Professional Techniques for Digital Wedding Photography

by Kathleen Hawkins and Jeff Hawkins

Book Overview

Addressing the reservations many wedding photographers have about digital photography, this guide explains the many valuable benefits of this technology, including saved labor costs and quick... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584281103
• ISBN13: 9781584281108
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Amherst Media
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Wedding Photography by Kathleen Hawkins

This is an excellent work which teaches how to plan a wedding with particular emphasis on the photography. The author discusses three types of photogs i.e. the traditional photog, photojournalists and a combinationShe advises couples to search the internet, attend bridal shows and follow-up on referrals. The work is a "must have". It will save you time and money. The planning for a wedding can be hectic. There are pressures. People tend to think emotionally with little room for reasoning. This work will focus your attention on the important planning horizons for accomplishing a successful wedding without spending too much money.

A "MUST HAVE" to move into the Digital Age

WOW!!! For anyone thinking about moving into Digital Wedding Photography this book is a must have. I have operated a Photography Studio for over 25 years and have taught and attended hundreds of seminars thru the years and have never seen a more down to earth, thought provoking system. Jeff and Kathleen lay out there approach to handling a Digital Wedding from start to finish. In the book they cover every aspect of the Digital Wedding from marketing to equipment, sales, production, to the delivering the finished Wedding Album. They show you how to do simple digital special effects to add to the wedding story and your bottom line. Jeff & Kathleen show you how they lay out their workflow in a time saving fasion that keeps you files organizedand easy to work with. This book will return at least five times the price you pay for it on your first Wedding.George Dunlap - Master Photographer, Cr., CPP

AWESOME BOOK!

This book is terrific! It is just what I needed to make the leap. I have been photographing portraits digitally but I have been hesitant to take the plunge with my weddings. Mainly because I was overwhelmed with the workflow process and not sure if I wanted to take the additional time to prep, save, and create the images digitally. This book gave me the confidence and the steps required to do move forward and capture weddings digitally. Once I made that leap, I was amazed at how the steps and tools shared in this book helped me in the process and now weddings are fun once again! Anyone thinking about taking the leap should read this book!!!

Awesome!

I have read about five books on wedding photography and this book is the best I have read yet. A great tool for anyone interested in digital wedding photography. I like the fact that Jeff and Kathleen spent a lot of time writing about the business and digital workflow instead of just merely technical picture details as many photography books do, although that part is great too. I feel 100% more comfortable now in moving to the digital arena. This book covers it all. Excellent work!!

Easing your way into digital wedding photography.

This 125-page book is an introduction to moving your wedding photography into the digital world, but it is also a guide to further your business if you are already involved in digital photography. The generously illustrated volume discusses the advantages of digital photography and what may be behind your efforts of avoiding the digital arena. Okay - you've made the plunge and are willing to advance to digital photography. Now what? Where to begin? The author suggests you, "Look before you leap, but don't overanalyze!" He then discusses your decision-making type and how to deal with the "cheetah thinkers and the turtle thinkers" (do you know your style?). Authors Jeff and Kathleen Hawkins then give you names and numbers for organizations and publications that will help you enter the digital world. Selecting equipment is discussed as is time management, delegating tasks in your business, marketing and the actual photographing of digital weddings. Chapters 9-12 help with the after-the-wedding process and album design. Chapter 13 offers advice from industry professionals in the digital world of photography. I think that's a lot of information for one slim volume.