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The Best of Digital Wedding Photography
THE BEST OF
DIGITAL WEDDING
PHOTOGRAPHY
Amherst Media ®
PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS
BILL HURTER
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bill Hurter is the editor of Rangefinder magazine. He is the former editor of Petersen’s PhotoGraphic, and
is a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography, from which he holds a BFA in professional photogra-
phy and an honorary Masters of Science degree. He has been involved in professional photography for
more than twenty-five years. Bill is also the author of Portrait Photographer’s Handbook, Group Portrait
Photography Handbook, The Best of Wedding Photography, The Best of Portrait Photography, The Best of
Children’s Portrait Photography, The Best of Wedding Photojournalism , and The Best of Teen and Senior
Portrait Photography, all from Amherst Media.
Copyright © 2004 by Bill Hurter.
All rights reserved.
Published by:
Amherst Media, Inc.
P.O. Box 586
Buffalo, N.Y. 14226
Fax: 716-874-4508
www.AmherstMedia.com
Publisher: Craig Alesse
Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins
Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt
ISBN: 1-58428-145-6
Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 2004101347
Printed in Korea.
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise, without prior written consent from the publisher.
Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions. The
author and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Burst Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Lens Conversion Factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Effective Pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
PC Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Shutter Lag Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
The Mind Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Idealization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
People Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Emotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
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Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Focal Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Wallace ExpoDisc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Lighting Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
On-Camera Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Barebulb Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Studio Flash Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Light Stands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Umbrellas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Reflectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Lights, Cameras, and Other Equipment . . . .52
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Incident-Light Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Reflected-Light Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Testing Your Camera’s Metering . . . . . . . . . . . .61
RAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Color Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Sharpening and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
File Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Edit and Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Image Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Copy Again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Uploading to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Retouching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Print Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Album Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Print Sorting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Folders and Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Archiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Proofing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Reformat Your Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
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Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Gamma Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Viewing Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Profiling Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Color Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Soft Proofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Eraser Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Teeth and Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Color Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Mixing Color and Black & White . . . . . . . . . .100
Straightening Verticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Changing Image Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Don’t Overwork Your Images . . . . . . . . . . .111
A Specialized Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Get the Client Involved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Title Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Storytelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Color Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Gatefolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Double-Trucks and Panoramic Pages . . . . .118
Traditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Library Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Magazine Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Mini Albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Martin Schembri’s Design Templates . . . . . .108
Montage Software System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
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