Choosing a wedding photographer by Style

Choosing a photographer's style?

How talented is your photographer? Of course, you want the best. But, how do you even begin to understand that as a non-photographer?
It's in their style.
Do they seem to have a lot of posed photographs? Where the subjects in the images look like they are not having fun? You do not want that to be you. A great image usually has 3 main components.
1) Great composition. Now you don't have to have a degree in photography to understand basic composition, but the subjects are not normally centered in the image(there are always exceptions). Here's a great sign of great photos. Are they memorable? Do they grab you visually? Do they evoke a strong feeling/emotion when viewed? Those are all good signs.
2) Great lighting. Again, we are getting a little technical, but it does help to understand. Is the lighting dramatic? Harsh or beautiful? If the photographer understands lighting, it helps to enhance the subjects, not obscuring them.
3) A Great moment. There is the holy grail in photojournalism called the "decisive moment, " that instant when emotions and timing come together to tell the story of an event. A look, an action or an unplanned emotion captures and reveals a story behind the photograph. That coupled with our previous points combine to make images that are real, not posed or contrived, that communicate your special day.

When you have all three of these "building blocks" in an image you have a great photograph. If you only have two elements, you might have an okay image. If you only have one of these elements, you have vacation photos that no one will want to see more than once!

So, look for a photographer with images that speak to your soul.

Please take a look at my website. www.michaelkitada.com

Cheers,

Michael