
What To Photograph Within a Single Wedding Moment | Wedding Week
What is the difference between covering an engagement and a wedding ceremony in terms of angles, positions, and other areas? Within each scene during a single-subject (or couple) engagement/portrait session, there are approximately four to five angles to be covered at any given time.
Here is a basic breakdown of storytelling angles for engagement/portrait sessions:
- Wide (Scene)
- Medium (Expressions)
- Tight (Details)
During a wedding, specifically, the storytelling angles remain the same (wide, medium, tight), but there are more elements to consider, and therefore more actual angles from which to shoot. Here is a breakdown of elements, specifically, to be captured within a wedding moment:
- The couple (together, him, her)
- The wedding party (together, his, hers)
- The parents/VIPs (his, hers)
- The ceremony (guests, scene)
When positioning team members to cover the angles, ensure that each position is non-invasive in terms of blocking guests’ views or disrupting the ceremony. It’s important to have a strong team in order to shoot these angles efficiently and effectively. Some moments, such as pouring sand into a vase, work best with close-ups; in other words, it would be ineffective for a team member to take an ultra wide shot at that moment, and then miss important details/expressions/etc. It’s more about timing, knowing when to capture each moment/angle, rather than trying to capture all angles at once.
Here is a look at the possible subjects to be captured within a single moment of a wedding ceremony:
- Him
- Her
- His details
- Her details
- Their details
- Couple close
- Couple wide
- Entire wedding party
- Groomsmen
- Groomsmen details
- Bridesmaids
- Bridesmaids details
- His parents
- His family
- His VIPs
- Her parents
- Her family
- Her VIPs
- Ceremony guests
- Ceremony details
- Ceremony wides
- Ultra wides
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This is great content guys! I’m currently teaching my sister to shoot weddings with me and this stuff is invaluable. Easy to watch with a couple of laughs in between!