A sense of fashion and style is all-important to the wedding captures. Nick Adams created a bold cropping in order to isolate the beautiful features and necklaces ofthis bride. Nick used a 4x3-foot softbox as a main light and two monolights behind a 6x8-foot scrim. The two main light sources were used on either side of the camera. The fill lights were dialed way down in intensity for this shot. Reflectors were used at either side of the model to help redirect stray light. A monolight with beauty dish was also used and placed about nine feet high and angled down to create an elegant hair light.
The rewards of being a successful professional wedding photographer are great—not only financially, but also in terms of community status. The wedding photographer of the new millennium is not regarded merely as a craftsman, but as an artist and an important member of the community.
Through my association with Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) and Rangefinder magazine, I talk to hundreds of wedding photographers each year. So, in preparing the text for this book, I drew on our conversations as I searched for the right words to define what makes “great” wedding photography and, consequently, “great” wedding photographers. The following are a few qualities they seem to share.
Likability. A common thread among the really good ones is affability and likability. They are fully at ease with other people and they have a sense of personal confidence that inspires trust. For example, acclaimed photographer David Williams says, “I just love it when people think I’m a friend of the couple—someone they just haven’t met yet who happens to do photography.”
Maximizing these personal interactions allows the best wedding photographers to create animated, filled-with-life portraits—images that bring out of the real personality and vitality of the subject.
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