Wedding Photography Styles

Photojournalistic Wedding Photography Style

These days, there seems to be a big hubbub over the “style” of a wedding photographer, with two main genres, the “traditional” style (or “classic” style), and the “photojournalistic” style.

With all the buzz about the photojournalistic style, you’d think it was the latest in fashion, exclusively from Paris or some other fashion mecca.

I’ve got news for you – 30 years ago, I was shooting both styles, except we didn’t have fancy names for the “style,” we just referred to the type of photo it was: a “posed” image or a “candid” shot. For clients with bigger budgets, there were the “studio” sessions, which were of course fancier posed images.

In most formal weddings, it makes sense to have both types of images. With all the planning, money, and effort that it took to get the dress and tuxes and to get all your friends to show up at the right time with the flowers in place and everybody looking just perfect, doesn’t it make sense to get a few (or many) posed (“traditional”) images of the special occasion?

And doesn’t it also make sense to take a lot of candid (“photojournalistic”) images too?

Just like most things in life, there’s a time and place for everything. When I shoot a wedding, I know which posed images are expected and try to get them put together and done as efficiently and expediently as possible. Most formal posed images come before and after the ceremony, and a few more formal posed images are usually done at the reception, before people start loosening their ties or imbibing in too much bubbly. In between, especially during the ceremony, I’m always looking for candid (“photojournalistic”) opportunities.

It seems to me that any good photographer would do the same. It doesn’t make sense to forgo one type of image or another because it’s not my “style.”

If you prefer that I spend more time on one or the other, just let me know what you’re looking for and I’ll make sure you get what you want.

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