The more time you have, the better photographs you’ll get—that’s the wedding day motto of every Chicago Hindu Wedding Photographer.

If you are new to wedding photography, it might come as a surprise that many times being a wedding photographer means you’re also tasked with keeping the day moving. While you are only hired to take beautiful photographs, keeping everything on schedule is just as important to ensure that your client will get every photo they want on their wedding.

If you’re walking into your first wedding or feel like you need help to handle the day better, here are some tips from Saiaf Films for managing a wedding the best you can from a photographer’s perspective.

1. Meet your client and keep in touch with them a few weeks leading to the wedding

Bets are you will meet with your wedding clients at least twice before the wedding. These meetings will help see if you are a good match for each other, and in some cases, to talk about the engagement session. Meeting in person and following up on everything through phone calls will really help ensure everyone is on the same page and to manage client expectations.

2. Make your own timeline and bring a copy with you

In most cases, you’ll get to create realistic timelines from clients who are very detailed, but most of the time, expect to figure things out on your own. Saiaf Films suggests making a timeline and print two copies of it—for you and for your assistant. You can find good samples of these timelines online by searching it up on Google. Try looking for one and then personalize it according to the details given to you by your client.

3. Anticipate that you are not going to have enough time

Weddings are very rarely on time. A lot of time, everything is 30 minutes behind schedule. What does that mean for photographers? Well, what was an hour of time to shoot formals is now 30 minutes, or you might arrive at the ceremony at the last second and need to grab your gear fast and get ready to shoot the ceremony. Being able to accept that you will lose time and being prepared to work fast is the name of the game. However, a good rule of thumb: stay close to the bride, and you will not miss any of the important events of the day.

4. Learn to say no

While you might have nailed down the best plan possible for the wedding day, come the day itself, the couple might suggest going to another location for photos or ask you to do something else that you know will cause delay on the schedule. Don’t be afraid to say that you feel that the idea is great, but you don’t feel like it’s going to work given the timeline.

5. Go with the flow

There is a fine line between helping guide the couple along to keep things moving, and being a pain. Things will come up that you have no control over, so just roll with them the best you can. Unless the situation is completely out of hand, just let it happen. Do your best to roll with the punches with a smile on your face no matter how irritated you might be about the change of plans. Because after all, it is their day, not yours.

Being a good Pakistani Wedding Photographer Arizona is more than just capturing great images; it is also about your clients’ experience with you. How you made people feel during the day is what’s going to help with referrals. If you’re the wedding photographer that really helped out and made everyone feel comfortable, chances are that couple will refer you to all their friends in the future.

An engagement photo shoot is a great idea to consider before your wedding. Whether you want to re-create the romantic proposal, capture a few beautiful photos in a meaningful spot for the both of you or just simply want to get to know your Hindu Wedding Photographer better, having an engagement shoot is a fantastic way to capture that elated glow you get in the days leading to your most special day.

To get you feeling inspired to do an engagement photography session, check out these top tips from Saiaf Films who have captured countless of stunning engagement shoots across the many cities of U.S.

Pick the Perfect Setting

Setting the right scene for your engagement shoot is crucial for stunning photos, so plan carefully the location as it will influence the whole outcome of your shoot.

Most likely, your Phoenix Hindu Wedding Photographer would suggest choosing a location that’s different from your wedding venue. This is to add variety to your wedding album. The setting could be the place where you got engaged, a spot where you first met or perhaps your favourite park.

Choose the Right Time of the Day

Once you have a location in mind, think about the best time of day to do the shoot and whether your surroundings will be busy. The point is to capture photos of you looking as comfortable as possible—not stressed that there are hundreds of people looking at you who will probably end up getting in the way.

But you don’t necessarily have to do the shoot in the middle of the day either. Shooting early in the day when the sun is rising can make for some stunning photos. Likewise, if you’re shooting in the afternoon, you could wait for the sun to set so that your photographer can snap some seriously romantic photos of your silhouettes against the setting sun.

Consider Travelling

We’re not saying fly halfway across the world for a sun-soaked engagement shoot (although that would be nice!), but it may be worth putting the miles in if there’s a particular city or place that you want to shoot your engagement shoot in. If you’ve got a holiday planned before the big day or are planning to have a destination wedding, then you could even consider taking advantage of the new location for your engagement shoot.

Include Props (or Even Your Pets)

An engagement shoot is the perfect time for you and your partner to take center stage, but if you’re a little bit camera shy then you could add props or another element to your photos to take away the intensity. Do you or your partner share any hobbies or passions that could be included in the shoot? Having something else to focus on can help couples who feel conscious posing in front of the camera to relax and have fun. Including pets is always a fantastic way help settle any nerves, too.

Overall, it’s important to just let go and enjoy yourself as much as possible. After all, how often do you get your photos professionally taken by a Fremont Arab Wedding Photographer for an engagement shoot?