{"id":1850,"date":"2010-03-25T10:51:33","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T10:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weddingdates.ie\/blog\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2021-03-01T10:56:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T10:56:31","slug":"to-pose-or-not-to-pose-that-is-the-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/to-pose-or-not-to-pose-that-is-the-question\/","title":{"rendered":"To pose or not to pose \u2013 that is the question!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent years it\u2019s become \u2018un-cool\u2019 to pose for your wedding photographs \u2013 reportage (sometimes known as journalistic style) photography is all the rage. But does reportage really deliver? Here are a few points to start you thinking..<\/p>\n

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Formal photography as we knew it is dieing away<\/strong><\/p>\n

Couples today don\u2019t want to spend hours in front of the camera. They demand a large number of photographs to capture the essence and story of the day \u2013 so spending 20minutes on one photograph is simply not an option. Very formal photography, where photographers spend a long time on each group photo to ensure its perfect is less and less popular.<\/p>\n

So if formal photography is dieing out \u2013 surely reportage must be taking over?? Not quite \u2013 that brings me to my next point\u2026<\/p>\n

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Reportage photography is hit and miss<\/strong><\/p>\n

A true reportage photographer will stay well out of the way on your wedding day. They won\u2019t pose you at all \u2013 they just capture what\u2019s happening. If you are a beautiful bride, with a natural smile , a gorgeous location and have perfect weather \u2013 chances are they will turn out fine! But what happens if there is very strong sun light \u2013 or a shower of rain? What happens if you don\u2019t get round to chatting to your granny before the photographer leaves? Very often, reportage photography captures the atmosphere of the day \u2013 but misses key photographs with friends and family. It often doesn\u2019t show off the bride at her best.<\/p>\n

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Introducing semi-posed photography<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ok, I couldn\u2019t think of a catchy title for this category of photographs! Basically, I believe the best photographs over the next decade will neither be formal photographers or reportage photographs. Rather, they will employ the best of both.<\/p>\n

Let me explain\u2026They will capture candid moments from a distance, capturing the real essence of the day. However, by semi-posing their couples, they will be able to take natural looking pictures \u2013 which look natural but are actually posed. All the photographs on this page are \u2018semi posed\u2019. They look natural but all of them are posed to some extent.<\/p>\n

Being a good photographer won\u2019t be enough\u2026<\/p>\n

To pull off semi-posed photographs, there is one key factor. The photographer must be able to build rapport with his\/her clients. If the couple are enjoying the day and feel relaxed, chances are the photographs will look more relaxed too.<\/p>\n

The best photographers of the next decade will be able to move quickly, capture beautiful natural-looking pictures. This new breed of photographer won\u2019t only be an expert in the art of photography \u2013 but will also need to have outstanding inter-personal skills and be able to build rapport quickly.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading\u2026<\/p>\n

Hopefully this article is useful and gives you some information as you search for your wedding photographer. \u00a0Many thanks to Peter Thomas who wrote this expert article for me –\u00a0Peter is a well known Wedding Photographer<\/a> in Northern Ireland. His website is www.peterthomasphotography.com<\/a><\/p>\n

P.S. If anyone can think of a better name for the semi-posed category let me know!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In recent years it\u2019s become \u2018un-cool\u2019 to pose for your wedding photographs \u2013 reportage (sometimes known as journalistic style) photography is all the rage. But does reportage really deliver? Here are a few points to start you thinking.. Formal photography as we knew it is dieing away Couples today don\u2019t want to spend hours in front of the camera. They demand a large number of photographs to capture the essence and story of the day \u2013 so spending 20minutes on […]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-planning-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1850"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81383,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1850\/revisions\/81383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingdates.ie\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}