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One of the most important factors in the success of this project will be getting the very best reference photos (or life sittings) you possibly can. Work with the couple carefully on where they'll be posed, what the lighting will be like, etc.
Here's how I plan a photo shoot. At the inital meeting with the client we choose two or three locations, at the most. (ie. in front of the fireplace, outside under a tree, whatever).
These locations need to have the lighting you want or you'll need to bring your own. Plan where you will shoot from and don't move yourself or them from that spot.
Then, on photo shoot day, shoot at least 100 photos of them in each location, with you always shooting from the same height and angle and them standing or sitting in the same spot for all the photos. This is so you can combine faces, hands, etc. later if needed.
If these details are shot from different angles or with the light coming from even a slightly different direction it won't look right when you try to use the bride's hand from photo 70 with her body from photo 71, for example.
Be sure to shoot lots of closeups of faces and hands, too.
As far as painting white, look at Sargent's work, and many of the artists on SOG, too. One of my favorite artists for outdoor paintings of white clothes is Hongmin Zou.
Good luck and have fun! Keep us "posted" on how this project progresses.
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