Digital Wedding Photography: Capturing Beautiful Memories

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Chapter 2 ✦ Developing Your Own Style

Figure 2-8: The most important shot in the dressing

room is when the bridesmaids help the bride into her

dress. Most brides have been waiting for this moment

for years and it is very common for emotions to run

high as the dress goes on.

17mm, f4, 1/90, 1600 ISO

Figure 2-9: The moment before the bride and her

father walk through the door to the church is often

filled with emotion as they take that last glance at

each other in private.

50mm, f2, 1/90, 400 ISO

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Part I ✦ Understanding Digital Wedding Photography

Portrait Journalism

The term portrait journalism seems to imply a perfect blend of traditional and photojournalistic styles.

However, as you can see in Figure 2-10, photographers using this style tend to produce results that look

more like a collision between fine art, fashion, and wedding photography. In reality, this style produces

portrait images that range from traditional to ultramodern to fine art and anything in between. With por-

trait journalism, you are not bound by the constraints of being non-intrusive like a true photojournalist.

You can shoot in a photojournalistic style when things are happening, and then when there is a break in

the action, you can pose the bride in a beautiful location for a portrait. ...