Perfect all of your images, simplify your workflow, and make every wedding shoot a more streamlined, positive, and productive experience with one hundred easy-to-implement ideas from the pros.

The unique format of this book makes it a perfect reference for photographers who need some quick ideas to jumpstart their session or for those who have more time to digest and implement an array of time-tested techniques. With one hundred numbered, standalone sections on a vast array of topics, you can flip open to any page and come away with a wealth of knowledge to enhance your working habits and build your artistry. You'll get tips for working with nervous brides, remembering key players' names, making a master shcedule, and posing groups quickly and easily. Strategies for posing individuals and couples will give you confidence and add polish to your images, as will tips for working in open shade, lighting for ceremony shots, and creating light ratios that sculpt the subject. Instruction for digital retouching and artistic enhancement make this one book no photographer can afford to do without.

Posing is one of the most important tools used by professional photographers to optimize the appearance of their subjects. Unfortunately, at weddings—where time is typically tight and couples don't want lenghtly photo sessions to distract them from time with their guests—there's often little opportunity to meticulously craft the best pose for each individual.

As Bill Hurter shows in this book, this means that photographers need to adopt a new approach to idealizing their wedding subjects. Through inventive staging, subtle direction, and careful observation, Hurter reveals how the skilled photographer, armed with a solid understanding of the traditional principles of posing, can create stunning images. With these techniques, you'll make everyone look their best—and capture more of the emotion and energy of the wedding day.

This book provides five hundred images from the industry's most heralded photographers, presenting you with a visual reference that you can consult prior to each portrait session to find a suitable pose. You can also review the collection of portraits with a client to gauge their interest in particular posing styles. Because this book is organized into posing categories(e.g., head and shoulders, waist up, three-quarter, and full length), photographers can easily zero in on a posing style that suits the subject and the portrait concept.

In this book, Gomez literally works from head to toe, showing you how to finesse the subject's hair and get the best-possible view of the eyes, nose, lips, and neck. You'll also learn simple posing strategies for enhancing the appearance of the breasts, arms, abdomen, hips, buttocks, thighs, calves, feet, and toes. This book includes techniques for standing, laying, and sitting poses that will ensure maximum curves and minimal bulk, making each subject look her personal best. Because of the intimate nature of such a shoot, you'll also depend upon Gomez's professional tips for communicating with the model and ensuring that you are accurately conveying your artistic vision for the pose. With these timeless techniques, you'll learn how to create images that will please your clients for years to come.

Good composition—or the effective arrangement of all of the visual elements that fall within the frame of the final image—is essential to the success of any photograph. Ernst Wildi provides the critical skills you need to fine-tune your images and ensure the most dynamic, powerful image possible. Easy-to-read text is paired with ample before-and-after photos, making it easy to see how each technique will affect your final images. Special chapters on the unique compositional concerns inherent in working with portrait subjects, architectural subjects, moving subjects, and panoramic images are also included in this comprehensive book.

Today's wedding photographers face incredible demands, shooting in ever-changing conditions, with no do-overs. In this new book, Damon Tucci shows you how to rise to the occasion and produce beautiful, magazine-quality images at every event. You'll learn how to conduct a thorough client consultation to ensure your clients' needs are well matched to your own requirements. Next, you'll get the inside scoop regarding the equipment you'll need to get the job done. Tucci also shows you what shots you simply must capture at the site of the ceremony, during the reception, and off site. Because time is of the essence on the wedding day, you'll also learn how to make the most of your opportunities. Simple strategies for posing the bride, groom, couple, attendants, and the family are provided, as are helpful discussions on selecting lighting that takes your images to another level. Finally, you'll gain insight into the Photoshop processes and other software applications that can be used to simplify your workload and maximize the appeal of your image.