Candid Photography: The new genre in wedding photography

Wedding photography today is not limited only to traditional portraits where the couple, posing in the same age-old manner, sometimes with the family members and guests, is shot in different locations and with varied backgrounds. Nowadays, you have the less ‘staged’ candid photography, pioneered by a crop of young photographers, which has been garnering a lot of positive response in the wedding arena. Not only do these pictures capture moments as emotions, they also have a natural and crisp setting attached to them.

Weddings in India are ‘planned’ events in general, but what cannot be planned are the moments and the emotions of the people. The plethora of feelings, that rule the day, will be more memorable than the day itself. Hence, the same needs to be captured seamlessly without losing out on the ambience – a feat can be achieved only through candid photography.

Let’s have a look at some of the factors that helped candid photography shoot up as a rage among the soon-to-be-wedded couples:

Showcases unadulterated emotions

Unlike the traditional forms of photography where the couples are asked to pose in a certain way to look attractive, candid photography uses natural settings to show the true personal self of the people in question. Most of the time, the people are unaware of the fact that they are being photographed, which is great to eradicate camera-shyness. Candid photography acts like a mirror, where a person’s character and personality are captured seamlessly.

Employs collaborative approach

A candid photographer always ensures that the soon-to-be-wedded play very decisive roles during a photo shoot. He/She also prefers to meet the couples personally before the wedding to understand them and their back-story. Knowing the background can make way for great ideas which can be brought on to the films. There was this instance where a couple approached a new-gen candid photographer to shoot their wedding. Their detailed conversation enabled the photographer to re-create the entire marriage proposal scene.

Ready-Steady-Shoot

A candid photographer starts working right from the word ‘go’ and is totally different from the traditional ‘lights-camera-action’ photography; as candid photography is all about unscripted moments. The photographer has to always be on his/her toes and anticipate those candid moments which show real and raw occurrences.