Product Description

Williams shares the timetable of a real-life wedding, listing the range of equipment and techniques she uses to ensure she gets the variety of pictures everyone wants from the day. The challenges of lighting for interior and outdoor shots (and for winter weddings and rainy days) are covered. Advice on editing a wedding album is included, as is a final chapter on new and exciting ways of successfully marketing your work.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #288882 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

From the Back Cover
+ Shows you how to photograph portraits and weddings in a
contemporary style that will appeal to every generation, using
easy-to-follow anecdotal information;
+ An essential resource for professionals and serious amateurs who want to
maximize their potential within the genre;
+ A truly original concept and a major rethink in the way that social
photographers undertake commisions and approach their client/photographer
relationahip;
+ Highly visual throughout with step-by-step images and finished shots,
plus first-hand advice from an award-winning photographer;
+ Explains not only the technical aspects of the craft but also presents
exciting new ways of marketing your work to generate additional income.

About the Author
Annabel Wililams is one of Britain's leading exponents of a relaxed wedding and portrait style. She is the recipient of a stream of awards and commendations, including Fujifilm Wedding Photographer of the Year. She also features regularly in newspapers and on TV, including the BBC.

Customer Reviews

3.5 outa 5 - my reasons why!
Hi. Thanks for taking the brief time to read this and I hope it helps in your book selection.

I've been shooting weddings and natural portraiture now semi-profesionally for 2 years, turning full time recently. As Christmas was looming I thought a few books on this subject would make ideal presents for the in-laws to buy so wanted to pick something appropriate. I was therefore looking for some inspiration, some technical wisdom, and a few tips from those in the know.

I selected this book based on the review written giving it 5 outa 5 but was a little cautious due to the other poorer review - so in fact also requested a 2nd book (just to cover the options!!)

Annabel's book is divided into two sections - half portraits, half weddings. She clearly has an ability to take good photos, and describes well in the book how to go about a shoot in its various stages. The book is sensibly laid out and reads well - it covers shoots from in the studio and at the subjects home. She talks through equipment used which happens to be med format and 35mm but not digital. For those of you shooting digital and moving away from med format (like myself) some of the info is a little old hack. This is demonstrated I think mostly in the wedding section where she uses a tripod for photos which I feel in this day and age (and for my stle of photography - reportage) is out of the question.

It's for this reason I give the book only 3.5 as I wanted a 'contemporary' photography book, so those boxes for me were only ticked 50%. I did reassure me in my photography work, which was half the reason sub conciously I expect I wanted the book. In reality I probably knew 90% of what was dicussed, it just helped me believe.

For those of you not bored of this epic by now.... the other book I bought was Stephen Swains 'capture the moment' wich rocks.

Recycled books
I have Williams's last two books and I bought this thinking it was a new book but was gutted to discover it's just two of her previous books bound together.
She has excelled herself with a new marketing ploy, recycling old books to unsuspecting buyers. The book is getting out of date, there is no mention of digital imaging. There are better books out there on this subjest matter but if you havent got her other books this could be worth a look as she gives some usefull tips.

Bring in the Old!
As Annabel Williams is pushing "Contempory Photography" on her courses its a shame she can't do the same with her books. This merger of old material is very disappointing and does not even mention digital. If you already have her other books its probably best to read those again instead of buying this copy! Save your money and buy one of the more up to date books out there instead. Much more contemporary and full of useful bits of info.