wedding photography

As a proprieter of a business, there are certain things you're not allowed to deny service based on — the protected classes of race, color, religion, origin, age, sex, family status, disability, veterans, and genetic information — and in some states, sexual orientation. Now a New Mexico wedding photography company has fallen afoul of anti-discrimination laws by refusing to shoot the ceremony of a same-sex couple.

When the granddaughter of a former President (George H.W. Bush) marries the son of a Fashion Giant (Ralph Lauren), you expect a lavish high society event. And certainly their 200-person September event had a pretty impressive guest list. And the wedding dress, designed by the bride’s new father in law, was no off the rack cookie cutter creation (100 craftspeople spent more than 3,000 hours hand-embroidering the tulle with ivory silk and metallic thread and Swarovski crystals, for the record).

Steve Sint, the former Popular Photography columnist and prolific writer, photographer, and wedding workshopper, has released a complete overhaul of his in-depth text on how to establish yourself in wedding photography field. The new volume adds the word ‘Digital’ to its title, your clue that it incorporates all things digital that Sint has learned since the first edition appeared in 1998 (second edition: 2005). Joining his books Digital Portrait Photography and The Bride’s Guide to Wedding Photography, the new volume rounds out his highly useful trio of texts that together can help any wedding/portrait photographer succeed.