Each year David trains thousands of photographers on how to shoot weddings like a pro. He knows the problems and challenges today’s wedding photographers face, and that’s exactly what he covers in this book. You’ll learn everything on the list here and much more:
- Professional posing and composition tips
- Simple on-location lighting setups that are specially designed for the wedding photographer
- How to get gorgeous images using a minimal amount of time and equipment
- Creative lighting techniques that anyone can use to create dramatic wedding portraits that will set you apart
- David’s own camera settings and lens selections (which lenses to use when, and why), and how to get the best results with your existing gear
- How pros use on- and off-camera f lash, and a host of tricks of the trade that will make you more profitable and have you delivering the type of wedding shots you’ve always dreamed of!
Plus, the book includes the complete cover-to-cover layout from one of David’s wedding album designs to help spark your creative juices and give you ideas to take your own layouts to the next level.
The wedding photography industry has been waiting for a landmark book that would become “the book” that finally changes everything, and that’s exactly what you’ll be getting with the purchase of this book.
Author(s): David Ziser
Edition: 1
Publisher: New Riders
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 312
Table of Contents
Chapter One: If It Was Good Enough for Rembrandt, It’s Good Enough for Me: Making Your Clients Look Good
Secrets of the Masters—Part 1
Secrets of the Masters—Part 2
Chapter Two: Just Set the Camera to “P” for Professional (Not!!!): First Things First, Let’s Nail the Exposure
Getting the Perfect Exposure: “Blinky” Method
Getting the Perfect Exposure: Using the Histogram
JPEG Salvation: Highlight Tone Priority
Wrap-Up: Nailing the Exposure in RAW or JPEG
Chapter Three: You Already Own It, Now Make It Dance for You: On-Camera Flash Lighting Techniques
Good Lighting: The Biggest Difference
Throw Some Photons Against the Wall: Wall Bounce #1
Throw More Photons Against the Wall: Wall Bounce #2
Walls of a Different Color
Throw Some Photons at the Best Man: Shirt Bounce
Hey, This Is Even Better Than a Shirt: Panel Bounce
Balancing the Flash with Ambient Light
Speed Racer Lighting: Zoom Flash
Perfect Vignettes: Using Zoom Flash for Wedding Candids
Chapter Four: Kicking Your Lighting Into High Gear: Off-Camera Flash Lighting Techniques
You Don’t Have to Break the Bank
Umbrella Lighting
Keep Your Assistant in the Perfect Position
Loop Lighting Is Your Friend
Shooting Without the Umbrella
Shooting Large Groups
Posing Groups
Controlling the Contrast
Major Wall Bounce
Hollywood Lighting
Cheating the Sync
Adding Color Gels to the Flash
Bouncing Light Off the Floor
Long Dance Shadows
Adding a Third Light at the Reception
Shadow Problems with On- and Off-Camera Flash
Reflection Problems with On- and Off-Camera Flash
Chapter Five: Kickin’ It Up a Notch: Make Your Wedding Shots Sing with Backlighting
K.I.S.S. Backlighting: Keep It Simple Silhouette in Church
K.I.S.S. Backlighting: Keep It Simple Silhouette Everywhere Else
Accent Lighting on the Veil
Lighting the Background
The Z-Ray for Weddings & Portraits
Chapter Six: Oh No! I Forgot the Flash: Using Natural Light
Let the Sun Shine In: Window Light
Stepping Outside: Porch Light
Into the Garden: Natural Light Outdoors
Chapter Seven: Learning to See Differently: Rules of Composition
The Rule of Quadrants & Rule of Thirds
Centered Symmetry Composition
Crash Point Symmetry
Understanding Horizon Lines
Repeat Elements in the Scene
Interior Frames: Frames Within Frames
Vanishing Point: From Here to Infinity
Compositional Pointers
The Best Compositional Tool of All: Focal Length
Chapter Eight: Cameras, Lenses, and Lights, Oh My!: What’s In My Gear Bag
Cameras
Lenses
What About the Light? The Most Important Light of All!
What Bag Do I Put All My Gear In?
Chapter Nine: Walk with Me: My Workflow at the Wedding
Part 1: Studio Preparation for the Wedding
Part 2: The Start of the Wedding Shoot
Part 3: The Ceremony
Part 4: 17 Steps for Shooting “Altar Return” Photos
Part 5: Steps for Shooting More “Altar Return” Photos
Part 6: Shooting the “Signature” Images
Part 7: Heading to the Reception
Chapter Ten: Talk with Me: My Workflow at the Reception
Part 8: Shooting the Room
Part 9: Cocktail Candids
Part 10: Table Photographs
Part 11: The First Dance and Dancing with the Parents
Part 12: The Cake Cutting Shots
Part 13: Slow Dance Candids
Part 14: The Bouquet Toss
Part 15: The Garter Toss
Part 16: Fast Dance Candids
Part 17: Close-Up Candids
Part 18: Available-Light Reception Candids
Part 19: Adding Spice to Your Wedding Candids
Part 20: The Wrap-Up Photographs
Chapter Eleven: Bringing It All Together: The Final Presentation
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