Point and Shoot Wedding Photography

At some point in time everyone attends a wedding. Interestingly enough, many modern couples count on friends and family to take interesting or memorable photographs just as much as they are relying upon the professional photographer who is paid to document the day. In fact, it is becoming quite standard to see a disposable camera at each of the guest tables which is to be used by those seated to take candid images.

So, are there any good tips for a guest at a wedding using a standard digital point and shoot camera? The first thing to do is keep away from the "canned" images. No bride or groom needs fifteen different angles of the cake cutting, bouquet tossing or other traditional part of the day. Instead, seek out the "characters" in attendance - your pal, the groom, always talks about an Uncle he really loves or who is a great joker - go ahead and get a few good candid photographs of this guy cracking up the people at his table. These are the moments that people treasure just as equally as the "I dos".

The next thing to do is forget about deleting duds while all of the action is occurring. Even a standard point and shoot has ample memory for such an event and you can miss some great shots while "reviewing" things. It is also important to try to get in close to the action...sitting across a table or standing within easy range will allow you to use the optical zoom, which prevents a great deal of blur or camera shake from ruining images. If holding the camera steady for indoor shots without flash is too difficult, why not get a small tabletop tripod? Yes, as just stated above, it is best to forgo the flash while indoors at a wedding reception or party. It creates harsh shadows, red eyes and flattens the scene. This does not make a memorable image.

Try to use ambient lighting from windows, candles and doorways to best advantage, such as standing with it at your back, or to the side of the subject. Also, increasing the ISO can help, and the "noise" or graininess that results might give the images a bit of character or "age". The higher ISO will allow for short or faster shutter speeds which will eliminate blur.

Additionally, you can open up the f/stop or aperture on the camera as well, though this makes for a shorter depth of field, so you'll need to stay within easy distance of the subject. Remember that the idea of taking casual photographs at a wedding is to ensure that more intimate images are recorded. This requires a bit of effort, but can make a great wedding day gift for a bride and groom.

Amy Renfrey is the author of two major successful ebooks "Digital Photography Success" and "Advanced Digital Photography". She is a photographer and also teaches digital photography. Her educational ebooks takes the most complex photography terms and turns them into easy to understand language so that anyone, at any level of photography, can easily move to a semi-professional level of skill in just a very short time. She's photographed many things from famous musicians (Drummers for Prince and Anastasia) to weddings and portraits of babies. Amy also teaches photography online to her students which can be found at http://www.DigitalPhotographySuccess.com
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