Dear Stay Focussed reader!

Welcome to June's newsletter.

As it's wedding season (at least it is for those in the Northern Hemisphere!) I couldn't help but give you another wedding tip.

I know last month's tip was also a wedding one and I promise this will be the last one this year!

I was at a wedding recently, as a guest not as photographer, and it struck me that as a guest you have opportunities that the professionals often don't get - the more unusual wedding photos.

Wedding photography tips

If you're invited to a wedding over the summer, first try the tips in last month's newsletter, and then...

While everyone is looking at the staged photos, have a wander around to see if there's something unusual to include. Things to look out for are:

• A photo of the back of the assembled group,

• A photo of a bridesmaid touching up her make-up,

• A tray of drinks in the foreground with the assembled group in the background,

• A photo down the line of the group (like the one I took that you can see here).

And there will be plenty of other possibilities too!

One way to make your photos a bit more classy is to use a shallow depth of field (that's what I did here). This creates a really sharp foreground and a blurry background.

Here you can find out more about controlling depth of field.

And if you're interested in taking wedding photography a step further there's a complete wedding photographers package that will get you on your way.

You can find out more about it here.

See you next month, and no more wedding tips - I promise!

Darrell.
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