Styles and Formats

Traditional Poses or Reportage: The Main Decision about Your Wedding Photographs

The main thing you have to decide for your wedding photography is whether you would prefer to have a traditional set of photographs where the wedding party and guests are predominantly 'posed' for the photos, or whether you would prefer to have a set of 'reportage' photos where the photos tell the story of the day without necessarily 'posing' anyone and where the subjects are very often not looking at the camera. Of course these two main options can be mixed to whatever extent you decide: We find that although the bride and groom may opt for 'reportage' photography, parents and grandparents will expect to see themselves in traditional 'posed' photographs, and even where couples opt for traditional 'posed' photgraphs, we inevitably take a great many spontaneous photographs in between the posed photographs. It really is just a case of getting the balance that you want within the time available.

Photo Album or Printed Photo Book

A 'Photo Book' is simply a large bound book (approximately 12" x 12") containing machine printed pages. Although there is nothing to prevent a set of traditional photographs being printed in a Photo Book, traditional 'posed' photographs are most often set in photo albums and 'reportage' photos are most often set in photo books. However there is absolutely nothing to prevent you from having traditional posed photos in a photo book, or reportage photos in a photo album. Photo books allow us to design collage pages containing more than one photo (and if required, at different sizes), which is ideal for 'reportage' photography or a mix of reportage and traditional photography.

Please see the PDF Sample files of Photo Albums and Photo Books on our Home Page

If in any doubt about your options, please contact us to discuss.