Professional wedding photographer has is own specialty on their style, some photographer mastering in photojournalism, some of them mastering in illustrative photography and the oldest style is traditional photography and these tree style is the most popular styles that most client look for.
You must be thinking, what is photojournalism, illustrative and traditional style of wedding photography, I will explain to you the description of the most demanding style of modern wedding photography in the market.
1. Photojournalism
The art of capturing moment without being noticed by the person or people on the photo, normally people barely know there is photographer around their area but for wedding totally something different. On the wedding you will notice there is a photographers around you but you will unnoticed that the photographer will take your moment that really happen, they usually use long telephoto lens for candid photojournalism. Photojournalism style photographer normally don’t really like pose family photo bride and groom formal poses. To master this style, photographers need many experience and very well known how to use their gears very fast. If you would like to hire photojournalism style photographer, watch carefully on their wedding photo gallery, than you will notice which photo is the moment really happen or just pretending to be happen.
2. Illustrative,
Illustrative style usually has by creative photographer who love design, texture and element of color, their style create thing to be happen not just wait to be happen. They will guide you trough every pose and interact with you to get natural expression. The photographer usually has so many different ways of lighting poses and angle combining the mastering photo editing in Photoshop. Their work usually has dreamy and artistic style combine with texture.
3. Traditional
Traditional style of photography has been pushed away by photojournalism and illustrative style now days, but many clients still want to have traditional ways. For example family photo shoot with bride and groom and bride and groom with their friend. Most of photojournalism and illustrative style photographer still do the traditional style, so it make the traditional way still has it’s place.
As conclusion, a good wedding photographer must have the ability of photojournalism style with fast and accurate in capturing moment and also combine with artistic style of lighting, poses and able to interact with you to get natural expression in fun ways. Last but leas, is able to take formal family shoot with bride and groom.
