Product Description
Revised edition of the mega-best-seller, now completely revised and updated to include the latest trends in wedding photography!
The wedding photographer faces a difficult challenge. Working with emotionally charged clients, he or she must capture a once-in-a-lifetime event and make average people look perfect, with no opportunity for retakes.
The completely new edition of Professional Techniques for the Wedding Photographer is the picture-taker’s ??… More >>
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#1 by FRANK L. FLETCHER on April 11, 2010 - 3:00 am
This is a horrible book. The writing is bad and the photography is even worse.
It is not even worth the shipping charge.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by M. Fox on April 11, 2010 - 4:37 am
I was hoping for a book that offered some real value – an easy to read, quick to digest volume that provided some real insight. But this is basic content that may be of value to those who have never taken a picture before, most likely using the “professional techniques” verbiage in the title to attract more buyers. It certainly got me!
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by B. Nichols on April 11, 2010 - 7:22 am
I got this book hoping for info geared for digital photography, it has none. The book was written when digital photography was just becoming popular. It is good for formal wedding posing ideas, but it gives no technical info for digital photography. All of the info is based on using film.
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by J. Summers on April 11, 2010 - 7:42 am
After several years of photography and being frustrated with the results I was getting I finally decided that maybe I did need to read the manuals that came with the camera. After countless hours of trying to decipher what exactly they were trying to explain to me, it became clear that I needed something a little more “user friendly” that would still provide the necessary information to help me get the results I was looking for. After looking over several books I settled on Professional Techniques for the Wedding Photographer by George Schaub. I am not a wedding photographer by trade, in fact I have to be dragged kicking and screaming to a wedding (including my own). I found this book to be quite interesting as Mr. Schaub went through several lighting techniques that can be used not just for weddings but for all portraits. The book was written in a concise manner giving you the necessary theory behind lighting followed up with a real world example with diagrams of where to set the lights. After reading this book I still hate going to weddings and would rather go to the dentist than sit through a session with the new couple showing their wedding photos. But at least I understand how the photographer got the results they did and how I can recreate them to make me a better photographer.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by K. H. Alleyne on April 11, 2010 - 8:57 am
This book formed the basis for my entire wedding photography business. It’s great for a beginner who’s just getting into the business. The sample contract is awesome as well. VERY eye-opening indeed. I recommend this read for anyone getting into wedding photography or for those who wish to improve upon their wedding photography. I bought this book almost 6 years ago and I’m still reading it over and over today. The info never becomes outdated.(apart from references to a few independent websites which the author cannot guarantee are still online beyond publishing time).
Rating: 5 / 5