The Art of Journalistic Wedding Photography
A Little History of Journalistic Wedding Photography
Couples in the 1400s used highly posed formal paintings to commemorate their wedding ceremonies. So, when large-format film cameras became popular in the 1940s, it was unsurprising that the fashion shifted to capturing wedding portraits in the same traditional posed style, but in photos.
By the 1970s and 1980s, compact 35mm film cameras and film with greater light sensitivity enabled highly trained wedding photographers to move and capture unposed real-time wedding moments. This enabled journalistic wedding photography, offering couples a novel portfolio of authentic moments over standardized 'shot lists.'
Highly programmable cameras began to radically change wedding photography in the early 2000s. They enabled minimally trained photographers to capture weddings, challenging decades of tradition. Journalistic wedding photography gradually became an established style, rather than just a novelty.
Today’s wedding portfolio embraces both traditional and creative approaches — whether through paint, film, or digital — as each captures the love of a wedding in its own unique way.
Journalistic Wedding Photography
Journalistic wedding photography will always play a vital role in weddings. It is the only approach that captures authentic emotions of a wedding day - while couples are truly unaware of the camera.
Candid Wedding Photography
A style that bridges portrait and journalistic is Candid photography. The photographer uses minimal and brief direction to capture the energy and atmosphere of a wedding moment.
For the following moment, all I had to do was say, "Hey, Lauren!"
Still-Life Wedding Photography
While Journalistic and Candid styles focus on capturing moments, Still-Life photography celebrates the beautiful details found at weddings.
Portrait Wedding Photography
No wedding day would be complete without a beautifully composed portrait. With meticulous attention to detail, carefully posed Portrait Photography formally commemorates the bride and groom's identity.
The Wedding Album
A wedding album combines Journalistic, Candid, Still-Life, and Portrait Photography into a family heirloom that forever remembers a wedding's emotion, energy, detail, and formality.
The Art of Wedding Moments
The art of capturing wedding moments stands out as an enduring testament to love.
Held in Time
As the methods of capturing wedding moments continues to evolve, its underlying goal remains - Capturing love-inspired memories in a cherished artistic heirloom.
