candid wedding photography style

Candid Wedding Photography

The only photographic way to reveal things as they truly happen is to take candid shots. Candids are images that hold a small story inside of them.

Depending on purpose of the image, it can reveal human character, emotions, interaction between people, or social status. Each candid photo has it's meaning and it is based on a photographer's vision.

Photojournalism is a style in wedding photography: candid images are a tool in hands of a wedding photojournalist. The sequence of candid images creates a story of the wedding day.

Candid photography sometimes is misinterpreted as a series of snapshots shot by the photographer during the wedding day. While snapshots are usually limited to facial expressions (which will often make people laugh), candids are based on a variety of photographic techniques, mixed with a clearly set purpose of documenting the event with a unique photographer's vision.