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The Art of Digital Wedding Photography: Professional Techniques with Style (Amphoto)

The Art of Digital Wedding Photography: Professional Techniques with Style (Amphoto)

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Authors: Bambi Cantrell, Skip Cohen
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 19 reviews
Sales Rank: 73075

Media: Paperback
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 9.1 x 0.5

ISBN: 0817433244
Dewey Decimal Number: 771
EAN: 9780817433246
ASIN: 0817433244

Publication Date: May 8, 2006
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Product Description
Today's modern brides want hip, cutting edge photographs to commemorate their weddings. They want magazine quality images; they want photographs good enough to display in fine art galleries. These brides expect their photographer to visually depict the unique and romantic fairy tale story that brought them to this special day - and these brides are willing to pay a good price for this. Author, Bambi Cantrell, one of today's hottest wedding photographers, teaches professional and aspiring wedding photographers the techniques they need to achieve this sophisticated, documentary style in their own work. THE ART OF DIGITAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY guides photographers through everything they need to know about planning and executing perfect wedding photographs - from art to the business of perfect picture storytelling.


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5 out of 5 stars exposure information included   June 14, 2008
fatmav
This book sets itself apart by providing the exposure information of every photo, and when relevant, the lighting information too (think the cake shots). This alone makes it a keeper because it allows you to better visualize yourself as the photographer. For instance, the focal length tells you where you would have been standing.

Another notable strength of this book is the coverage of a wide variety of techniques. For example, those who have come to rely on auto-focus cameras may struggle on the dance floor. Not if you know the "zone focusing" technique highlighted in this book.

In general, I find the coverage adequate and the photos inspiring. Some reviewers fault the postprocessing part of the book but really it is just a gallery demonstration of what can be done easily with photoshop filters. The subjects of postprocessing and retouching are better covered in other books.

I highly recommend this book and its pre-digital predecessor for those who are already familiar with photography but want to get started at weddings.



4 out of 5 stars Stunning..!   May 15, 2008
Jeffrey S. Johansen (Indy!)
Stunning images and inspiration here! Get this book! And get Glen Johnson's too. The only thing you will find that is a bit odd (but it also makes me feel good in a way, shows pros like Bambi have the same struggles as me!) is that quite a few of the sample images have problems - too dark, blurry or both dark and fuzzy. This is the same problem I have in dark, church settings.

This may not be the place for it, but can anyone recommend a good book on ON CAMERA flash photography (using hot shoe, on and off camera external flashes)? I love 'Understanding Exposure; Revised Edition', every photography needs to read that! But when you add a speedlite (Canon, Nikon or other) the rules change and everything tends to be way too dark, or way over exposed. Anyone found a book that helps with that? For now, it is just trial and error for me, even with the super, ETTL powers that come with our super modern flashes. I don't want to but a Quantum light when I struggle with even mastering the manufactures flash.



5 out of 5 stars Great Wedding Photography Book!   October 3, 2007
S. Aponte (Long Island, NY)
This book has excellent recommendations and techniques for capturing the most beautiful wedding photos. The pictures published in this book alone are worth the cost of the book, IMO. They are beautiful and give great ideas. She tells you exactly how she captured the photo although I would've liked some more technical info on some of the photos. I highly recommend this book.


3 out of 5 stars are you a photographer?   October 1, 2007
Aneta Rusek (New York)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

If you are a photographer, you know perfectly well that no book is going to teach you much of the style you develop on your own. It is great for general ideas, but you really should be able to see who you are working with and figure out what kind of shots will suit the couple. I doubt that there are many brides that will appreciate a picture like the one on the front cover of this book.


3 out of 5 stars Strong photographs, weak on techniques   September 2, 2007
V. Strickland
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

If you're looking for a book that illustrates wedding photography in broad strokes, this book is fine. It talks about breaking the day down into different sections, what the photographer likes to have in her bag, some post-processing filters she uses, etc... However the treatment is on the shallow end in detail.

On the back of the book it says "... to inspire any bride-to-be and the photographer on her special day." I think as long as your not looking for more than inspiration, this book will be fine, however it does not really go into technical depth on the challenges and techniques to handle those challenges that a wedding photographer will encounter.

It's really aimed more at inspiration than instruction.


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