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09/11/2008 10:18:56 PM · #1 |
OK, so I am going through a recent wedding and getting more and more bored with the whole reportage thing. Dont get me wrong, done well it can be nice, but I am starting to feel that the whole thing is getting a bit dated now. I have designed some sample albums for myself and finding that people are liking the whole page portraiture images a lot more with only a small scattering of `reportage`, so much so I am thinking of splitting my album design 50/50 between reportage and portraiture, maybe even more in favour of portraiture.
But then again, reportage photography suits the not so attractive brides I guess.
Does anyone else think that reportage has had its day and that brides will be looking for more `fashiony` style shoots? I hope so since the whole reportage thing is what has attracted so many people towards wedding photography as they felt the hands-off approach would be easier (which generally it is) and thus drew so many cowboys into the trade..
Anyone agree/disagree? |
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09/11/2008 10:23:05 PM · #2 |
I find my brides like the reportage for the ceremony...but they really go for the fun, artistic stuff outside of the ceremony. And yes, this does include a lot of portraiture...natural and posed.
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09/11/2008 10:26:33 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Judi:
I find my brides like the reportage for the ceremony...but they really go for the fun, artistic stuff outside of the ceremony. And yes, this does include a lot of portraiture...natural and posed. |
Yes, reportage in moderation maybe - bridal preps, ceremony etc.. But then if one allows the creative juices to flow then you can really nail the shots that make them say "WOW!". I have just noticed in my albums that the full-page portraits have far more impact on the viewer than loads of overlaid images..
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09/11/2008 10:30:40 PM · #4 |
| My clients are pretty much the same as Judi's just get reportage types at the ceremony but nearly anything goes from then on :) Candids are by far the most asked for |
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09/11/2008 10:36:42 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by lentil:
My clients are pretty much the same as Judi's just get reportage types at the ceremony but nearly anything goes from then on :) Candids are by far the most asked for |
Yep...espcially the boy in the back row with his finger up his nose....there is always one...lmao! And they all want that!
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09/11/2008 10:38:29 PM · #6 |
I did a wedding in a church where everyone was sitting except for this one old lady, so naturally I get a photo of her .... it turns out that nobody knew her at all. She just likes to sit in on weddings lol... she was also the first person to congratulate them after the ceremony..toooo funny
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09/11/2008 10:46:24 PM · #7 |
| i'd love to offer an opinion if only i knew what in god's name "reportage" was...... |
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09/11/2008 10:48:58 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by smardaz:
i'd love to offer an opinion if only i knew what in god's name "reportage" was...... |
It's shooting in a photojournalistic style, as opposed to a pose & portrait style.
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09/11/2008 11:13:47 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
Originally posted by smardaz:
i'd love to offer an opinion if only i knew what in god's name "reportage" was...... |
It's shooting in a photojournalistic style, as opposed to a pose & portrait style. |
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09/12/2008 06:32:31 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
Originally posted by smardaz:
i'd love to offer an opinion if only i knew what in god's name "reportage" was...... |
It's shooting in a photojournalistic style, as opposed to a pose & portrait style. |
I'm so glad you said this because I was Googling the hell out of it...
Message edited by author 2008-09-12 06:33:00.
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09/12/2008 07:21:51 AM · #11 |
The brides in my area want it all...formal bd prior, candids, special editing, outdoor settings on the way to the reception, etc.
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09/12/2008 07:57:45 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by Simms:
But then again, reportage photography suits the not so attractive brides I guess.Anyone agree/disagree? |
disagree...at least on this statement.....So you think 'non-model' brides (on one of the most important days of her life, the day she feels the MOST beautiful) don't want the same pictures as what you deem attractive people want???
Isn't that part of your job? to capture the beauty. Being creative to make all clients equal....
Do you change your price based on whether the bride is attractive or not?? whether YOU can be creative enough?
Sorry, just seems I took offense at this statement.
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09/12/2008 08:21:54 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by Simms:
But then again, reportage photography suits the not so attractive brides I guess. |
Maybe I don't understand what you mean, but I would think the opposite... that "careful posing" of the unattractive bride could help bring out her beauty while hiding other aspects, whereas photojournalistic style shots (capturing her whatever she's doing / where ever she's doing it / in whatever light she happens to be in) may prove to be the most unflattering images of her.
Did I misunderstand?
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09/12/2008 08:25:19 AM · #14 |
The industry term is "Journalistic". Reportage sounds too much like...well...what reporters do. lol
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09/12/2008 08:57:22 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by dassilem:
Originally posted by Simms:
But then again, reportage photography suits the not so attractive brides I guess.Anyone agree/disagree? |
disagree...at least on this statement.....So you think 'non-model' brides (on one of the most important days of her life, the day she feels the MOST beautiful) don't want the same pictures as what you deem attractive people want???
Isn't that part of your job? to capture the beauty. Being creative to make all clients equal....
Do you change your price based on whether the bride is attractive or not?? whether YOU can be creative enough?
Sorry, just seems I took offense at this statement. |
She does want the same pictures, but the approach is somewhat different. For a "model" bride, to simplify it to the extreme, there are no bad angles to shoot from, there are no positions that don't flatter.
For the non model, its not the case. Its the same w/ studio portraits, there are tricks to make someone look more slender and there are definate no no shooting angles and body positions.
Although saying it as blatantly as they did, it could come off a bit offensive, but really its just the straight forward truth. |
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