Shoot That Wedding! Some Wacky Ways to Capture the Big Day

Here are some wacky methods to shoot your big day.

To go where no photographer has gone before: Drones are being used in wedding photography. (Photo: iStockphoto)

The wedding season is on in full swing right now and photographers are making merry with weddings lined up one after the other. You might say this happens every other year, so what’s different about it this year? For one, you can be assured the demand for wedding photographers and candid shoots are not going to die anytime soon.

An aerial shot by a drone of a wedding arena. (Photo: Robin Saini)

Wedding planners and brides and grooms are getting more tech savvy, and photographers are only to happy to oblige. But make sure you find the right guy to fly this thing.

Fly by the Drone!

No, the bride is not asking to be swept off her feet.

Instead, the couple want their big day to be covered from all possible angles.

Drones have helped us achieve a surreal look to our videos and photos, We can imagine a wide array of things and turn them into a reality, drones have helped us capture beauty of a place in a much different perspective one can imagine

Rishabh Deshmukh, founder, Candid Tales 

Bengaluru-based Fotoshaadi employs use of DJI Phantom 3 drone that comes equipped with 4K or 2056 pixels resolution for recording and delivers stunning quality.

Drone shot of a boat at an Udaipur wedding. (Photo: Candid Tales)

Drone shot of a boat at an Udaipur wedding. (Photo: Candid Tales)

How Much Does It Cost?

• Drones can fly up to 500ft and capture stills as well as video
• You need professionals to control these gizmos
• One can rent the drone starting from Rs 75,000 going up to 1.5 lac per session.

Drones are easily available in the market, The prices start from Rs. 70,000 and go up to 3-5 Lakhs. One can rent a drone starting from Rs. 10,000 to 20,000 per day. 

Rishabh Deshmukh, founder, Candid Tales 

Get Married In Front of the World

Modern couples are increasingly happy to share their private pictures on public platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.

A couple in the US live-broadcasted their wedding via Periscope, Twitter’s live-streaming platform. For people far away who aren’t able to make it to a wedding, they can now sit in the comfort of their living room and still be part of the event thanks to apps like Periscope. Don’t believe us? See for yourselves.

In India, the Periscope craze is yet to catch on but there are still exceptions

Pune-based Adityo Deshmukh, a strat-up professional, came up with the idea of live-broadcasting his cousin’s wedding via Periscope. The footage was shared with relatives who couldn’t make it to the wedding and since then, he has live-broadcasted a co-worker’s wedding and is all set to do it again. 

Periscope event details. (Photo: Periscope screengrab via Adityo Deshmukh)

Four of my friends could not attend the wedding, so we decided to live broadcast the event for the absentees via Periscope. It was fun shooting the wedding and will do it more often.

Adityo Deshmukh

Don’t Worry, There’s YouTube

YouTube is your mecca for popular songs, videos and movies, but now you can also make use of the platform to shoot videos and share it with friends.

Samsung Galaxy S6 can live stream on YouTube. (Photo: Reuters)

Live stream from phones at full-HD resolution. (Photo: Samsung Note 5 setting)

Hide Pint-Sized Cameras And Shoot

We’ve seen them used for sting operations and detective work, and now you can use one of these pint-sized cams on the collar of your shirt to shoot an occasion without anyone noticing the camera. Button-sized cameras have the calibre to capture an event candidly. 

Suit-up with a spy camera. (Photo: Geekstuff4U)

So if you’re wardrobe-ready for this year’s wedding season, time to get your gizmos hooked and ready to shoot.