Photographing A Wedding In Digital Might Be Stressful But Try Photographing A Wedding With Film

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I was on a phone call the other day with a photographer that said he would like to photograph a few weddings a year but has no desire to be a big time wedding photographer. He mentioned how stressful it is photographing a wedding which brought back memories of shooting in manual, on film and not knowing what I had until the film was processed. The stress level of shooting weddings on film is a little higher in my opinion than on digital.

I have never photographed a wedding with a digital camera. Although I no longer do wedding photography and now focus on corporate photography services, I did photograph my first wedding in June 1982 on film. I was a teenager then, but I did get paid for it. I have photographed numerous weddings on film in my consumer photography days.

Most of the weddings that I shot in the 80's were on a completely manual medium format camera. The Mamiya C330 pictured to the right is one of the cameras that I used. It was a square negative, so there was no need to turn it horizontal. I also used a manual flash. I knew what my various f/stops were at certain distances based on the film speed that I was using.

Although I no longer photograph weddings, I do know two wedding photographers in the Raleigh area that I keep in touch with. They are at two different price points and I would be happy to put you or someone you know in touch with either of them: Just fill out my ONLINE CONTACT FORM.

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David Williams

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Short Bio About The Author: I'm David Williams a professional commercial photographer focusing on corporate and business clients with some personal branding, lifestyle photography in the mix. My love for photography began in late 1981 while still in High School. I started making money with his camera in 1982. Brenda, my wife, and I started working together in photography in 1988 shortly after we met. Brenda and I married in 1989 and have two adult daughters. Please be sure to get a quote for services if needed. Call or Text: 919.723.8453. Please reach out to connect with me on LinkedIn.