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The only thing harder than finding a good wedding photographer is being a good wedding photographer.

These sites offer resources geared for working professional wedding photographers. (If you're looking for tips to finding a great photographer for your own wedding click over to our Engagement & Wedding Guide.)

Issues such as posing, lighting and composition are easier to deal with than finding and dealing with clients - bridezilla and groomonster stories are common! While most pros won't share their deepest secrets, at least not without putting them in a format where you need to pay to get to them, there are some places online that really are worth a visit - even for the experienced pro.

Check out these resources for professional wedding photographers and share techniques and business advice online...

Archives of PhotoWed@photonews.com - This is a site for the wedding photographer - not the client. Improving business tactics, where to advertise and dealing with clients profitably are discussed.

Photo Workshop - A site geared towards the professional photographer. Plenty to explore including sections on digital cameras - and how to get the most out of them offered by pros who use them. One section that is specifically for wedding photographers is the Weddings, Seniors, Portrait and Glamour forum.

Photography Composition Articles - These articles are not geared to the professional wedding photographer - they apply to all professional photographers. Reviewing the Golden Mean and other basic rules of composition, color and image balance will help bring your skills to the next level - no matter what level you are at now.

Tips for Portrait Photography - This is a list of tips on hand positioning, face positioning, posing couples, group shots and lighting suggestions. There is not a lot of fluff, just the basic concepts that you should be able to put to use.

The Formal Photographers' Group - This is an MSN Forum for formal and wedding photographers. You'll need to sign up to get access, but you'll find photographers of all levels discussing topics that interest you.