.jpg)
>
Retro is in. Just browse the pages of fashion magazines or look at the high street chains to see how a lot vintage 70s fashion is back in. Bands like Florence and the Machine and Mumford and Sons have also had a massive influence on vintage mix and match fashion so it is now cool to wear a 70s patterned dress once more or your grandad's flat cap. And though it not may possibly be an apparent connection, this has also created it is way into the way individuals are preparing their weddings.
Some couples are now opting to dress in a vintage style with a DIY really feel which is a far cry from the classic meringue wedding dress and leading and tails! Something goes, from brides in vintage lace wedding dresses and flower head garlands to grooms in tweed and bow ties.
The retro theme doesn't cease at fashion either. Couples invest time meticulously preparing the details of their wedding and will typically pick an unconventional location and decorate it in funky household produced particulars and favours. The quirkier the much better! I've noticed outdoor shoots which have applied props like Victorian bird cages, retro cameras, sheets strung among trees and balloons in pastel shades to complement the vintage really feel. Using props in photography is absolutely nothing new and is truly a wonderful tip if you want to make your couple really feel at ease in front of the camera as it provides them one thing to focus on and worry much less about the photographer in front of them!
From a photographic point of view, a wedding with very carefully thought out details and outfits is gift from above! Not only does it mean that the couple and their chosen location look wonderful, it also gives the photographer with wonderful creative freedom when processing the images. Vintage processing is extremely well known at the moment, where the photographer emulates the look of print films and tactics from the 70s. One of the ideal identified is cross processing, which while discovered by mistake, has been applied to good impact for decades. Its style is simply recognised as there is a colour shift in the shadows and highlights which gives the photo its trade mark retro appear. Other well known approaches at the moment include giving the pictures a polaroid look which is typified by creamy tones in the highlights and blues in the shadows. Who would have thought low cost 70s technologies would now be emulated by photographers with highly-priced modern DSLRs? There are several photographers out there who feel modern day digital images are too clean and lack the character of old film.
It's an exciting time to be a wedding photographer as current trends and the demands of modern couples is making it a lot more of an artform than it's ever been. The days of uncreative, staid wedding photography are numbered.
0Awesome Comments!