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Page 1 of 2 IT SEEMS THAT the same mistakes happen over and over again when it comes to wedding pics. Here are the most common photography faux-pas made by couples, and how to avoid them! 1. Meet the fridgesYou may be a couple who have gone through thick and thin together, and have just bound yourselves to each other for life, but that doesn't mean you put on public displays of affection. It seems to be a very Scottish trait; a chaste peck on the cheek is all your groom is going to get, despite the photographer not so subtly encouraging you to stand a little closer together. You are both in your 'Sunday best' and are sitting stiffly on a bench, or trying to look as if you stand under a tree every day of the week. Short of slipping some Viagra into your champers, your photographer gives up, wishing you weren't acting like two people who had just met each other on a bus. HOW TO AVOID: This is easy. If you're nervous before a lens, then let the photographer know. Any photographer worth his pixels will ensure that you're relaxed enough before the event and are used to the camera on the wedding day. No one's asking for Gone With The Wind, but being able to relax and enjoy the photographs helps the real you, as a couple, blossom. This is true for any style of photography. 2. The friendly photographer'What a strange man', you think, as you emerge blinking into the sunlight from the basement studio. The photographer certainly had all the equipment and computers, but his assistant Egor didn't bode well; and his remark about the groom's broken nose could have been handled better. Still, his images were lovely, so you both decide to book him, despite the gnawing fear in your stomach. HOW TO AVOID: Photographers, like many creative people, can be eccentric or even a little shy. Some come alive on the day of a wedding (not literally, of course) and some are very sociable to begin with. Whatever their personality, you must be able to relax with them, and trust that they can deliver what you want. The most successful images stem from a degree of trust between the photographer and their subjects, so establish a rapport with them.
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