Reportage vs Traditional Wedding Photography

So you've browsed the net, visited Wedding Fairs and talked to various photographers. If you have done these things then the chances are you have come across the words 'Reportage Photography'. Sounds impressive. So what is it you may ask? Well...reportage photography seems to be the flavour of the month in Wedding Photography currently. Reportage photography can basically be worked out by the 'report' part of the name. Reportage photography is more about capturing the mood, feelings and emotions of a wedding in a much more informal way then traditional staged wedding shots allow. Reportage shots often capture the emotion in peoples faces, quite simply because they are not aware they are being photographed! As you will probably be aware, the most natural photographs are those captured when the subject is unaware of a photo being taken. A good reportage photographer will be able to get amazing, emotional pictures of you and your wedding guests without you being aware. But of course sometimes you don't want just these types of shots, you may wish to have traditional group photographs as these are not possible with the reportage style. These shots need to be set up to make sure all the people needed in the shot are actually there in the shot! But these static staged shots don't have to be stuffy and boring. A good photographer will be able to bring out the emotion in these photographs by putting the subjects at ease. Photos are meant to be fun and capture the happiness of your wedding day! At Kliq Weddings we offer both types of photography. We feel that it is really important to get a good balance between the more modern reportage shots and the more traditional staged shots. We also give all our couples a suggested shot list so they can choose which types of shots that they require, after all it is your wedding day and not ours! Hopefully this has given you more of an idea of the two different styles of wedding photography and will help you think about what to ask your wedding photographer about at a pre-wedding meeting. If you would like to see examples of both styles of photography then please visit our website and look at our examples page.

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