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From our beloved bridal and wedding photographer expert Vanessa Joy from AdoramaTV, today we will learn a couple of trick to make your bride look absolutely stunning. Full video posted below.
Vanessa shares: “Number one thing is expression. It’s the hardest thing to work with, with brides because they’re usually not supermodels. Here’s one of my favorite tricks to getting a non smiling expression, out of a bride. Make them breathe in through the mouth right when you’re about to take that serious picture of them, have them just take a deep breath in through the mouth, and at the top of that breath, that’s when you take the picture. So breathe in creates a tension in the shoulders, and usually has them puff their chest out.”
“Make them look like a knockout, by giving them an s-curve. Flat-footed, you know what, some people look good like this, but not everyone, because, very stiff, take a knee, turn it in.”
“Another way to make sure your bride looks like a knockout – never have straight arms. Have them bend arms at obscene angle.”
“ooh.. chin.. nobody likes double chins. Have your model stretch her chin towards the camera.”
“Don’t forget about the details, you might have the best picture of the bride ever, but all she’s going to see, is that strand of hair all right. Make sure her hair looks good. Make sure everything’s fluffed, make sure her dress looks good, that there’s no wrinkles happening here, a lot of dresses you get the wrinkles at the stomach. Smooth it out… all those little details are going to make a difference.”
“You make a bride easily look like a knockout by using a nice long lens. I do full-length pictures of my brides with a 135mm lens. Love that compression, makes beautiful, beautiful portraits, make your bride look like a knockout!”
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Watch the full episode with Vanessa Joy and Adorama TV: