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types of Wedding Photography

There are generally three types of wedding photography available but not all wedding photographers offer all three types, so make sure you check that the photographer you choose has experience in the type of photography you want.

If you struggle to decide between the three types – that is photojournalistic, traditional or artistic wedding photography – then bear in mind that these days many photographers will allow you to have a combination of all three.

Photojournalistic Wedding Photography

Also known as candid photography, this type of photography involves capturing the wedding day in a similar way to how a newspaper photojournalist captures an event or news item. Wedding photos created in this way are often angled, candid, and original with a documentary feel to them.

The photographer usually takes in the entire wedding day, from the bride getting her make-up done to champagne in the honeymoon suite. One of the best things about this type of photography is that it shows the bridal party and wedding guests being themselves, as the photographer catches them in natural poses. This type of wedding photography offers the happy couple a unique and original display of their wedding day.

Traditional/Formal Wedding Photography

This is probably the most common and most well known type of wedding photography, which makes the bride and groom the main photographic subject of the day. Traditional or formal photography is where the bride, the groom, bridal party, and family pose before each photo is taken. In most cases this type of photography will only take in the ceremony and special posed pictures afterwards in a scenic location, unless you specifically ask the photographer to take pictures of the speeches, cutting of the cake or the first dance.

Artistic Wedding Photography

These days there is a growing trend towards having artistic wedding photos taken from which to remember your big day. There are many types of artistic-style wedding photography, ranging from the type of materials used and the way the photographs were processed to the way the photographer decided to shoot the photos. In some cases the bride and groom will decide on a style of certain photographs, such as acting out famous scenes from their favourite movies, while other times the photographer will take different types of photographs, such as sepia or black and white prints.