Weddings

Peter Phun on February 13th, 2010

Unless you have darkroom experience, you probably won’t know what a “contact sheet” or “proof sheet” is.
Now that we have digital photography, the term itself is irrelevant.
The “contact sheet” or “proof sheet” is nothing more than a grid of thumbnails of your entire shoot which displays unique numbers underneath each image.
A lot can be learned [...]

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Peter Phun on May 25th, 2009

 

Above, a reasonable facsimile of the Dandeanna, my 1st  and only yacht wedding.
Over the years I have photographed many weddings. This was “officially the first one I did” after I quit the newspaper.

Having survived the experience of photographing a wedding on board a yacht, I thought I might share some insight on what to expect [...]

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Peter Phun on April 1st, 2009

In this 2nd part of my post about hiring a wedding photographer, I’m heading into what must surely be the most confusing array of choices.
The Packages
My head spins when I think about how many photographers are willing to bend over backwards to seal the deal.
There’s so many customizable options here and I don’t just mean [...]

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Peter Phun on March 30th, 2009

Guests at a Laotian wedding give the lucky couple a ribbing.

It being Spring and soon to be wedding season,  I thought I could offer some suggestions to brides who are looking for the “dreaded wedding photographer.”
First, let me stress that I’m specifically referring to a still photographer and not a videographer. The videographer is a [...]

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