Wedding Photography South Africa Ideas for the Bride and Groom

by Jetweb

A wedding photographer won’t always know the exact shots going to be taken on the day of wedding and too much planning can affect the spontaneity of the photos. There are some simple ideas and aspects of location to look out for that can be used at almost every wedding shoot and don’t require much planning at all, leaving plenty of room for spontaneity and fun. These ideas for the bride and groom help to add character and depth to each photo.

Consider a long, open, spacious corridor for a fairly long distance shot. It’s best when the corridor is mostly empty. The shot is taken with the bride and groom standing some distance away towards the middle of the corridor, joining their hands to create an arch that spans the corridor’s width. The corridor provides a pleasing effect of depth as it continues beyond the couple. A curved, open road or empty street will have the same effect.

In wedding photography South Africa, there is a technique that uses both the background and foreground for an interesting shot of perspective. The groom is placed in the background of the shot with his gaze set on the bride. The bride is the focus of the shot, placed in the foreground. Using a low aperture, the shot blurs out the groom slightly and highlights the bride. Let them swap positions and take the photo again to have both poses.

A good wedding photography South Africa idea is to look for a long, interesting wall of some kind.  A hedge is an attractive example. The couple stands together with their shoulders against the hedge, while the photographer takes the shot going down the length of the hedge. The natural, scenic green brings out the colours of the bride and groom. A rock-surfaced wall or some other interesting texture is another good example of something to look for and use in the wedding photography shoot. If you find a glass surface, a large window or a mirror-like tiled wall, there’s the added bonus of capturing the couple’s reflection

There are always creative shots at any wedding venue, all it needs is a wedding photographer with a little creativity to make good use of them and produce a set of wedding photos that can be shown with pride.