When faced with a wedding photoshoot, a photographer is faced with a choice: follow the old school and work with posed photos or follow a more recent trend and adopt the photo-reportage technique, typical of photo journalism.
When we began we all chose the simpler approach, namely the pose.
In this case, much of the work is given to the people in the photos. They have to do their best to look good, but, as we all know, the result is often disappointing as people feel uncomfortable in this situation since they are not professional models.
The transition to the reportage technique was almost natural. The results speak for themselves, however, what does it really mean to make a reportage of a wedding?
It really means that the approach adopted is the opposite of the one described above.
A photo-reportage requires the photographer to commit 100% to the work, to be always alert and ready to capture the highlights, and maybe to create interesting situations. All this has to feel natural and spontaneous for the bride and groom.
What we often hear the brides and grooms say when they view our photos is: "I did not notice anything." The job of the photographer is to be present yet discreet, and "to be camouflaged" so as not to put pressure on the couple and make sure everything looks natural and spontaneous.
The photos shown on this page are from Enzo and Patrizia's wedding. It was held last September and was almost entirely realized with the wedding reportage style.
Out of fun, we put together this black-and-white photo gallery, although we believe even colour photos would have been a nice choice.
