Photography
is no doubt the most crucial aspect of any wedding. This is a once a
lifetime event & the only way to treasure it is by capturing the
precious moments from a highly, experienced professional wedding
photographer. There are different wedding photography styles to choose
from for couples, so it’s essential that you’re familiar with them
before commissioning a wedding photographer in Birmingham. Let’s talk about the different wedding photography styles a bit elaborately.
Reportage Wedding Photography:
Also
known as documentary wedding photography, reportage wedding photography
is preferred by many couples out there. If you’re after spontaneous,
one of a kind, uncoerced and story-telling photography, then reportage
wedding photography is perfect for you.
In
this form of photography, the photographers blend with the guests &
shoot the moments as they unveil. There is very little portraits and
planned poses done as pictures are captured in a candid & natural
way. A photojournalist who’s able to tell a story from the images he
captures depends on his or her experience, awareness, intuitiveness and
artistic eye in capturing precious & emotional moments.
If
you’re one of those couples who don’t like posing for photos, then
visiting the showrooms of reportage/documentary wedding photographers
should be your focus.
Fashion Wedding Photography:
You
must have seen those wedding images that whirl around the brides
wedding gown, stage the bride or couple in some urban or industrial-like
background, and other fashion magazine-like imagery! Well, that’s what
we call the fashion wedding photography style. This form of photography
emphasizes more on the outfit of the couples. It involves the handling
of lights by the photographer to produce a more significant presentation
of the photographs. This type of photography is perfect for a bridal
& engagement session where the photographer needs to be more
involved & there’s more set-up to capture the attire of the couple.
The
best thing about this form of photography is that pictures are visually
beautiful & high class if the photographer is good at posing and
lighting. Just like the ones you have seen on the cover of a fashion
magazine. The negative side to this style is that the photos eventually
can look dated. Styles change, fashion trends change, as does fashion
photography. Take, for example, how professional models have posed over
the years, how they wear their make-up, how much or little clothing
they wear, etc. If you look back over the last fifty years, there are
remarkable changes and shifts in style, not only in the clothing but how
the photographer photographs the models.
Editorial “Hybrid” Wedding Photography:
This
form of photography is an attempt to merge both the styles of the
reportage and fashion-style photographers. The photographers who do this
sort of photography are ultra-concerned with providing realistic
looking imagery, but only do so by setting up the scene and the action.
The settings chosen are idealistic and perfect in comparison to the
limitations a reportage photographer might encounter. For example, when
the bride is putting on her dress, the documentary photographer simply
photographs the moment without directing or moving the bride to a better
location. An editorial style photographer would not only direct the
bride toward a nicer area, like a picturesque window, but would move any
clutter and distracting items from the composition, as well as set up
additional lighting to give it a fashion-like feel. The mood, lighting,
scene and pose needed for this sort of photography is always controlled
by the photographer and will happen throughout the day. Even for some
of the ceremonial happenings, like the kiss or candle lighting ceremony.
If during the ceremony, the editorial photographer is not satisfied
with the images that happened in real time, he might ask the couple to
re-create these events after the ceremony for the perfect photo. Couples
who are attracted to wanting perfection in their images will be drawn
to this style of photographer. The images produced by this form of
photography are visually eye-catching & tend to be more inventive
than a typical photojournalistic photography.
The
down side to the editorial-style image is that the resulting photos
will lack the truth behind the real and spontaneous imagery of the
reportage photographer because every image is a recreation and
reinterpretation of what happened. The images lose the honesty and
truth captured historically. This may seem like an unimportant concern
if all you want are pretty photos! But consider your perspective ten or
twenty or fifty years from now. Documentary or reportage-style photos
will always endure nostalgically because connected to them is the real
history of the moment. Emotions photographed spontaneously, rather than
coerced, will make the couple relive those feelings as if they were
carried back in time to when the image was captured. How important will
this be to you is for you to decide. Thinking into the future, though,
might help sway your decision for the kind of photographer you decide
upon for your wedding day!
Are you looking for a professional documentary wedding photographer in Birmingham and
metro Detroit or anywhere in Michigan? If yes, then look no further
than Ray Anthony Photography. Your wedding day is filled with stories,
and we make sure these remain fresh and intact forever. Visit our
downtown Birmingham, Michigan boutique photography studio for
consultation and loads of insightful advice for your wedding needs. Or
email your query us at INFO@RAYANTHONYWEDDINGS.COM. For more information stay social with us Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Instagram.
