So, you're ready to shoot your first wedding video. You have probably researched on the net hoping to find advice on how to shoot a wedding video, and you likely learned a lot. This article is to help you prepare for a job that doesn’t seem so tough when you first accept it. Read more >
So, You Want to be a Wedding Videographer
So, You Want to be a Wedding Videographer
What Are You Thinking?
With a prosumer-level camera and sound gear, you have in theory the equipment to shoot good video. Whether it turns out that way in practice depends on your preparedness, experience with the camera, and technique, as well as some external factors like ambient light and the access you are permitted. Suggestions on a website can be useful, but there is no substitute for experience. It makes a lot of sense to gain that experience by working as an apprentice to an established videographer before the responsibility to capture a once-only event rests on your shoulders alone. That said, the following wedding video tips and comments were gleaned from various information sources collected over the past few years and are reprinted here for your convenience.
Wedding Videographer Suggestions
You might want to join the Wedding and Event Videographers' Association. See their website at weva.com. WEVA gives you a good deal for your membership. They have an annual convention, WEVA Expo. They have a magazine, with equipment reviews you can trust and lots of ads for used gear. They have group rate insurance for liability, theft, and errors and omissions. They have a credit card merchant program that's easier and cheaper than most commercial offers. And they have a lot of this stuff on their web site, accessible to members only. Read more >
Ten Wedding Video Tips
Your First Wedding Video
Advice for those about to embark on shooting their first wedding video. In no particular order, here's ten tips. Read more >