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practices wedding photojournalism but believes
that clients also want the formality of yesterday in
their images.
THE RETURN OF GROUP PORTRAITS
Another aspect of traditional photography that is
making a return to contemporary coverage is the
formal group portrait. The main reason for this is
that groups sell. In most cases, these portraits are
still less formal than a true “traditional” group
image, preserving the carefree, relaxed attitude
found in the rest of the album. Still, these images
display a greater attention to posing fundamentals
than a purely photojournalistic image.
DIGITAL CAPTURE TAKES OVER
The move away from film and toward digital capture
continues unabated, although the current
breed of digital wedding photographers is aware
of the increased time and effort involved in being
a purely digital operation. New workflows and
techniques for image editing continue to evolve
and new software and hardware are helping to
streamline the process.
It should especially be noted that Adobe Photoshop
has permanently changed the style and
scope of wedding imagery. In the comfort of their
homes or studios, photographers can now routinely
accomplish creative effects that previously
could only be achieved by an expert darkroom
technician. This has made wedding photography
the most creative venue in all of photography.
Today’s photographers spend a great deal of
time perfecting each image that goes out to a
client. Perhaps this aspect of contemporary wedding
photography, more than any other, has accounted
for the profound increase in the volume
of truly artistic wedding images.
TOP—Steven Gross’s work is so intimate sometimes, he seems
not to have been there at all. Here, the photographer incorporated
the powerful graphic lines of the circular staircase
into a compelling portrait of the bride and groom. RIGHT—
David Worthington created this formal portrait of the bride
and groom using strobes carefully positioned to backlight the
couple and another to fill the frontal planes of their faces.
Perhaps the most interesting element of this portrait is the reflected
image in the mirror finish of the piano lid.