Speaking of pictures- shoot list

smw42

What do you include on your shoot list to the photographer?

I'm not sure if I should just list formals or to list formals and the specific shots we want (dress hanging, putting on dress, walking down aisle, exchange of rings, etc).

So my question is if you provided your photographer with a shoot list, how specific were you?

DMLJ

oooh oooh this is my question too! Lol!  Does anyone actually mind sharing their list so that I make sure I don't miss anything.

nov1585 at aol dot com

TIA (and sorry for piggy-backing on your post!)

ffbride_0813

Diane, I sent you a message.  Kind of unrelated.

smw, here is a must take list I saved from a while back in case you are looking for insiration. http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/04/15/photos-we-must-have/
I think that I will also give the photog a list of formals I would like as well as details.  I think the shots like exchanging rings and walking down the aisle are givens so I wasnt going to include things like that.  Mostly pics with such and such people and details i want her to get like the DIY projects I did. 

smw42

awesome- thanks for the link!

mbcdefg

Our photographer requested a list of who needed to be in the formal shots on the church altar ... parents, siblings, grandparents, bridal party. I think that was all he really asked us for.

The only other special shots we asked for ahead of time were photos with my family dog since I was getting ready at my parents' house, and an alumni photo from the high school that my dad and husband both attended (since a lot of alumni from two generations were present).

We asked for some family group shots with cousins and aunts/uncles at the reception. not ahead of time. We just gathered everyone together and ran over to grab the photographer and asked for the shot.

The only photo we didn't get that I was puzzled about was a solo shot of MH. There are a few portrait-style shots of me, but none of him. Not a huge deal, since there are lots of great photos of him and other people/me, but I didn't think to specifically ask for a solo shot since I figured it was a "given." And I gave the photographer a copy of our invitation ahead of time but we never got a shot of that (again, though, not something I was heartbroken not to have). I also wish we'd thought to get a group photo of everyone who attended our college (since there were alumni present from our generation and my parents' generation), but oh well. I have a friend who said she never got a portrait-style shot of her and her husband, so that's something else to consider (we got quite a few of those).  

We didn't ask for photos of the dress hanging up, shoes, walking down the aisle, ring exchange, the kiss, etc., but they were taken and included in our edited pictures. I figured that those were pretty obvious so I didn't ask for them, but if you'd be really upset not to have them then it's always best to mention them.

DMLJ

Ettiene- where did you send the message?  I checked my e-mail and my PMs and don't see it yet.

ffbride_0813

I sent it to the email you posted above. it was stuck in my email for a while.  I will also PM you. 

mbcdefg

Oh, I forgot, there WAS one photo that I was pretty bummed not to have and I wish I'd specifically asked for ... a shot of MH's reaction as I was walking down the aisle. The first shot of MH during our processional is when he's shaking my dad's hand when Dad and I got to the front of the church.

smw42

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_new-jersey_speaking-of-pictures-shoot-list?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:90Discussion:291e7102-47fb-4ac4-9b53-3ba5b85a7728Post:1efaaaa2-ae5d-4002-9b79-13e6b622fc5e">Re: Speaking of pictures- shoot list</a>:
[QUOTE]Oh, I forgot, there WAS one photo that I was pretty bummed not to have and I wish I'd specifically asked for ... a shot of MH's reaction as I was walking down the aisle. The first shot of MH during our processional is when he's shaking my dad's hand when Dad and I got to the front of the church.
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That's a definite to add to the list- thanks so much.

Pink7781

We just gave the photographer who needed to be in the group shots at the church. If you want to see the details they took, here's the link to our pictures.

www.shelleyandkeith.net
pw: erinandjames

Peacefield

In my view, if you have to give your photographer a list to be sure he gets things like the kiss at the alter or shots of the first dance, you're obviously working with the wrong photographer!

In viewing his work, our photographer, like any professional photographer clearly knows what to shoot.  During our consultations with him, he asked a lot of questions about the day and really focused in on anything unusual we were planning so that he could be ready to capture it  (this interest in our day and the details is some of what attracted us to him in the first place).  The only list he asks for from us is any unusual family pics.  For instance, he'll do the expected groupings (parents, extended family, grandparents, etc.) but it's up to us to tell him that we have someone flying in from Germany and we'd like to include him in a shot.

momod130

I really want one of my man kissing my forehead.  Isn't that super cheesy!?!?!?!

BlissfullyTired

List everything - you will not believe how the day flies by and you might forget to ask for a shot.  I so regret that I don't have a single picture of just my two beautiful sisters with mein my wedding dress.  I have no idea how I missed that one!