Wedding Photos -- They're Just Not What They Used To Be

Do-it-yourself wedding photography is an excellent way to save money, but it is important to plan the details. Chances are you probably know a few photography buffs who are willing to help with your wedding photos. Use this guide to make the most of their skills and generosity to get beautiful wedding pictures.

1. Recruit multiple friends or family members to help with the photographs.
Designating multiple people as photographer splits the workload and means the wedding pictures will reflect a variety of perspectives. Choose knowledgeable, reliable people who are experienced in digital photography.

2. Use a high quality camera.
Make sure the camera you choose is technologically capable of capturing your winter wedding memories. Varying lighting conditions and action scenes are no problem for a good digital camera.

3. Have backup batteries or a backup camera ready.
Be sure the camera you use is charged and have a backup battery or backup camera ready.

4. Bring extra memory cards.
With digital cameras, most people take a few photos then delete the bad ones. The quick pace of a wedding probably will not leave time to edit along the way. Besides, pictures that are out of focus or unusual often have a unique beauty that is not immediately apparent. Bring extra memory cards to avoid missing a good shot.

5. Be very clear about what you want.
Research online and browse friend's wedding albums to get an idea of the type of poses and moments you want to commemorate. Make a list to be absolutely certain each milestone is photographed.

6. Get a mix of candid and posed shots.
A variety of photos best captures the spirit of the day.

7. Plan for the weather.
Depending on the wedding location, winter weather may mean it is too frigid to venture outdoors for a photo session. Plan to take group shots of the bridal party and family members indoors.

8. Edit the photos.
Try cropping and adding different special effects. Sepia and black and white pictures take on an elegant, timeless quality.

9. Order quality photo prints.
Since you saved so much on the cost of a photographer, invest in prints that use high quality paper and ink.

10. Make a wedding album.
You can use traditional photo prints to make a wedding album, but digital photos give you more options. A variety of book options, including hardbound books and small flipbooks, are available online and in many drug and discount stores.

This year thus far has been quite interesting for my business espically the last 4 or 5 months. I was pretty much booking steadily from May to early september. I have somewhere between 20 & 25 weddings currently booked for next year. My question is (espically for Florida Photographers) - When do you do most of your booking? A year out? Same calandar year? The year before? First quarter of the new year for weddings of that year?

Thanks!

Model K810i by Sony Ericcson Some Photographers Are Suprised With The Latest In Mobile Technology

Sony Ericsson K810i is an elegant mobile phone that would catch the eye of most telephone buyers. Its best and most advertised features revolve around the well performing camera that can balance the contrast and the brightness with just one touch of the screen.

The pictures that come out are great in quality and look as though they have been made with a professional camera. This camera has 3.2-megapixel features and it enables auto-focus without the user's need to get closer to the object he/she wants to shoot. It is equipped with a Xenon flash, so dark places should bring along no concerns whatsoever.

The Sony Ericsson K810i camera has a specific function, the BestPic™ that allows you to shoot 9 photos in the interval of one second.

After having snapped all these photos you get to choose which are worthy of keeping.

As for incorporated memory, there are 64 MB plus two more gigabytes included in the Memory Stick Micro, available with Sony Ericsson K810i.

The phone is a great improvement in terms of the networks it can function in; it works in GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 and in UMTS 2100. Because of all its functions and characteristics the phone is a little heavier than other models of the same brand weighing 103.0 grams, its size also being a little bigger 106.0x48.0x17.0.

For knowledgeable buyers, Sony Ericsson K810i will definitely leave aside its extra weight and show features. The digital zoom camera of the phone also brings great rewards to a modern individual interested in getting quality pictures.

It further provides video calling possibility, media player, an infrared port, a modem, USB mass storage, Bluetooth technology, a web browser and feeds, picture messaging, a complex organizer, and, for those looking for entertainment, it brings a radio, 3D games, Java, video streaming and video watching.

Sony Ericsson K810i is a very complex yet easy to use phone. It provides the trendiest and most modern facilities together with good menus and long-term battery life. Even if the intricacy of the system is not the buyer's concern, the easy to use features make the phone appeal to all categories of buyers

With the technological development growing rapidly, we might end up carrying a phone with lots of functions and leave the laptop at home.