Wedding Photographer Sued By Couple
It was interesting to see in the news this week that a newly married couple successfully sued their wedding photographer after being extremely unhappy with the photographs they received of their big day.
The bbc reported that the couple sued their wedding photographer for around £1,500 after seeing the results their photographer produced. To me this is hardly surprising as the widespread belief that anyone with a digital slr camera can photograph a wedding is becoming dangerously common.
What most people do not realize is that photographing a wedding is extremely difficult. Not only do you have to have a good quality slr camera and be able to use it you need to be able to compose photographs well, make people smile, organize your subjects, ensure you are photographing all of the critical moments in the wedding, spot candid unplanned shots etc etc.
Perhaps the the biggest challenge faced by wedding photographers is being in the right place at the right time all of the time. A wedding moves at a frantic pace from a photographers perspective. This is where planning comes in. A good and successful wedding photographer will have planned virtually 90% of the shots they take before the big day. Typically poor results are caused by poor planning.
So, if you fancy having a go at wedding photography the obvious and most sensible thing to do is to take a wedding photography course that will help you learn the basics and how to prepare yourself to shoot someone else’s big day.