Masters of Wedding Photography DVDs

I recently bought both DVDs in the "Masters of Wedding Photography" series.

Each DVD is over two hours long and features 6 wedding photographers, typically by following them on a wedding assignment.

I would highly recommend both DVDs as I have found them to be very inspirational. The photographers do not tend to talk about the technical aspects of their photography, but more their approach to wedding photography, how they started, their influences and what they look to capture on the day.

A number of the photographers are extremely inspirational and when I started watching the DVDs earlier this week, despite the fact I didn't finish the first one till gone midnight, I immediately wanted to go out and cover a wedding!!

Perhaps the most interesting aspect to the films is seeing the different styles and approaches taken by each photographer. A couple of those featured remain very much "in the background" and prefer to have little interaction with the bride and groom on the day. In contrast some others are more vocal (in a very polite and lighthearted way!) and will loosely direct the bride and groom throughout the day in order to get the poses and shots they want.

Regardless of style however the resulting images from each of the profiled photographers are amazing and certainly set a high benchmark for fellow wedding photographers such as myself to aim towards.

It is also interesting to see how the photographers each had a different view on the advent of digital photography with most, especially in the first DVD, seeming quite opposed to it and still preferring to shoot with film. However this probably has more to do with the fact that the first film was released in 2004 when the quality of high-end DSLR cameras was nowhere near the level it is today. It would be interesting to see if their opinions have since changed.

If you are interested in purchasing the DVDs, or would like to watch a small example clip, please click on the link below:

www.mastersofweddingphotography.com

More new wedding photographs!

Following on from my recent post "First Destination Wedding" in which I gave an overview of the wedding I covered in Cyprus in May, I am pleased to say I have uploaded a selection of my favourite photographs from the wedding to the public section of my website, please click the link to view the photographs:

www.neilredfern.com/juliaandcarl

Big congratulations again to Julia and Carl for inviting me to attend and photograph their wedding. They are a lovely couple and were great to work with on the day. And a special thanks to you both for taking the half hour out of your day to travel up to Cape Greco with me to get the sunset shots (see photos below), despite being hounded by mosquitoes up there I think the pictures were worth it!

All the best to you both for your future together - I know it will be a long and happy one!!