Wedding Photography Advice
Looking Good in Your Wedding Photographs.....
Every bride wants to look her best on her wedding day and a professional photographer should know all the tricks of the trade to make you and your new husband look great in the photos. They will find the most appropriate and flattering locations and backdrops and should be able to direct you on your poses. They should make the most of your wedding dress by taking some full length shots and some close-ups to capture and decorative details.
Lighting has a key role in all photographs and your photographer should be an expert in using it to your advantage. Pictures taken in bright mid-day sun can be harsh with dark shadows and a bleached out wedding dress so it's often better to wait for an overcast moment or to use a natural shade.
Angles are also important if you want to look your best. Why not take some tips from the stars, don't stand with your shoulders square to the camera, turn your body slightly by about 30 or 40 degrees for a much more flattering pose. Another trick is to tilt your face at a slight angle making it appear slimmer in the photographs.
When deciding on your wedding make-up it is a good idea to aim for a more polished version of your everyday look, you don't want your photos to look dated in a few years time. It's worth paying for a professional make-up artist, you'll be nervous on the morning of your wedding and a steadier hand will do a much better job. They will also be skilled at making the most of your features whilst maintaining a natural look. Make sure however that you have a trial run before the day, you don't want any surprises, just a more glamorous version of your everyday look. Here are a few tips to make sure you look your best on your big day.
Don't forget to wear waterproof mascara as weddings can be very emotional and the last thing you'll want to do is have to start reapplying your make up after the ceremony
If you are having black and white photographs steer clear of dark red lipstick and heavy blusher, as these will appear even darker while too pale pastel colours can fade out completely.
Pinky-brown lipsticks will whiten teeth while orange and red tones will make them look brownish against your dress.
Make sure that your jewellery, veil and headdress compliment each other too much fussiness will look cluttered in the photographs.
Treat yourself to a professional manicure; your hands will be the focus of a few pictures from signing the register to cutting the cake and close up shots of your rings.
Have your eyebrows and legs waxed at a salon at least 2 days before the day, this will allow time for any redness to calm down.
Most importantly relax and enjoy your day it only happens once and if you're enjoying yourself this will really show in the photographs.
Rod Pascoe Wedding Photography - wedding photographer based in southampton
Contemporary Wedding Photographer
Rod Pascoe is a friendly, attentive and unobtrusive wedding photographer, bringing a fresh, contemporary and versatile approach to wedding photography.
His candid documentary style will capture the uniqueness of your special day.
Corporate Event Photography and Other Photographic Services
Rod is also able to provide other photographic services, including:
- wedding photography
- portraiture photography
- corporate photography
- event photography
Photo-journalistic Photography and Imagery
For modern couples who want a contemporary mixture of candid photo-journalistic and creative photographic shots in:
- black and white photographs
- sepia print photography
- colour or combination photographs
Formal Photography for Weddings
By keeping formal, posed shots to a minimum, you have more time to relax, be yourselves, enjoy one another, your guests and your day without interruption.
Your final selection of enlarged photographs are presented in an attractive photo album, and you retain all the proofs as a comprehensive reminder of the unique unfolding of your wedding day.
UK Wedding Photography
Rod is a professional reportage wedding photographer with a fun, young, artistic, unusual approach.
Rod works with a Nikon DSLR and Nikon lenses images can be supplied on photographic CD-ROM.
Rod covers a variety of wedding types:
- Western weddings
- Black weddings
- Asian and multicultural weddingsy
- traditional weddings
- themed and fancy dress weddings
... from preparations through speeches to First Dance and longer.
Availability
Rod Pascoe is available in:
- South West wedding photography
- Southampton wedding photography
- Totton wedding photography
- Eastleigh wedding photography
- Hampshire wedding photography
- Wiltshire wedding photography
- Dorset wedding photography
- Sussex wedding photography
- Poole wedding photography
- Bournemouth wedding photography
- Verwood wedding photography
- Ringwood wedding photography
- Millbrook wedding photography
- Scholing wedding photography
- Bassett wedding photography
- Hedge End wedding photography
- Rownhams wedding photography
- Swaythling wedding photography
- Hythe wedding photography
- Lyndhurst wedding photography
- New Forest wedding photography
... but is prepared to travel anywhere in the UK to photograph your perfect day.
Favourite Photography Venues
Favourite venues include:
- Botley Grange Hotel
- Botleigh Grange
- Lainston House Hotel
- Rhinefield House Hotel
- Dockgate 4 Bar And Grill
- Southampton Register Office
- Highcliffe Castle
- Careys Manor
- Lyndhurst Park Hotel
- Balmer Lawn
- Macdonald Botley Park Golf & Country Club
- Silchester House
- The Elvetham
- Mercure Wessex Hotel
- Bartley Lodge Hotel
- Bishops Waltham Palace
- Burley Manor Hotel
- Chewton Glen Hotel
- Southampton Register Office
- Corus Hotel Romsey
- De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel
- East Horton Golf Centre
- Exbury Gardens
- Fountain Court Hotel
- Highfield Park
- Hilton Southampton
- Hms Warrior
- Hms Alliance
- Holiday Inn
- Hotel Du Vin
- Mottisfont Abbey
- New Park Manor Hotel
- Portsmouth Guildhall
- Southampton Football Club
- The Beaulieu Hotel
- The Civic Centre
- The Montagu Arms Hotel
- The Winchester Hotel
- Woodlands Lodge Hotel
- The Vine Inn Ower
- The Potters Heron Hotel
- The Dolphin Hotel
- Jurys Inn
- White Hart Inn
Wedding Photography Bookings
Booking is easy... Book one of the best!
Please contact Rod Pascoe if you require any further information or have any queries. Telephone: 02380 871009 or email: info@rodpascoe.co.uk.
