When you choose your wedding photographer, you’re not just buying a service, you’re investing in memories. That’s why you should seek a talented artisan whose style fits your personal vision of the wedding day.
The following information will help you understand the wide range of photography options, making it easier to find the right one for you. A basic understanding of these styles will save you plenty of time when it comes to choosing the best wedding photographer.
Traditional style:
The history of wedding photography starts with traditional style approach. This is the timeless style that you’ve probably seen time and time again offered by local and international photographers. The hallmark of this style is carefully posed photographs of the key moments. Benefits: The traditional photographers usually use a planned “shot list”, which means you’ll get all the important images. Drawbacks: The photographer virtually becomes a “wedding official,” directing the wedding party and guests according to a pre-planned list. This approach is very time consuming, and as a result, the bride and groom end up spending less time with their guests. The wedding album look is attractive, yet predictable. We recommend to those couples who value posed photographs of their family and friends but prefer to see emotions and some action to rent photo booth. This allows guests to be themselves behind the curtain and results in hundreds of posed yet real photographs.
Wedding photojournalism:
Contemporary style also known as photo reportage and documentary approach, photojournalism has become a very popular style, used by many best wedding photographers, features a series of candid photos covering the entire day. Benefits: wedding photojournalism gives you a series of unique images aimed to “tell the story” of your wedding day. Drawbacks: There is no pre-planned “shot list,” only the photographer’s instincts; images are unpredictable. Low levels of available light may cause some pictures to look grainy. The couple may regret the absence of traditional, posed portraits in their album.
Illustrative style:
The illustrative style photographers place the subjects in certain settings to take advantage of good lighting or backgrounds. Then, once the scene is set, the couple and their party are free to be themselves, and this results in a more spontaneous feel. Unlike the photojournalistic style, illustrative photography takes advantage of the photographer’s artistic judgment rather than capturing a series of moments. This style often used by the best engagement and pre wedding photographers. However, when it comes to decisive moments such as in proposal photography, this style can not be used.
Artistic Style
The artistic approach is a sort of catch-all category that includes everything from soft-focus lenses and filters to hand-colored images and unusual camera angles. While these stylized effects can make for a hip and modern photo collection, you run some risk of your photos appearing dated years down the road. Again, you’re going to want to make sure to include some photojournalistic style photography in order to capture some of the candid, emotional moments of your wedding day that your posed artistic shots just aren’t going to reflect. These more spontaneous shots also have a timeless quality that ensures you album will always remain fresh and relevant.
The key to fine-art photography is to use it sparingly to highlight a particular moment, rather than to create an entire photo display.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
Along with weddings there are many special occasions that are dear to you heart and you will want to hold on to those memories forever. Some of those include, Prom, Birthdays (Especially First and Sweet Sixteen), Graduations and many more. We want to be available to capture all of those memories. Call to get our hourly rates for different events.
