Documentary Wedding Photography: Capturing Reality
Documentary Wedding Photography: Capturing Reality
Class Description
There is a magic and beauty to wedding days that doesn’t have to be posed or fabricated. You can take photographs that are authentic and dynamic by drawing on classic documentary photography techniques. Join Tyler Wirken for a class exploring the practice of documentary-style wedding photography.
This course will teach you how to take unique, distinctive images that break away from standard styled shoots and set-up poses. Tyler will encourage you to think deeply about why we take wedding photos and then help you use those insights to create an actionable roadmap for getting the real moments during weddings. You’ll learn how to get up close and capture the more intimate moments of a couple’s wedding day without feeling like you’re intruding or disrupting. From being more present in the moment to getting through family photographs in twenty minutes to developing your one-of-a-kind perspective as a photographer, you’ll build strategies for ensuring the moments you capture are beautiful and real.
If you want stand out in the sea of wedding photographers and take photographs that more meaningful than meticulously-posed, then this course is for you!
Lessons
1Introduction and Background 2My Path to My Why 3Finding My Why 4Getting the Proper Clients 5Exude Confidence 6The Beauty of Being Pure 7Think Beyond the Wedding 8Favorite Photo - The Client's Perspective 9Moments are Fragile 10Moment Killers 11Tell it Like it is 12Make it Feel Like it Felt 13Skype Interview with Bride and Q&A 1Be Fearless with Your Gear Part 1 2Be Fearless with Your Gear Part 2 3How I Shoot Manual 4Back Button Focus 5Setting and Using Back Button Focus 6Gaining Trust 7Trusting Yourself 8Wedding Day Start to Finish Part 1 9Wedding Day Start to Finish Part 2 10Vow Renewal Shoot 11Vow Renewal Interview and Q&A 1Building A Photo: Composition 2Building A Photo: Lighting 3Building A Photo: Backgrounds 4Building A Photo: Hard Work 5Student Single Wedding Critique: David 6Student Single Wedding Critique: Diwas 7Internet Critique With Ben Chrisman Part 1 8Internet Critique With Ben Chrisman Part 2 9Internet Critique With Ben Chrisman Part 3 10Post Wedding Workflow: Culling 11Post Wedding Workflow: The Edit 12Post Wedding Workflow: The AlbumReviews