THE PRE-SHOOT THING
SO, YEARS AGO I REALISED THAT THE COUPLES WHO HAD DONE A PRE-SHOOT BEFORE THE WEDDNG DAY WERE REALLY QUITE A DIFFERENT BREED OF ANIMAL FROM THOSE WHO HAD NOT. IT’S PRETTY STRAIGHT DOWN THE LINE EASY TO SAY WHY. IT DOES A FEW THINGS. IN NO SPECIAL ORDER OF IMPORTANCE, HERE’S THE SKINNY ON WHAT I THINK THIS WEE SESSION DOES…PICTURES ON THE PRE-wedding engagement SHOOT HAVE ALMOST NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
Rule NO. 1…
Dudes Hate Having their Pictures Taken. Fact.
IN MY EXPERIENCE, IT’S USUALLY THE GUYS WHO FIND tHE WHOLE BUSINESS OF HAVING THEIR PORTRAITS TAKEN AS FUN AS A WISDOM TOOTH EXTRACTION. I NORMALLY MEET couples FIRST SOMEWHERE LIKE THE NED IN LONDON FOR A NEGRONI AND A CHAT. WE LOOK AT A BIT OF A MOODBOARD AND THAT HELPS SHAVE OFF SOME OF THE ANXIETY. ONCE WE’RE OUT THERE, HAVING SEEN THE INSPO PICS, IT BECOMES PRETTY EASY TO GET INTO THE GROOVE. IN DOING ALL THAT, THE PROCESS BECOMES (DARE I SAY) FUN. THEN, ON THE WEDDING DAY, AFTER HAVING THIS 20-30 MIN SESSION, men tYPICALLY WILL GIVE THE wedding day PORTRAIT SESSION A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF TIME FOR SOME PUKKA SHOTS…INSTEAD OF THE 7 MINUTES THEY WILL RELUCTANTLY MUSTER Without one.
Rule No. 2…
There’s no Bandwidth on the Day to Learn a New Human
Factomundo, your wedding day is a mega outta body experience and the last thing you want on your wedding day is to have to just simply trust this partial stranger with the most intimate and important day of your life. if you have done a pre-shoot with your photographer beforehand, then the morning when your wedding photographer comes into your sphere while in your robe, it’s really just another mate...no new human to worry about. easy.
Rule No. 3…
Practice; 100%, Absolutely and with Zero Doubts Makes Perfect