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to The San Diego Wedding Scene blog is created by One of the Top Ten Wedding Photographers in the World, Gene Higa and Braja Mandala. Braja Mandala is a San Diego wedding photographer specializing in South Asian weddings around the world.
Their combined experience of 20+ years as wedding photographers, this dynamic duo finds inspiration, interviews vendors, and educates the contemporary bride.

San Diego wedding Scene is the first and only video blog for the wedding community. Here you can, virtually meet some of the most sought after vendors in area and get their tips and tricks to making the most of your wedding day. There’s a little something for everyone here on The San Diego Wedding Scene blog.

How to photograph San Diego weddings at night

Here’s a great tip for brides when viewing photographers portfolios!

We we meet with lots brides and always ask about the mood of the environment they want the guest to have. Why? Most bride select locations because they feel a certain way or they want it look a certain way to their guests. In this post let’s talk about setting the scene. Yes, weddings are about getting great portraits. But, as wedding photographers we should also shoot the environment in which the guests are being entertained. This way when a bride looks back at her wedding photos, she can immediately feel the way she did on that day. Wedding photography is about telling a story, setting a mood and recreating an experience.

Below is a landscape shot of a beach barbeque in the Caribbean. Guests were starting to arrive at sunset to an intimate dinner hosted by the bride and groom. We wanted to see the colors of the sunset, the hanging lights and keep the intimacy of the party. The shot on the left was taken with flash. It’s a nice shot, but you loose the colors of the sky, and it looks like it was taken with a point and shoot. The shot on the right was taken with available light, no flash. Personally I think this shot tells a better story and sets the tone much better. You can see the colors of the sunset, the landscape looks more 3 dimensional and you get that intimate feel. Professional wedding photographers should always take better shots that what others are taking on their point and shoots. After all isn’t that what you’re paying for? Talk to you photographer, tell them how you envision your events and the mood you want to set for your guests. Weather it be fun or initmate. Your wedding photos should convey this.

If you like the shot on the right. Here’s some questions to ask your wedding photographer:

1. Do you take long exposures of the locations?

Long Exposures. Long exposures is a camera technique when a photographer must us a tripod to allow more light and a smaller aperture to create a brighter shot. This will also alow for more detail in the photograph.

2. Do you use a tripod or monopod? You need this to create long exposures?

Tripods and monopods. Both are used to steady to steads shots. Tripods have three legs and monopods only have one.