How To Photograph A Wedding In Bad Weather

By Jason King

The weather is one thing you can not control in a wedding event.You can organize and prepare for everything but no matter what you do you cannot control the weather.

Well as a photographer bad weather is something you can plan for.Obviously you wish you do not need to deal with it.But if you have been assigned a duty to do the pictures you want to be ready for whatever weather may happen.So here are some useful hints you can do in case of bad weather in a wedding event.

First and foremost you need a backup plan. No matter what you do you need to have another option for those outdoor shots you planned to take. As a San Diego wedding photographer I usually don't have to worry about this.But there will be times when bad weather happens. The thing you can do is make sure you have a backup location ready if the weather does get bad. With a backup place identified you can plan the photographs you will take.

Another thing you can do is plan to have more time for the wedding photos. What this will allow you to do is to take cover when it is showering.When the rain slows down you can hurriedly take pictures. I have had to do this several times as a San Diego photographer.It is not the perfect way to take photographs but it will work.

Finally you must already have set up umbrellas.In some situations the weather will not let up and umbrellas will let you take them anyway. In my San Diego event photography business we already have umbrellas ready for many reasons.Taking photos with overcast skies look great in pictures in reality.So it is not bad at all.

So there are some tips you can use to make the best out of bad weather in a wedding.As mentioned, you have no power to control the weather but you can definitely control your plans and still have great photos. - 30299

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