Reportage Wedding Photography

Wedding Reportage Photography is all about capturing the seemingly incidental scenes that make up the day

When we got married a few years back, Natalie had a very definite idea of what she wanted from a wedding photographer. She didn’t just want a bunch of formal group shots, she wanted the whole day captured in a way that reflected and documented the occasion. She wanted a mix of natural and formal shots to convey the magic of the day. Unfortunately, at that time, there wasn’t a lot of choice in our price bracket, and the only photographers who offered the style she liked were all based in London charging astronomical prices. Attracting them down to our Cornish wedding would have added an extra premium to cover their travel and accommodation expenses. We eventually got a very competent local photographer but he was of the old school, formal approach. We got technically well taken shots of lots of groups, but they were so boring! None of the joy of the celebration came through and everyone looked ill at ease and un-relaxed in their poses. We rarely look back at our old wedding album these days because it just doesn’t inspire us any more.

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Partly as a response to the blandness of the photographs of our own wedding , Natalie was inspired to do something about the lack of choice and, together, we started our own wedding photography business – Iconik Photography. Our approach to wedding photography is all about capturing the essence and magic of the wedding day so, instead of concentrating purely formal groups we incorporated reportage into wedding photography. Reportage is a photo journalistic approach to photography where people are captured in a naturalist, candid way. The subject is relaxed and behaving in a natural manner which helps to convey the mood and record the characters of the event. The energy jumps out of the page and, instead of staid grouping that would look more at home at a wake, you get a real feel for the celebration of the wedding – a snapshot of a particular time that will spark memories every time you look at them. We still take the formal shots but they seem to be more relevant when set against the informality of the reportage shots – We didn’t get the opportunity to have such a stunning keepsake for our wedding, but Iconik Photography is determined to give our customers the standard of style and service that we sadly missed out on.

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