Documentary Wedding Photography: Capturing Reality

There is a magic and beauty to wedding days that doesn’t have to be posed or fabricated. You can take photographs that are authentic and dynamic by drawing on classic documentary photography techniques. Join Tyler Wirken for a class exploring the practice of documentary-style wedding photography.

This course will teach you how to take unique, distinctive images that break away from standard styled shoots and set-up poses. Tyler will encourage you to think deeply about why we take wedding photos and then help you use those insights to create an actionable roadmap for getting the real moments during weddings. You’ll learn how to get up close and capture the more intimate moments of a couple’s wedding day without feeling like you’re intruding or disrupting. From being more present in the moment to getting through family photographs in twenty minutes to developing your one-of-a-kind perspective as a photographer, you’ll build strategies for ensuring the moments you capture are beautiful and real.

If you want stand out in the sea of wedding photographers and take photographs that more meaningful than meticulously-posed, then this course is for you!

• Introduction and Background
• My Path to My Why
• Finding My Why
• Getting the Proper Clients
• Exude Confidence
• The Beauty of Being Pure
• Think Beyond the Wedding
• Favorite Photo - The Client's Perspective
• Moments are Fragile
• Moment Killers
• Tell it Like it is
• Make it Feel Like it Felt
• Skype Interview with Bride and Q&A
• Be Fearless with Your Gear Part 1
• Be Fearless with Your Gear Part 2
• How I Shoot Manual
• Back Button Focus
• Setting and Using Back Button Focus
• Gaining Trust
• Trusting Yourself
• Wedding Day Start to Finish Part 1
• Wedding Day Start to Finish Part 2
• Vow Renewal Shoot
• Vow Renewal Interview and Q&A
• Building A Photo: Composition
• Building A Photo: Lighting
• Building A Photo: Backgrounds
• Building A Photo: Hard Work
• Student Single Wedding Critique: David
• Student Single Wedding Critique: Diwas
• Internet Critique With Ben Chrisman Part 1
• Internet Critique With Ben Chrisman Part 2
• Internet Critique With Ben Chrisman Part 3
• Post Wedding Workflow: Culling
• Post Wedding Workflow: The Edit
• Post Wedding Workflow: The Album