DIY Wedding Photography: Shot List for the Traditional Couple
Do it Yourself Wedding Photography Traditional Shot List
As a traditional couple, you will want "classic" wedding portraits. Make sure you get the following shots for your do it yourself wedding album.
DIY Wedding Photo Shot List - Pictures of the Bride and Groom
Have the bride and groom stand in front of the church. Stand back from the couple so you can get their entire bodies into frame. Make sure to get the entire wedding gown in the picture.
Take a few steps forward, use your zoom, and take a close-up portrait of the bride and groom facing forward.
Have the bride and groom turn their heads and look into one another's eyes. Take a close-up.
Snap a photo of the bride and groom standing in front of the church on their wedding day.
DIY Wedding Photo Shot List - Photos of the Wedding Party
Every wedding album needs a picture that includes the entire wedding party. Line up the bridesmaids and groomsmen with the bride and groom in the center. The flower girl and ring bearer can stand in front of the attendants, but do not place them directly in front of the bride and groom. Doing so would block the bride's wedding gown.
Take some wedding photos of the bride with her bridesmaids. Then take some pictures of the groom with his groomsmen.
Make sure you get a picture of just the flower girl and ring bearer. These cute wedding photos will turn out great!
DIY Wedding Photo Shot List - Pictures of Family Members
Family plays an important role in any wedding. Make sure to include them in the wedding photographs.
Shoot the bride with her family and the groom with his family. Marriage unites these two families, so get a shot of them all together as well.
Make sure to get a picture with the grandparents as well.
DIY Wedding Photo Shot List - Photographs of The Ceremony
The ceremony is the most sacred part of the wedding. Don't be too intrusive while getting your shots. Here are some wedding photos you must get:
Each bridesmaid and groomsmen as they walk toward the altar
The flower girl and ring bearer as they walk down the aisle
The bride walking down the aisle and being given away
Close-up of the groom when he sees his bride
The bride and groom standing at the altar (from behind and from in front if you can manage)
The entire wedding party during the ceremony
Bride and groom's first kiss as a married couple
The couple lighting the unity candle
Bride and groom exchanging rings
Bride, groom, and attendants as they walk back down the aisle
DIY Wedding Photo Shot List - Reception Photos
The reception offers many opportunities to capture the spirit of celebration. Take a lot of journalistic style photographs during the reception of guests dancing, eating, and laughing.
In addition to these spontaneous photos, remember to snap the following pictures:
The bride, groom, and attendants in the receiving line
Groom removing and tossing the bride's garter
Bride tossing her bouquet
The wedding cake being cut and fed to the bride and groom (protect your camera from flying cake!)
The couple's first dance and dancing with their parents
The Most Important Tip for DIY Wedding Photography - Be Creative
This wedding photography shot list will get you started. It is not intended to limit your creativity. These are only the basic poses and wedding pictures a traditional couple would like to have in their wedding photo album. Take these basics and add your own ideas to create a unique wedding gift -- the gift of memories.
Sources
DFM Photography, Wedding Shotlist Helper, http://www.dfmphotography.com/wedding_shotlist.shtml
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Post a CommentWe did something similar for our wedding and got a friend to take the main pictures then the guests for the more personal one. We then used GuestSnapper (http://www.guestsnapper.com) for guests to upload their photos and photobox to make our own album. Worked really well for us.
It is always helpful to enter a wedding photography shoot with a prepared plan on what images you want. Great list!
Thanks for sharing,
Curtis
This is a great list! I wish I had it when we got married.
I wish I had read this before I got married! But obviously, it wasn't published yet. I decide to skip the professional photographer, and none of the pictures are very good. I'm sure many people will find this useful.
what a nice work ! Very fantastic and well done :)
Yeah, I know! Between me, you, Andy, and Lori we'll get some really good pictures for her.