How to Use Your Digital Camera to Capture Candid Wedding Moments

So much happens at a wedding that without photographic images, many of the days events would be lost. Professional digital wedding photographers are usually hired to ensure that memories of the day stay captured and ready to be looked at whenever the couple desires. Looking at an image captured during the wedding or reception can bring the memories back even more than watching a DVD!

Creating that perfect shot isn't easy if you are taking photographs without help as there is only so much you can do on your own. Here are some tips if you find yourself at a friend or relations wedding taking photos with your digital camera.

If you want to take a picture of the couple or any other guest, first make sure that the background is good and the shot will not be overly crowded. Often the couple is in the thick of a group and at this point it may be easier to try and capture just their head and shoulders.

Spectacled guests can be a problem as glare from their glasses obscures their eyes and reflects back at the camera. Remember to compensate and increase the aperture if you are shooting into the light. Otherwise the couple (or guests) will appear dark in the image.

Candid shots are also dramatic and these portraits often reveal more than the quality of the picture itself. In fact, many professionals use the zoom to capture intimate and memorable moments. With digital wedding photography always remember to be ready for the shot as it saves people posing and looks more natural.

To ensure that no great moment is missed, your digital camera should be equipped with enough memory. In other words, make sure to have an extra memory card - especially if you want to preserve as many moments as possible. Something to go by is, if your camera has a 6 mega pixel resolution, you will need a large storage capacity card - a 1 gigabyte card should be sufficient - that will hold a few hundred shots at high resolution.

The reason you need to set the cameras resolution to the maximum is because the colors will be richer. Plus, if you want to enlarge the photos, it won't be a problem. This is achieved by saving the images to your computer where you can print them out at your leisure on special photographic paper.

If you are used to regular film photography, you may find the change to digital wedding photography a little strange at first. But persist and you may find you enjoy it more.

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