6 Tips for Camera Shyness

If you don't typically like being on camera, that's okay! Most couples are not professional models, but photographers and videographers are trained to bring that out in you. Hiring someone you are comfortable with makes all the difference!

-Afton, Chicago wedding planner

Location

Don’t just go somewhere pretty for couple portraits, go to a location that holds meaning. The old bench where you shared your first kiss or the dirty hamburger joint where you slurped malts. Meaningful locations can inspire wonder and recreate moments when you weren’t so shy!

Activity

How great would it be if, on your wedding day, you got to do something you both actually doing? Don’t just stand there and kiss, bring an activity that holds meaning or makes you both smile. Throw the frisbee! Speed Checkers! Drizzle chocolate into your fiance’s mouth! There are no rules. Make your wedding video and photos uniquely you. 

Breathing not booze

Booze isn’t necessarily the answer to calming nerves. Take four deep breaths to quickly replace the fear with a fresh feeling. No empty calories from breathing. Try breathing in for a count of 4, hold for 4, and breathe out for 4.

Laugh

Stock your bridal party with funny people or fake it. I’ve never shot a wedding where I haven’t asked someone to fake laugh. It usually leads to a real laugh and that’s gold for wedding video.

Tell your wedding videographer

if you have an aversion to cameras, but still want a stellar wedding video, we can always put on a longer lens. This way, we don’t have to be up close and personal to capture every moment. 

Embrace it

Nervous energy is still energy. Run away from my camera, cry, laugh uncomfortably, jump up and down, whip your veil back and forth- It adds suspense and charges the scene with emotion!