Top tips for gorgeous wedding photos by
Sophie Lindsay
Sophie Lindsay is a London based photographer who works internationally,
capturing love, light and life across the globe. Using the subtlety of natural light,
she is reknown for her beautiful, simple imagery and innate sense of style.
Photo Credit: Sophie Lindsay
Getting on with your photographer
It seems like the most obvious thing in the world
but it is vital that you have a great connection
with your photographer from the offset. You need
to love their photography; after all, they will be
providing you with a visual legacy; a tangible record
of your love that will become a family heirloom
for generations to come. However, it’s also key
that you enjoy spending time with them. They
will be present at the most important and intimate
moments of your big day, and don’t forget they
will also be spending time with all of your family
and friends. You need to trust them implicitly, and
they need to strike a fine balance between being
outgoing and professional, being able to easily
direct and organise large numbers of people, while
simultaneously being discreet and calm.
How important is a smile
Lets be honest – no one wants cheesy, ‘posed’
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photos of themselves; but everyone does want
gorgeous photos of themselves looking radiantly
happy and relaxed. So the question is, how to
capture these authentic moments in a relatively
short space of time?
• I’m conscious that most of my clients have never
been photographed by a professional photographer
before, and it’s normal for people to feel shy or
nervous at the prospect of being in front of the
lens. It’s up to me to put them at ease, to gently
direct them when needed, and above all, allow
them to enjoy the process.
• There’s no magic formula to making couples relax,
but I laugh….a lot…. and I want the process to be fun
for my couples.
• I talk constantly to my couples as I photograph
them, I encourage and reassure them as much as
possible, so that they don’t feel ‘posed’. I give
them things to do, and I tell them what is expected