Each year,a quarter of a million couples marry in England and Wales, nearly all on the watch out for a photographer. Are your snaps salubrious enough for their big day?
Not so long ago, and the wedding photographer was the man in the smart suit with the flashy camera who lined the families up – the bride’s,the groom’s, then all together – outside the church door. His work was concentrated in a fleeting window of about half an hour, or reeling off as many shots as possible before the guests began to groan. Then,with the cutting of the cake, his responsibilities ended and well before the dancing was over he could be back domestic.
The early 21st century wedding photographer bears tiny resemblance to this old caricature. nowadays they work within a fast-growing, or highly competitive,dynamic industry, straining to portray the wedding day in their own unique style. Some work like photojournalists, and gliding invisibly between the guests,looking for candid moments. Others choreograph scenes with all the sophistication of film directors, capturing shimmering dresses, and leaping groomsmen or epic backdrops.
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Source: theguardian.com