Is the SONY A-100 good enough for wedding photography?
2007-05-12 09:09:44 · 7 answers · asked by Justin J 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Before shooting your first wedding on your own, you need experience as a helper or assistant photographer to a good wedding photographer.
Weddings are (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event for the couple, you should NOT take a chance on ruining it because of inexperience.
Yes, any digital or film SLR is good enough for most weddings.
Note that some couples demand higher quality that can only be gotten from medium format. (Cameras which give much higher resolution than the common 35mm film or digital format.) Medium format film setups with camera, two lenses and flash will run you $6000 and up, digital even more.
You can get a head start by reading some good wedding photo books, but there is no substitute for experience!
2007-05-12 09:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by PBIPhotoArtist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Would you say, "I have a scalpel, what do I need to know to remove your appendix?"
That illustration is a bit over the top, I know, but having a good camera does not make you either a: skilled, or b: a wedding photographer.
How are your photography skills now? Can you shoot manual settings on the fly and obtain your desired exposure? Great at composition? Post-processing? Fast lenses? At least 2 of everything, including bodies, lenses, flashes, sync cords, flash modifiers, brackets? Oodles of batteries and memory cards? Adobe Photoshop and the skill to use it? Fast computer?
Then there's the people part of the program. Are you cool under pressure? Good at soothing ruffled nerves? Herding crowds of people? Moving quickly from one activity to the next? Keeping calm when things aren't smooth?
If you are really a talented photographer with an interest in shooting weddings, then try to find a mentor to assist for a season. If you are a novice with a nice camera, then take a while to learn about the art of photography. Learn about camera settings and what they do. Study the technical stuff and the art. Practice the craft, and in a few years ask this question again.
2007-05-12 16:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by Ara57 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As some already mentioned.. it is really difficult to start... I've seen alot of people who decide to take up wedding photography just because they own a good camera.... the camera is really not the most important thing here.
Im a wedding photographer myself and it is really hard to start getting clients at first because you really need to have a Portfolio set up.. if you don't have that.. NO ONE will trust you and hire you to do their wedding... after all this is a ONE time thing and you have to make sure you won't ruin it. So I advise you to actually assist some other photographers and test your knowledge and create a portfolio.
You also have to decide on how you are going to make your packages and create a contract and make them sing it in order to avoid lawsuits in case they did not like the pics or anything goes against what you have discussed. * Handing Negatives or amount of pics given, proofs*
Your camera is a good camera... but you really need to learn how to use it.. I shoot with film and digital and i never use automatic features. Test your camera.. take it to friends weddings, take it to birthdays or any social even you can think of and try to take some pics from different angles and most importantly different lighting and time of day.. you really dont want to miss the perfect shot of the married couple because of light issues
If you have the right equipment, the right exposures and a really good artistic eye.. and well patience and tolerance towards the families ....you can do it
Hope this helps
Good luck!
2007-05-12 13:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by PK27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, that's a fantastic camera. BUT, do you know how to use it? Unless you have the proper training and practice, I wouldn't dare get into wedding photography. People pay alot of money for you to capture those special moments. And if you screw them up...
Take some classes first. Work with a professional! Then ask what you need to know before starting into wedding photography. I'm sorry if I sound ugly, but anyone with a digital camera nowadays thinks they can take pictures. Sure they can. But are they portraits? Something a person will treasure and be proud to show their friends and family for the rest of their lives? Do some thinking first.
2007-05-12 09:49:29 · answer #4 · answered by firey_cowgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To give you a little tip scan the area ahead of time and look for places where you think would be a good place to be while taking pictures.
One thing you need to keep in mind while taking picture is lighting. Know your your aperture, shutter speed, and ISO you will be using. Try to experiment with your camera while it is set on manual in different light condition. Different light setting is inside where you have different light and outside in sunlight (not the best) and in the shade.
Taking picture also involves being creative, planning, and to relax.
These are just the main things there are a lot more. Hope I was of some help.
2007-05-12 11:10:29 · answer #5 · answered by Leo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wedding photography is a very hard job
you have to read a lot of book before you get started.
2007-05-12 10:10:18 · answer #6 · answered by jutje 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be working with emotionally charged clients. Brides and their mothers are the worst to deal with on the wedding day. Set your policies and stick to it.
2007-05-12 09:15:31 · answer #7 · answered by Michael B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋