Scott Loveless wrote: >I guess I need to actually learn how to use Photoshop efficiently. >Could you recommend any particular books that approach >Photoshop from a photographer's point of view?
Real World Camera Raw by Bruce Fraser. Short version: Your main tool is Adobe Bridge - you treat Photoshop and Camera Raw as "plug-ins" for Bridge. Workflow is everything with wedding photography, or any photography involving a large volume of shooting. >Any other advice for a wedding newbie would be greatly appreciated. Get a legal pad and draw a vertical line down the center of one page. At the top of one column goes the groom's name and cell phone number and at the top of the other the bride's name and phone. Make sure they have their phones on 100% of the time for 48 hours leading up to the ceremony (at which point they can shut them off <g>) and make sure they have *your* cell phone number. Continue in each column listing names of the bride's family in her column and the groom's in his. Start making mental notes of getting these people in photographs. Under the family section of each column, list people in the wedding party, bridesmaids, etc. in the appropriate column. Finally, write down the time and location for both the ceremony and the reception. Get an address *and* directions and confirm the accuracy of both for yourself before the big day. Get the name of whoever is performing the ceremony and any rules he/she has for photography. I'll let others provide equipment ahd shooting tips... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
