Gum

Yes, that is a cigar in her mouth. Everyone was fooling around at the reception. But I use this as an example of how the mouth can be distorted by what it has in it. When people chew gum, even if they store in in their cheek it distorts the face. During the portraits after the ceremony make sure all gum is gone. It can be dissappointing if a great photo is ruined by one person whose mouth looks goofy from gum

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Make up

Look how soft and creamy the skin of this beautiful woman looks. Yes, she is just naturally lovely but I have done nothing in photoshop to her skin. I did not need to because she is wearing the correct make up. Perhaps you have seen photos where the womens noses and foreheads look like bright lights. This is because they are wearing a liquid oil based foundation and the flash from the camera is reflecting off the oil. There is special make up especailly for photography that will resist shin even is you perspire. Be sure your make up artist uses this type of make up or purchase a powder based make up if you are doing it your self. Have the mothers and attendents use the same foundation and everyone will have great looking skin in the photos.

Tips for Wedding Photography

The following blog will be a series of tips that you can read and share with family and friends. These are things you can do which will create great photographs. Read on and see what I mean.

San Antonio Wedding

I just wanted to add this beautiful photo of a wedding I did in San Antonio TX. It was such fun. Everyone piled into boats on the river walk and took a 20 minute ride. All along the way people waved and cheered the new couple. What a delight.

Meeting your Photogarpher

Do you realize that you will be spending the entire day with your photographer? All the other vendors are behind the scenes but the photographer is there all the time getting those photos. In a sense they will be your friend for the day. So it's really a good idea to meet with them beforehand. Sometimes people will hire someone with only a phone call. What if they show up dirty and in a t- shirt. Yes that does happen. The videographer for a wedding I did once had a skull on his shirt and he looked like he just crawled out of bed. So best to have a meeting to make sure they are who you want in your wedding.

Names of family members

Your photographer will be taking lots of photos of family members. It is very helpful if you have a short list of your parents and immediate family. Then we can say "Joe, can you move a bit to the right you are being blocked by the groom. I want to see your handsome face as well as his" This is much better then say, "Could the guy with the bald head behind the groom move the the right a little." You get the point.

Summer Heat

Are you having an outside wedding in the south or during the hot months of the year? Make sure your venue has fans and places your guests in a shaded location. You will be having older relatives and friends and they can really suffer from the heat.