HINTS AND TIPS FOR THE BEST VIDEOGRAPHY

My Uncle says he will do my video for free ?

• He probably bought his camcorder from the local discount store and you will more than likely end up with jumpy, shaky shots that will hardly justify your special day. He will also have more interest in filming the guests and his mates rather than concentrating on the people that matter...the newly weds. If you REALLY have no budget for video then getting a relative to do it is better than nothing but don't try and save money this way and expect professional results!! 

Do I need High Definition Widescreen Video ?

• It's a decidedly good idea to have your whole event FILMED in High Definition to "future proof yourself. However before you commit yourself to having your wedding finalised onto a BluRay High Definition Disc, bear in mind that firstly just to be able to watch it you will need an HD TV AND a Bluray HD DVD Player...pretty pricey at the moment. Remember that you cannot play a Bluray HD disk in a normal DVD player! Then there is the problem of all the family, who more than likely don't have all this fancy gear too!! Rather go for a standard DVD that you can confidently send anywhere and be assured it will play. Normal DVD's will also play on HD TV's and their equipment but not the other way around. Your videographer will keep your HD footage for you or be able to allow you to have it on convenient media at a small cost so you can always have a full HD version made at a later date.

Filming the Speeches

• The most important part of the speeches is the audio!! Rather than let various guests in the bridal party just stand up and talk, it's a way better idea to ask the reception venue to provide a lectern from which each speaker can walk up to and praise the new couple. This way we can also have a fixed point for our radio microphone on the lectern and you will get speeches that are crisp and clear!!!

Choosing your lens for Wedding Photography

As nice as it would be to shoot with only prime lenses, having 3 cameras around my neck with 3 more lenses attached to my belt isn’t really practical and will only serve to intimidate partygoers. Having a high quality zoom lens makes life much easier and you wont miss any shots messing with your gear. Wide-angle zoom lenses, sometimes also called standard zooms, to the rescue.

I find the best lens for wedding photography to be a lens that covers somewhere around the 20-70mm focal length range with an aperture of f/2.8. This ideal range lets you get wide enough to avoid constantly reaching for a dedicated wide-angle lens and close enough to capture facial emotions in your candid shots. It also doubles as a good lens for portraits. In the end, this type of lens is on my main camera 80% of the day. Again, sorry Canon users but here is a short list for Nikonians to research.

Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 – INR 1,13,950/-

A new lens to Nikon’s lineup, and replaces the 28-70mm lens. It’s compact, very sharp and has a good focal range.

Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8 – INR 99,490/-

The previous standard for this type of lens. Built like a tank, but almost as heavy as one too. Not quite as wide as the newer Nikon lens above, but a great lens.

Nikon 17-55mm – f/2.8 – INR 93,450/-

This was Nikons first DX wide-angle zoom that has the needed constant f/2.8 aperture. Its angle of view is great and versatility unbeatable. Having used this lens and loved it, the only caution I would give is to seriously consider your upgrade path ahead. This lens will be at a great disadvantage when mounted on Nikon’s newer full frame bodies at reduced resolution. If you plan to stick with the DX sensor, and word is Nikon has more coming down the pipes, this is a must have lens.

DV-Studio Photography

Pre-Wedding Photography

Pre-wedding photography is the switch from the traditional Wedding albums / Wedding day photography to contemporary fashion photography for the couple. The concept is to improvise or replace the wedding album tradition to fashion oriented pictures independent of flaws in photography due to traditional events and girth of time and people.

Pre-wedding portfolio is an aggregation of photo journalistic and posed images shot by the professionals of fashion photography. Our fashion photographers guaranty to reflect both ‘beauty and love’ in a fashion portfolio, a couple would cherish forever, pictures that you can flaunt and moments to be remembered with years to come.

Urmi & Debasis- A very beautiful couple 

Pre wedding photography allows you to have the best of photography in flawless and independent expressions to portray love in the best phase of your life. Pictures that will embrace your love in pictures for life.

Its time for couples to dress to perfection to personify their grace with the coolest trends in fashion enhanced by the best fashion figures in business. Memories shall stay forever and the best way to revive them is to capture it through the art of photography in fashion.

Wedding, as we understand is the time when every human rolls the dice against all the odds, but this time not rule but to surrender for life. To seek love is the human nature and to live this cache forever is why we wish the wedlock. For those who wish to strike their best pose with a reason, love is the best you can have with the gracious looks, the best of hair style n make up and flashing lights all around to embellish the period of your auspicious Wedding.

Our Service

DV Studio is one of the reputed Indian wedding video and still specialist in Kolkata, India. Our main mission is to produce quality videos and still for Indian bride and grooms who are looking for a unique wedding video record and still. We capture the most special day of your life. DV Studio can provide you with a variety of wedding video and still services.

• Indoor photography at a church, temple, or other private venue during the ceremony and reception.
• Outdoor photography (often at a park, beach, or scenic location on the day of the wedding and/or for engagement photos).
• Both posed and candid (photo journalistic) shots of the wedding couple and their guests at the religious or civil ceremony, and the reception that follows.
• Formal portraiture in the studio (for either the wedding and/or the engagement photos).
• Digital services, such as digital prints or slides shows.

Time will never stand still and those moments that bring us such joy become memories in an instant. To capture such a moment and record it forever is truly monumental.