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SHOOTING WEDDINGS
MASTER YOUR CANON

Shooting

weddings with

your Canon DSLR

Photographing a wedding can be an intimidating camera, then don’t worry, as a
prospect, but as long as you’re prepared, you mid-range APS-C sized D-SLR, such
as the 80D (£999 body only), will
should be able to capture some memorable shots
still be able to cope with the fast
WORDS AND PICTURES TOM CALTON pace of a busy wedding day.
All of these cameras are able to
or some, just hearing entered into lightly. As a wedding create 20-megapixel (or higher)
the words ‘wedding photographer it’s your responsibility resolution images, which means
photography’ is enough to to ensure that every aspect of the they are ideal for creating up to A3
Fbring them out in a cold day is captured immaculately – after sized prints without the need to
sweat. It’s certainly not a job for all, there are no re-dos! interpolate the images in post
the faint of heart, as it requires a To give yourself the best chance production – handy for any clients
multitude of skills, a fair amount of capturing some impressive who are looking to order large
of patience and the correct imagery, it’s firstly important to prints of your work.
photographic equipment in order ensure that you have the correct The lenses in your camera bag are
to do the job right. But just ask any equipment for the job. Starting with just as important as the camera
seasoned wedding snapper and the obvious, you’re going to need itself. If you don’t have a lens long
they’ll tell you that there’s no other a camera that’s up to the task of enough to reach the action at a
photographic genre that’s quite as shooting hundreds, if not thousands, distance, or you’re without a wide
exhilarating and rewarding. Being of photos across the day. A angle in order to fit everyone into
granted the privilege of capturing full-frame DSLR, such as the Canon the group shot then you’re soon
the happiest day of two people’s 6D (£1,119 body only) and 5D Mark going to find yourself in hot water.
lives is something that offers a buzz III (£2,178 body only), is often the Having a variety of lenses that cover
unlike any other and for those with preferred choice for professional most focal lengths is always the
the ambition and the creativity, it wedding photographers as the safest bet, though whether you
can be an opportunity to capture larger sensor provides greater decide to favour zoom lenses over
some truly stunning imagery along amounts of detail for the highest primes, or visa versa, or both, is
Interaction with the
with crafting a longstanding and quality images. However, if your couple is key to ensure entirely down to your own personal
profitable career. That said, it’s also budget can’t quite stretch to the they feel comfortable preference. A medium zoom lens
something that shouldn’t be glitz and glam of a full-frame having their photo taken like the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II

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