The Myths and Realities of Digital Wedding Photography

Some common myths about digital wedding photography:

Myth: "My Uncle Bob just bought an 8 megapixel digital camera, and he's offered to shoot my wedding. It's a good camera, so I'm sure he'll take good pictures."
Reality: What if Uncle Bob's camera dies as you're walking down the asile? What if Uncle Bob forgets to photograph your husband's long-lost relatives from Italy? What if Uncle Bob has a few too many gin and tonics at the reception, and all your party shots turn out fuzzy and dark?

Uncle Bob is a great guy, but lets face it. He's an insurance salesman, not a professional photographer.

Myth:"Anyway, we can always fix it later in Photoshop."
Reality: No offence to Uncle Bob, but garbage in, garbage out.

Photoshop is a marvelous tool, but it's not a magic wand. Sure, Photoshop can do everything from changing the colour of Annt Maggie's dress to creating blue skies on a rainy day, but if-- and only if-- you start with a professional-quality digital image.

If you start with dark, fuzzy picture pictures shot by Uncle Bob, your wedding album will contain dark, fuzzy pictures picture shot by Uncle Bob.


For more, see Digital Wedding Photography: Myth vs Reality