How to become a great destination-wedding photographer?

Posted by vishusing on December 4th, 2018

If you want to become one of the best wedding photographers in Delhi, then you should do the following things.

1). The first part of the deal is to get some formal training in photography. This is very important because photography is a specialised skill for which you need domain knowledge which you can either get through experience (will take ages!) or join a good institute where they offer photography courses.

2). The second thing is to become a good traveller. Destination photographer means that you have to go to exotic locations to shoot pictures. You should travel often, which will give you the confidence for travelling to far out places with your expensive equipment. If you are a regular traveller, then you will not find a new location intimidating and will be able to concentrate on your photography.

3). Do not start your career with wedding photography. Start small like shooting family photos, birthday parties, and graduation events and so on. When you get sufficient knowledge about your camera and know how to use it optimally in varied circumstances, then you can gradually start going out on outstation photoshoot campaigns which are near your city and then, you become comfortable travelling over long distances, you can become a professional destination photographer.

4). First, try out your hand on local wedding events before migrating to destination weddings. If you can become a good wedding photographer, then you have a great chance of becoming one of the top destination wedding photographers in Delhi.

5). You can gain experience by becoming an assistant to a professional wedding photographer. This will help you to gain knowledge about the various challenges that you will face when you are shooting on your own in a different locale far away from your city. Besides, training under a professional will improve your knowledge immensely.

6). There are a large number of destination photographers in the market and if you want to stand out in the crowd, then we suggest that develop a style of your own. Developing a style of your own requires a lot of effort on your part and trying out the various format to see which one of these suits your style perfectly.

7). Create a destination-wedding portfolio where you can show your client some of the great work you have done in the past. This is a great advertisement for your work and your potential client can see for himself or herself how good you are in your field.

8). Choose the right equipment to shoot great photos. These include camera, lenses, reflectors, tripod, flash and so on.

These are some of the steps that you can take if you want to pursue a career as a destination-wedding photographer.