Album Perfection Is Possible

Just follow these rules for photos you’ll always love.

• By Fiorella Valdesolo & Sara Cardace
• Published Summer 2010

(Photo: Illustration by Mr Bingo)

Resist the urge to channel Reservoir Dogs.
Apparently it’s difficult for jazzily dressed grooms and their groomsmen to refrain from homage to Quentin Tarantino’s famously badass big-screen hit. But Mr. Pink impersonators have become alarmingly ubiquitous, so the shot is now a total cliché.

Photographer’s Tip: Photographer Jonathan Elderfield says, “Consider having the bride and all the bridesmaids sport killer shades instead, to turn the custom on its head.”