In the past, wedding photography has been limited to societal norms and expectations - it was designed more to document the historical event (in terms of who was present) rather than to provide happy memories for the loving couple. This reluted in most images simply being a whole family portrait in formal and rigid poses.
While the current trends still provide this historical data, it has become a lot more involved in the day by shooting everything from the engagement through to getting ready on the big day and finishing with the reception. With this new contemporary approach to wedding photography comes a broad range of new styles such as photojournalism, glamour and high fashion.
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Below are some images showing the changing styles in wedding photography.
What direction do you think wedding photography will take in the near future? Will it get even more out there or will the more taditional styles be making a comeback?
Fran, Richard & Liz
As I am not a wedding photographer I have no idea which way it will go, but i do hope it goes for the more documentary style of photography as this tells more of a story for me rather than getting everyone to pose for the camera consistently.
ReplyDeleteTwo photographers from the Hair of the Dog with this style are:
http://www.jackiechan.com.au
http://www.ardmillon.com.au