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Next-Level Wedding Lighting Tips That Every Photographer Must Know

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Next-Level Wedding Lighting Tips That Every Photographer Must Know

Don’t you feel that technology has made wedding photography a piece of cake? Ultimately, today’s advanced cameras automatically focus on faces, eliminate red-eye, and amend low or high lighting conditions. Still, professional photographers can tell you that cameras aren’t flawless, regardless of how advanced they are.

You can’t do anything about whether the bride’s uncle wears truly horrible pullovers or the bridegroom's aunt has a hairy mole. All you can do is take some steps to ensure that the picture you click is the best it can be.

But with the addition of lighting, while shooting the wedding, you can really improve the photographs you take. Following are the best wedding lighting tips that usually premier wedding photographer(s) always consider for a perfect shot.

And who knows might lighting give aunt’s mole and uncle’s pullovers a better look. So keep reading!

Sunlight!

Sun is the natural source of light. Sunlight adds a rich and warm photograph, which makes everyone look better. While taking photographs in the sunlight, you should consider the following basic rules.

Do not shoot under cloudless bright sunny days. Bright sunlight can disappear the photograph details. The stronger the sunlight, the darker will be the shadows. If you take a group photograph, then shadows can wind up on other faces.

Consider clicking pictures on cloudy days. Clouds soften the lights and display rich colors. On the other hand, it has fewer shadows.

Position

A light source is not our control, but we can manage our subject. Ensure that the light doesn’t fall behind the subject. Otherwise, you won’t be able to see any details. But if you want to shoot a silhouette, then your subject should be placed behind the light source.

Flash, flash, & flash

If there is not enough light, a flash is one of the best methods to add some light. But you should not rely on flash. Instead, you get familiar with your camera manual settings if you really want to be a premier engagement photographer.

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