( 4 reviews )
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Dec 27 2005
This book will help the professional wedding photographer take his/her wedding work up another professional notch. It is not about digital and refers to film and Hassys but the lighting techniques are very applicaple to digital. Timeless book.
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 9 2003
Douglas Allen Box has a fresh view of wedding photography, and a fresh, clear book format. I consider him my new guru. I have asorbed much of the techniques described here and will be looking for opportunities to use them in my future weddings.However, this book is meant for the professional, who wants to add new arrows to their quiver, an amature will find the techniques described, too lofty. For them I would say, find a book written for beginners.
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( 11 of 13 found this review helpful ) Posted: Feb 25 2003
I am NOT a professional photographer rather I am an amateur photographer that has been asked to take photographs at a wedding. I was looking for a book that would teach me what I needed to know to ensure I did a good job. I bought this book based on the recommendations I read here. When I recieved the book and started to read it I realized the book was not what I expected. The writer does not provide any in depth instructional information on the process of taking photographs at a wedding. The book is set up so that the reader looks at a full page photograph and then, on the opposite facing page, reads a brief description on what was happening at the time the photo was taken. This useless information is followed by a very brief description of the type of camera used and the setting utilized. In the final chapter of the book the author provides a very cusory discussion of the business of wedding photography, but it seems this was added as an after thought and is not presented very well.If you're looking for an instructional book that has everything you'll need to start out as a wedding photographer I would recommend "Wedding Photographer's Handbook: The Complete Guide" by Robert and Sheila Hurth.
