Secrets In Choosing The Right Style Of Wedding Photography On
Your Wedding Day
What is Wedding Photography?
For most couples, this may sound an odd question
to ask, most would answer that wedding photography is the kind of
photography done during weddings. That is partly correct. But that
over simplifies the meaning of wedding photography. The art of wedding
photography has change tremendously in the past twenty years. Today
it may even have a different meaning for each couple.
In the past, wedding photographers are technicians
behind a black box almost mystical that very few would even try
to operate it. Back then, wedding couples are hiring wedding photographers
to produce wedding pictures of their big day. It is to simply record
the event. And the one they chose might be doing six weddings a
day.
In 2010, almost all wedding guests have their own
digital camera that could produce well-exposed pictures at very
minimal cost. What it means is that the professional wedding photographers
must have something more to offer to their wedding couples. At the
same time, the digital revolution also allowed wedding photographers
the new technologies to offer something different. This is one of
the reasons why wedding photography has improved compared to what
it was years ago. It also attracted people who would never venture
into wedding photography if not for the new technology of digital
photography. Wedding photographers who at their prime offer beautiful
and stunning photos that record the wedding in an artistic and narrative,
sometimes evocative and most of the time in a flattering manner.
But it also means that being a wedding photographer
today; one has to be able to offer something not seen before. True
to the complexities of wedding photography today, it would not be
true anymore that all wedding photographers are the same and that
all wedding couples desire the same kind of photography.
Here is a Guide to Photographic Methods
The good thing about the Internet is it makes it
easy to research the work of a big number of wedding photographers.
Check some photographers' website and you will be amazed by the
different photographic styles.
Reportage photography is also known as documentary
or photojournalism photography; it is best described to have an
approach which simply covers and document the event without directing
the wedding couple or its guests. Instead it tries to capture the
event as it happens in the most natural and creative way possible.
Traditional wedding photography is use to describe
the old fashioned way of lining up the wedding couple, their guests
and family for traditional photos.
Contemporary wedding photography can be described
as glossy which can be trendier than traditional wedding photography.
My humble advice is to look beyond the labels of
wedding photography. It can be more confusing than being helpful
in deciding which kind of wedding photography suites you as a wedding
couple. Another reason is that the style often times is a combination
of several photography styles anyway. Third, it implies that wedding
photographers offer just one style of photography during their wedding
coverage.
In reality, weddings offer a chance for wedding
photographers to show different photography styles. Wedding photographers
sometimes just can't ask the couple to move to a spot where there
is a better light during the wedding ceremony. Also, it is quite
often that couples expect to have formal photographs which show
them at their best. Even the most modern weddings will require having
traditional and formal family shots.
Many photographers excel in one style of wedding
photography and emphasize their skill and it may even be part of
their marketing strategy. Some would describe their kind of wedding
photography as a mix of classical and modern. It may be a mix of
reportage and contemporary. It is quite necessary to have a time
with the wedding couple wherein they will be directed to be at their
best. It will give them the kind of photographs that can be described
as fine art. The limited time of weddings make it important for
wedding photographer to be a good director.
Choosing Your Photographer
For couples, the best way would be to decide which
wedding photographer is right for you is to decide together what
kind of wedding pictures you expect You may want something traditional
which means you like a professional account of the wedding day without
having too much interruptions.
You may be a photography enthusiast as well, and
desire to have a creative set of wedding pictures. You may be looking
at high end and contemporary photography style.
Once you both as a couple decide on what type of
wedding photographs you desire, you can start examining different
galleries of photography for quality. Be warned that galleries represent
the best work of photographers, so it is quite important to see
a sample of a whole wedding to be sure of consistency.
Awards of excellence can help you decide which
photographer could be best suited for your wedding. A membership
to well know professional body is also something to consider.
It is of utmost importance that you as a wedding
couple can communicate with the photographer and have the rapport
to be able to share your wedding photography goals. As much as photography
style is an important factor, you and your wedding guests would
expect to have a high level of professionalism, organization and
experience on your wedding day. Finally you need to consider the
wedding packages being offered by the photographer.
Budgeting For Photography
There is no such thing as an appropriate budget
for weddings. What can be more helpful is the percentage in terms
of value to the total wedding cost.
Professional wedding photography will be what will
define the memories of your wedding day. You are going to entrust
a photographer to use his skills to document your wedding as if
it was taken through your eyes. Discuss with your wedding planner
what you think is the best budget for your wedding photography.
A good wedding planner would be able to help you with the right
budget and if you need to allocate more to get the kind of photography
you desire.
The price of a good wedding photographer sometimes
comes as a surprise to wedding couples. But quality wedding photography
comes at a price. The better skilled a photographer is the higher
the fees he can command. One should note that it is not a one day
event for wedding photographers but it takes days to plan, shoot
the wedding, and spend time on post processing the images and designing
the wedding album Ultimately you as a couple must have to make the
final decision on how important having a high quality of wedding
photographer and if it the price is worth paying for.
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Nap Beltran is an Online
Media and PR Consultant who has traveled the world and loves photography.
He has attended photo
courses and seminars in Manila. He is an award-winning
wedding photographer in Manila who provides wedding photography
services.
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