Thursday, October 21, 2010

Styles Of Wedding Photography

By Mark Walters

Organizing a wedding can be tough. Even something as simple as the wedding photography can be complicated so we've put together a guide to the main styles of wedding photography. Firstly, the popular reportage style. Reportage simply refers to the un-posed style of this type of photograph. Typically, the subject will be unaware and the images will appear natural and emotive. This is a relatively contemporary style but has fast become the most popular type of wedding photography today. The natural style accentuates the emotion of the occasion and captures many elements of your day perfectly.

There is another fairly recent addition to the wedding photography fold - another product of the digital generation. Artistic photography allows photographs to be taken of otherwise mundane objects such as wine glasses or table ornaments. These photographs are taken using specific lighting effects or specialist camera angles and modified or enhanced using image editing software. This style gives a fantastic arty feel to many shots and helps capture every element of the day - right down to the detail.

Although reportage photography eliminates the need for time-consuming arrangements and setting up of posed shots, the traditional style of wedding photography is still popular and makes up a decent percentage of all wedding photography packages. Traditional shots are largely posed and consist of more than one person. These photos give good contrast to reportage and artistic shots and often make great framed photographs and ornamental pieces for use after the big day.

Classical wedding photography is a blend of the reportage and traditional styles, allowing a journalistic view of the main parts of your wedding day - walking down the aisle, exchanging rings, signing the register, the first dance and the cutting of the cake just to name a few. The classic style in which these shots are encompassed can offer a warm and regal feel, giving extra insight into the most important moments and ceremonies of the day.

Due to the digital revolution, images can be easily edited to airbrush out blemishes or external objects and colors and details can be enhanced to improve your images. The sharp, crisp quality of digital images will greatly enhance your memories of your wedding day. Most wedding photographers will embrace most, if not all, of these photography styles to ensure you have a wide range of photographs to choose from, giving a number of different angles and styles to your shots. - 2361

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