14 Hottest Wedding Photography Trends
Nov 172015Orig Post www.theknot.com | Re-Post Hether Miles Photography 11/17/2015
You want your photographer to be on the cutting edge and know the latest techniques, but you also don't want your photos to be so trendy that when you look at your shots in 20 years, all you see is something that instantly dates your wedding. Here are shots that are totally now -- but will still look current when your kids get married!
Shooting the Proposal
Some savvy grooms are hiring photographers to document their proposal so that wonderful-but-fleeting moment can be relived later by the couple and shared with friends and family. Photographer Danny Weiss says this trend is growing quickly, and he loves being a part of it. "I'll never forget one proposal I shot in Central Park in New York City, in the dead of winter. It felt like it was just me and the couple in the park, and I got really great images," he says.
Incorporating Instagram
Creating a wedding hashtag for guests to use to upload photos to Instagram and Twitter can help you experience your wedding through their eyes. Apps, like Artifact Uprising, are also allowing smartphone users to then upload those photos from Instagram and create actual printed hardcover books (not to mention calendars and postcards) of their instant artworks. "I even use their products as little preview books for clients," says photographer Corbin Gurkin of Corbin Gurkin Photography.
Brady Bunch-Style Bridal Party Photos
Some creative photographers are taking photos of the wedding party separately and then creating playful graphic grid designs in photo albums later. "It's great because those closest to you put a lot of time and money into being a part of the wedding, and it's a nice gesture to provide them with a gift portrait after the festivities are over," says photographer Mel Barlow of Mel & Co.
Stop-Motion Wedding Photo Film
This form of photography takes still photos and animates them, generally in a video set to your choice of music. "I've done a series like this for a quick set of 10 to 20 images and put them all together on a wedding album page, and the result was pretty cool!" says Caroline Winata of Milou & Olin Photography. Stop motion works especially well for a short trailer to put on your Facebook page or to send around in an email to close friends.
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