How to Ethically Photograph a Wedding

Everyone of us wants to preserve his/her precious moments through photography through their own hands, and for the most, heading the list of those ‘precious moments’ is the wedding of a loved one. So, it is only natural that in these moments, one wants to perform the best photographic magic that they’ve ever done. But some go past the normal levels of eagerness, and in the attempt of capturing Pulitzer-level wedding shots, start doing things that just annoy the hell out of everybody. If you don’t want to look like a fool in front of others, refrain from doing the following things:

• Don’t paparazzi the crap out of whatever people are doing supposedly to capture the spirit of the party, and this absolutely goes double when other guests are eating. In fact, doing that is so unethical that it should be considered a crime. And it doesn’t benefit anyone either, since it makes other guests feel awkward at being caught unaware mid-bite, and you only end up capturing weird shots of people looking like they’re doing a zombie impression on the food. In the end, you only end up making yourself look like a huge jerk, and an object of retribution in future wedding events.

• Don’t brag about your camera. Yes, we know all about your gazillion mega pixel DSLR by now, that you bought solely for the wedding. You’ve told us about it for 50 times now. Doing this sort of thing shows your immaturity more than if you had just shouted, “Hey people, I’m 14!”. At it’s best, you’ll only mildly amuse people, but at it’s worse, you may seriously annoy the hell out of others; in which case, prepare for some loudmouthed cussing.

• Don’t interfere with the other photographers. Don’t take it as a competition, where you’ll get a prize for getting the best shot. But in every wedding, there is always this one guy who takes it way too seriously. To such guys: leave others the heck alone. Everyone is allowed to photograph the ceremony, not just you.

Now, if you find yourself doing either of these things, ask others to forgive your sins and immediately resolve to never photograph a wedding again. Or just rely on the professional photographers to do the job for you. Give them the benefit of doubt that they MAY know a thing or two about photography, more than you do. They aren’t totally useless, you know!

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