Get comfortable with your photographer
On your wedding day your mind will be on so many things. If you have worked with the photographer before, you would be much be at ease in front of the camera. And when you are relaxed, the pictures will be natural. An engagement photo shoot is a perfect way to build that rapport with your photographer.
A great prelude to your wedding pictures
Your wedding is the most important event, but still it is a milestone in the journey of you two together. In that journey, an engagement photo shoot is the perfect way to capture the romance on a day, when you can be totally yourselves. There will be no timeline to follow and there will not be a 100 guests around you. This is the way to show the world the everyday you, little things that you do together to make a day your very own and very special. A trip to a favorite book store or coffee shop down the corner or somewhere away from the familiar sights and sounds.
A great way to vet your photographer
Hopefully, you have done your homework before selecting your photographer. Yet, until you see the images from your wedding, you would not know if you made the right decision. When you have seen how good the photographs from your engagement are, you would have the confidence going into your wedding that your photographer would go the extra mile to exceed your expectations. Trust me when I say that confidence will have a positive impact on the quality of your images from your wedding.
Providing feedback about your style
Different photographers have different tastes of how the finished image should look like. But this is your wedding and you should have the look you want in your wedding pictures. The engagement photo shoot is a great way to set that expectation. These images serve as a reference to the photographer. Any photographer would appreciate that and would be motivated to use that to produce wedding pictures you would absolutely love. So if you are having the engagement photo shoot, take it seriously and be articulate about your preferred style.
Posing practice
Posing is not easy for everyone. Some folks are naturally better at it than others. But still it has to be learned. Models spends hours practicing different poses. An engagement photo shoot is supposed to be more spontaneous than formal, but you can use this opportunity to get some real life posing practice. If you are serious about this, your photographer should be able to provide the guidance you need. This can help you figure out what kind of poses make your make your look the very best in photographs. This can make a big difference in the quality of your wedding photographs.
The engagement photo shoot will certainly be an add-on to your photography budget, if you consider it that way. Hopefully after reading this, you would see the upsides of having one. In that case check out these tips to make the most out of it.
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