{"id":2081,"date":"2024-09-30T17:10:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victoryangphotography.com.au\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2024-10-07T13:45:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T13:45:27","slug":"what-is-traditional-wedding-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victoryangphotography.com.au\/what-is-traditional-wedding-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"What is traditional wedding photography?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Traditional wedding photography<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is the act of taking photographs at a wedding. The term \u201ctraditional\u201d can be defined as conforming to established customs, doctrines, or styles, especially concerning art and literature. Wedding photography has evolved into many different styles that are often separated into two basic categories; candid wedding photography and formal wedding photography. Traditional wedding photographers might blend in with other guests (candid), capturing their subjects naturally in an unobtrusive way. In contrast, others may stay away from the dancing crowd (formal where they remain distant).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What makes a wedding traditional?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Traditionally, weddings have elements that can\u2019t be misplaced, or they wouldn\u2019t make the event a real wedding anymore: dresses, cakes, flowers, music, dances. In summation, they are not wrong but maybe too common nowadays. Couples who want something unique choose \u201ctraditional\u201d as the opposite of \u201cmodern,\u201d especially because those weddings are still considered timeless classics. In reality, brides want that timeless look for their photos as well \u2013 otherwise, they\u2019d end up with plain modern ones.<\/p>

Those expectations range from the style of the photos (classic, elegant, romantic) to their general appearance (posed, not too many details in the background). It\u2019s an artistic style that includes photojournalism but tends towards traditional wedding photography.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The \u201ctraditional\u201d look is strongly associated with timelessness, so accessories are an important part of it. That means no selfies with smartphones or\u00a0DSLRs<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for this kind of wedding \u2013 photographers should use film cameras if they want to go traditional. Traditional couples also consider it very important that their photographer is dressed up for the occasion, just like them. They are looking for someone who knows how to behave at a formal event and will take equally formal-looking pictures without breaking character. That makes wedding planning quite difficult because you cannot know how a photographer will behave until the day of the event.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Traditionally, couples prefer posed pictures rather than photojournalistic ones. Couples want to see themselves in different poses instead of staying natural and real (although that\u2019s also great when it works for the couple).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The classic approach includes romantic poses like hugging or kissing. However, there are some other common options as well:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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