Candid Wedding Photography has gradually and steadily become a lot more popular among the couples who are about to tie the knot.
Thus it becomes the task of the photographer to get the best random shots of the couple and the family in paparazzi style.
So, here are 10 things you need to know about Candid Wedding Photography today
1.GET FRIENDS WITH THE BRIDE AND GROOM
Try to be the best man for the groom or be like a bridesmaid for the bride. When you get comfortable and friendly with the couple, they will be calm and chilled out in front of you and the camera. This will make your way easy to get candid pictures of them.
Make sure that you reach the venue at least 2 hours in advance. Nowadays the couple prefer the wedding venue that is decorated as per a theme. You can take random clicks of the well-decorated wedding venue, which the couple would hardly gets a chance to see. Also, you can look for few awesome spots to click pictures later and also plan and visualize about what is going to happen and where.
You must roam about everywhere with your camera. Indulge in light conversations with the relatives and guests and while they are having fun chit chat, you can capture the natural moment of the great time that everyone is having. Try to capture the ambiance and feel of the people around.
As a photographer, you must know your equipment well. If you are there to capture only the candid pictures then keep your camera settings ( like ISO, aperture, shutter speed, white balance, etc) ready in advance. If you have to capture the posed shots and candid shots both yourself, then it is preferable that you use different camera for both the purpose and keep both of them handy and set in advance. Fiddling with the settings at the last moment can end up in losing an important candid shot.
Not everyone is comfortable around a camera. No matter how calm they try to be, there is always a bit of tension that is seen in the body language. It is thus advisable that you use Zoom lens such as NIKON OR CANON 70-200mm F/2.8 or Prime Lens such as NIKON OR CANON 85mm F/1.8 or F/1.4, NIKON OR CANON 50mm F/1.4 ; both of them are very popular currently. Prime lens Sigma 135mm F/1.8 are also suitable. You can capture absolute natural moments from far. This way the real emotions and feel of that particular moment are captured perfectly. To capture great Ambience shot, you must use Wide Angle Lens such as NIKON OR CANON 16-35mm F/4 or 20mm F/1.4 .
There is no bigger disaster than when a beautiful shot is ruined by the flashlight. Also the flash makes the people around conscious. You must click in a way that people around don’t even notice. Raise your ISO and widen the aperture in low light conditions. For Just-in-case moments, it is better to use off-camera flash.
This is a trick you can use when a ceremony or ritual is in action. At times like these it is difficult to capture a perfect candid shot. It may also happen that while you click one shot, you may miss the other one. It is best to go for burst shot. When you click a lot of multiple snaps, you will be amazed when you find few clicks as nice shaadi moments.
Gone are the days when people preferred posed shots of them. This is the era of live candid photos. People want shots which capture them in action, doing mischief, being playful and mingling with each other. To capture such moments keep your ears open for the tittle-tattle around or best is to follow the laughter to capture the people having the best time together.
For Indian Weddings, Jaimalas are the best event where you can capture a lot of candid pictures of the bride and groom. This is where the crowd also gets perky and lively. You will get a lot of candid shots of bride and groom being playful with each other. You may also click the popular nok-jhok moments of jija-sali or devar-bhabhi.
Couples nowadays prepare well in advance their magnificent entry at the Reception. They want to remember the day in all its glory. Some dance, some walk the ramp, some make an entry through bullet, some have fun games prepared for the bride and groom. This is where you can take unique pictures and get most candid shots. But all in all every wedding is different, so we Candid Wedding Photographers should make sure to capture and preserve the moments of the couples, relatives and the guests with our creative clicks.
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