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THE TRAIN<br />
<strong>Wedding</strong> dresses <strong>of</strong>ten include flowing trains. It is important<br />
to get several full-length portraits <strong>of</strong> the train draped<br />
out in front in a circular fashion or flowing behind. Include<br />
all <strong>of</strong> the train, as these may be the only photographs<br />
<strong>of</strong> her full wedding gown. If making a formal group, this<br />
might also be an appropriate time to reveal the full train<br />
pulled to the front. One way to make the train look natural<br />
is to pick it up and let it gently fall to the ground.<br />
THE VEIL<br />
Make sure to get some close-ups <strong>of</strong> the bride through her<br />
veil. It acts like a diffuser and produces romantic, beautiful<br />
results. Lighting should be from the side rather than<br />
head-on to avoid shadows on the bride’s face caused by<br />
the patterned mesh.<br />
GUEST PICTURES<br />
Guests <strong>of</strong>ten approach the wedding photographer to have<br />
pictures made <strong>of</strong> themselves. <strong>The</strong>se images rarely produce<br />
sales and can take the photographer’s attention away from<br />
the paying clients: the bride and groom. This tip for dealing<br />
with such situations is from Monte Zucker. “What I do<br />
is to discuss this with the bride and groom prior to the<br />
wedding,” he says. “I explain to them that it happens all<br />
the time, but I’d usually get stuck with the pictures afterwards,<br />
because the guest would never place an order. What<br />
I finally began doing is to either make the bride and groom<br />
responsible for paying for ‘special-request’ pictures, or I’d<br />
make financial arrangements directly with the guests before<br />
I would take the picture. Usually, they’d select the latter<br />
option.”<br />
LEFT—Believe it or not, the bride and groom rarely kiss on their wedding day—the simple reason is that they are too busy to smooch. Still, these<br />
shots remain very popular among brides. David Beckstead always makes sure he gets plenty <strong>of</strong> these images because they always sell and because he<br />
believes in capturing a romantic rendition <strong>of</strong> the day’s events. RIGHT—<strong>The</strong> veil is an integral part <strong>of</strong> the wedding gown. David Beckstead highlighted<br />
the short veil by backlighting it and the bride against a waterfall. <strong>The</strong> effect is a very unusual but effective bridal portrait.<br />
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