Hi everyone,

Me and 2 of my friends will be shooting our first pre-nup this sunday at the Ateneo campus. I just would like to ask the seasoned veterans for any tips that they could share with me. Do you have a flow that you go through during pre-nups? Any essential shots, poses, etc.? What gear will be essental?

Any help will be appreciated. :)

Thanks!
John

they're quite strict in ateneo. I've tried shooting there before and even though me and the couple I was shooting are alumni of the school the guards stopped us and told us to get a shooting permit. I suggest going to UP or Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife instead of Ateneo.

Personally I don't have a flow, just size up the scenes and envision what would be natural in that kind of environment. IMHO natural (almost candid) shots are the best for prenups. Try making natural poses, ex. in UP's sunken garden stage a sort of picnic, don't be shy to ask the couple to lay down on the grass if need be. To get more cooperation, after a couple of minutes of shooting choose your best shot and show it to the couple, for sure gaganahan yan, kahit ano pagawa mo game yan. Gear, well I don't think its too important for prenup, personally I use a 28-70/2.8 and a 80-200/2.8 and even a the very underrated 50/1.8 for prenups. But I also have had good results using a 12-24/4, so I guess its just up to your imagination and creativity in the end.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the tips. We are securing a permit as we speak. Hirap nga mag shoot sa Ateneo kasi "bawal" nga sabi ng guards. Nangyari yan sa amin in our recent trip back there as you can see in our thread here (http://www.digitalphotographer.com.ph/forum/showthread.php?t=2059).

hi john!

whenever i shoot pre-nups i just tell the couple that this is their time together. i tell them to imagine im not around. i just brief them a bit that they have to be extra "sweet" to each other and my job is to capture those moments. I normally just use one lens and that's the 80-200 so i try to be far from. Of course, i sometimes direct their poses to have some variations.

well, i agree with vince, just use your imagination and creativity. there are no rules and restrictions. Enjoy the shoot!

ooops! I agree with "John", just use your imagination

Thanks for the tips as well. It's good nga to talk to the couple ahead of time... will do that!

Once they feel relax already with the camera, you now ask them to kiss. Sometimes, I do this in this order - "look at each other" , "nose to nose", "kiss".

After several poses with kiss, compose a head shot of the couple and ask them to kiss again. Once they kiss, say "no tongue please". It never fails, they surely will birst into laughter. Don't miss that.

Once they feel relax already with the camera, you now ask them to kiss. Sometimes, I do this in this order - "look at each other" , "nose to nose", "kiss".

After several poses with kiss, compose a head shot of the couple and ask them to kiss again. Once they kiss, say "no tongue please". It never fails, they surely will birst into laughter. Don't miss that.

great tip sir dino. thanks.

thanks for the tip master dino! will definitely try this one!


Once they feel relax already with the camera, you now ask them to kiss. Sometimes, I do this in this order - "look at each other" , "nose to nose", "kiss".

After several poses with kiss, compose a head shot of the couple and ask them to kiss again. Once they kiss, say "no tongue please". It never fails, they surely will birst into laughter. Don't miss that.

Once they feel relax already with the camera, you now ask them to kiss. Sometimes, I do this in this order - "look at each other" , "nose to nose", "kiss".

After several poses with kiss, compose a head shot of the couple and ask them to kiss again. Once they kiss, say "no tongue please". It never fails, they surely will birst into laughter. Don't miss that.

i like these tips dino.

Thanks dino. Subukan ko nga yan!

they're quite strict in ateneo. I've tried shooting there before and even though me and the couple I was shooting are alumni of the school the guards stopped us and told us to get a shooting permit. I suggest going to UP or Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife instead of Ateneo.
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my couple and i were lucky pala 2 sundays ago when i shot their prenups there. must have been the time of day (730-8am) because noone bothered us. we just shot in the field across the administration building and in the jesu area.

i hope the grass isn't wet when you shoot there so you can make the sit or lay down. ateneo has many interesting spots to shoot in. i suggest you scout the place first before the shoot.

:<)

my couple and i were lucky pala 2 sundays ago when i shot their prenups there. must have been the time of day (730-8am) because noone bothered us. we just shot in the field across the administration building and in the jesu area.

i hope the grass isn't wet when you shoot there so you can make the sit or lay down. ateneo has many interesting spots to shoot in. i suggest you scout the place first before the shoot.

:<)
Sir,

Will it be possible to share those pics. Just wanted to know how you went about the shoot.

Thanks,
John

Tips for a good prenup:

1.) clothes with no prints. earth tones and jeans always nice.
2.) freshly shaven guy or clean goatee or moustache if he sports facial hair.
3.) light makeup for the lady. make sure guy has hankie to wipe sweat
4.) know the area ahead of time, chek out the weather forecast
5.) best times are early morning or late afternoon
6.) bring an assistant and a reflector
7.) if the couple is uneasy or very conciuos, try to have a mild conversation prior to the shoot. give some funny comments (not about them) crack some jokes if you can
8.) explain to them how you visualise the shoot. ex. I want you guys to walk hand in hand looking at each other and just smile , kiss once in a while, pinch each other ect. I wnat to take some candids of you i will be taking some tight shots and some environmental. ect ect.
9.) let them get ¨kilig¨show them some photos during the shoot and tell them how good they look ect.
10.) be carefull of the background. dont get oo carried away taking photos of them without looking at whats behind them.
11.) take a variety of photos. not all candids and not all posed. take some photos looking at the camera and some looking away, at each other ect.

12.) HAVE FUN! if you look or sound like you are bored, they will get concoius and it will show. praise them and say that they are doing a great job. keep those smiles coming!

Hope this helped!:)

thanks for the tips! :)

1. Arrive early at the location to scout arround for good spot. Sometimes eventhough I have done photos at the location before, when I get there they have new things blocking or have distracting things. Plan ahead for your shots.

2. Suggest not to wear bright color clothes or any text or graphics specially big fonts, as this would steal attention. Jeans with white shirts or all black or all white normally is good for pre-nup.

3. Talk to the couple at the beginning. Make them feel comfortable with you. Asks them questions like how was their weekend or something. Make conversations.

4. Before you take pictures, ask the couple if they are looking for shots that are tradional portraits (i.e. looking straight at camera) or photos where portrays the couple having a romantic special time together (photos that looks like the couples were not aware of photos being taken.

5. Use diffent background or different location within the vicinity.

6. For each location, have set of photos like head&shoulder shot, sitting down, standing, looking at each other, looking at the camera, looking at a distant away from the camera, and the kiss (I usually ask them to do almost kiss where their lips are about to touch).

Here are some example of my pre-nup photos.

http://www.jvphotography.com/darkroom/share/?client/20060827ej (http://www.jvphotography.com/darkroom/share/?client/20060827ej)

This one is posted by my client at weddingbells forum.
http://boards.weddingbells.ca/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=1675565&Main=1662799 (http://boards.weddingbells.ca/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=1675565&Main=1662799)

Hope that helps.

Sir,

Will it be possible to share those pics. Just wanted to know how you went about the shoot.

Thanks,
John


sorry, john, but i very rarely post the faces of my couples in the web unless i ask them and get their permission. even if it's part of my contract, i still feel that i should protect their privacy.

anyway, we just shot in the field across the admin building. i told them to walk around and do romantic things (handholding, arms around the other, whispers, etc) and i went around them zooming with my 70-200. too bad the grass was still wet and they wore white so i couldn't make them frolic in the grass. i made them walk in the middle of the street, kiss in the pedestrian lane, pose under a tree, and continue to shoot them around the 'patio' of jesu.

follow the suggestions pilar and jerry made here, and i'm sure you'll have an easy time shooting your couple.

:<)

follow the suggestions pilar and jerry made here, and i'm sure you'll have an easy time shooting your couple.

:<)

and dino's! that always works.

:<)

Once they kiss, say "no tongue please".

i like to play with my frisky couples so sometimes, i do the opposite. the transition from sweet to torrid is always fun to witness.

;<)

Once they feel relax already with the camera, you now ask them to kiss. Sometimes, I do this in this order - "look at each other" , "nose to nose", "kiss".

After several poses with kiss, compose a head shot of the couple and ask them to kiss again. Once they kiss, say "no tongue please". It never fails, they surely will birst into laughter. Don't miss that.

cool tip dino :) great way of capturing that laughter... really candid:Grin:

Great tips Pilar and Jerry. I have so many notes from this thread! :)

Thanks to all who responded with their tips, we're just new to this field of prenups and we sure need all the guides/tips from seasoned veterans here at DPP. Thanks again! Regards to everyone!

sorry, john, but i very rarely post the faces of my couples in the web unless i ask them and get their permission. even if it's part of my contract, i still feel that i should protect their privacy.


what i can share is my shoot of heart evangelista and jericho rosales in today's issue of the sunday inquirer magazine. i was given permission to post these and more pics from the shoot on the web, so i will upload them to my multiply site soon.

:<)

Hi, just wanted to share this 1 sample ... since the couple didn't want us to post any. I managed to get their permission for this 1 sample. Thanks again to all who shared their tips and guidelines.

http://static.flickr.com/103/301652751_9977ff68a7_o.jpg

@ryan:

I recognize the couple. The lady serves as a commentator at our church.

Thanks

sir ryan,

very nice shot! i like it!

may i ask the location of your shoot? thanks!

hi john!

whenever i shoot pre-nups i just tell the couple that this is their time together. i tell them to imagine im not around. i just brief them a bit that they have to be extra "sweet" to each other and my job is to capture those moments. I normally just use one lens and that's the 80-200 so i try to be far from. Of course, i sometimes direct their poses to have some variations.

well, i agree with vince, just use your imagination and creativity. there are no rules and restrictions. Enjoy the shoot!

I remember this, Allan! :)

sir ryan,

very nice shot! i like it!

may i ask the location of your shoot? thanks!

Hi Pio, this was taken at the ateneo college quad. Thanks for viewing!

Regards.:)

Hi Sir Ryan,

Nice pics po. I looked at your flickr site and added you in my list of contacts. Anyway, makisabit sa thread. Most po ba nung sa pre nup shots mo and other shots you used tripods?

Here are some more sample shots from the pre-nup. Only sharpening done in PP.

http://static.flickr.com/104/303183842_fa0bf733b5.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/110/303183946_8f24f11a22.jpg

@Ryan: Tripods were used in some of the shots but not all. These shots were done handheld. Its really ideal to use a tripod in all of the shots but sometimes its just too cumbersome to adjust all the time.

more sample shots

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/7959/xdsc4404hr5.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4464/xdsc4387ld9.jpg

Hi Pio, this was taken at the ateneo college quad. Thanks for viewing!

Regards.:)

thanks for the info sir! hanggang grade school and high school lang kasi ako dun :)

Just had to post this ... thanks for viewing ... thanks also for the couple for allowing us to post. Cheers!

http://static.flickr.com/122/301653184_6ff90173cf_o.jpg

http://www.anseldeilara.com/dpp/eric-juvie1.jpg

Couple always find this kind of shot exciting. You can also capture candid reactions after the jump. Just be sure they are physically fit and safe to do this. In this case, I ask the bride to remove her shoes which has 2 inch hills.

http://www.anseldeilara.com/dpp/eric-juvie2.jpg

Sunset shots are guaranteed winners for the couple. Enhance it a little more with PS.

http://www.anseldeilara.com/dpp/john-rica1.jpg

When using ultra wide angle lens, I always want to have a foreground. I waited for the waves to come down but I didn't see that it was 2 consecutive waves. Water hit my lens. Fortunately, my lens only and not my camera. :)

http://www.anseldeilara.com/dpp/john-rica2.jpg

Again, another jumping scene. :)

http://www.anseldeilara.com/dpp/john-rica3.jpg

I used curves here in PS. It's more beautiful than in real life. :)

Thanks for the tips and sharing Sir Dino. Will try them on the next shoot we get. Regards! :)

Thanks for the tips and sharing Sir Dino. Will try them on the next shoot we get. Regards! :)

We really missed the jumping shot! Shucks!:(

Thanks for the tips and sharing Sir Dino. Will try them on the next shoot we get. Regards! :)
We really missed the jumping shot! Shucks!:(

Any pre-nup tips for 2008? Beautiful shots in this thread.

very helpful tips, sirs!

my brother and I will be shooting one soon... my very own! :)

Very nice and informative thread. Thanks to all those who shared their tips for us newbies:)

A lot of foliage will help for that fantasy look in PP

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff98/storycircle/Weddings/jhunnyprenup/101_0919copy.jpg

Always take advantage of the sunlight.

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff98/storycircle/Weddings/jhunnyprenup/101_0949copy.jpg

wow hope i can have this shot also for my future wedding...

I find the tips here very informative after having my first pre-nup yesterday. :)

hmmm i only have tried 1 prenup shoot. what i learned is never make promise which one can't deliver to a client. and never disappoint the client. good thing i never done that mistakes.:Grin: just make some plans before the shoot do some brain storming with your team and maybe ask some ideas with the couple. just maintain good relations with them.

Have some fun!

Its a nice thing i went to this thread, its very informative. Thanks guys!!!!:)

Tips for a good prenup:

1.) clothes with no prints. earth tones and jeans always nice.
2.) freshly shaven guy or clean goatee or moustache if he sports facial hair.
3.) light makeup for the lady. make sure guy has hankie to wipe sweat
4.) know the area ahead of time, chek out the weather forecast
5.) best times are early morning or late afternoon
6.) bring an assistant and a reflector
7.) if the couple is uneasy or very conciuos, try to have a mild conversation prior to the shoot. give some funny comments (not about them) crack some jokes if you can
8.) explain to them how you visualise the shoot. ex. I want you guys to walk hand in hand looking at each other and just smile , kiss once in a while, pinch each other ect. I wnat to take some candids of you i will be taking some tight shots and some environmental. ect ect.
9.) let them get ¨kilig¨show them some photos during the shoot and tell them how good they look ect.
10.) be carefull of the background. dont get oo carried away taking photos of them without looking at whats behind them.
11.) take a variety of photos. not all candids and not all posed. take some photos looking at the camera and some looking away, at each other ect.

12.) HAVE FUN! if you look or sound like you are bored, they will get concoius and it will show. praise them and say that they are doing a great job. keep those smiles coming!

Hope this helped!:)


Wow! thank you so much Madam Pilar..:) nice meeting you po last DPP-EB..:)

Cheers!

John