I would like to state from the very
beginning, that weddings in general are a major commercial industry to many
professional photographers. Shooting wedding photography professionally is a much,
much bigger topic than just 21 sample poses. The aim of this article is only to
provide you with some initial guidance and ideas to take some nice bride and
groom pictures.
1. The wedding veil is a superb
accessory for a bride’s close-up portrait. You may want to use manual zoom to
focus on the eyes, otherwise the auto mode will focus on the veil’s texture.
2. A very good opportunity for a
great picture is photographing the bride or both newlyweds in the wedding car.
3. The romantic and passionate kiss
is another must-have shot from the event. Definitely try to capture both faces
including the eyes. Without that you will probably produce a dull shot.
4. Very easy and kind pose. The
newlyweds simply and naturally embrace while bringing their cheeks together.
Take care that the bridal bouquet is nicely placed and turned towards the
camera.
5. Another beautiful pose with the
groom embracing the bride from the back. The newlyweds may look romantically at
each other or straight to the camera. Or they might kiss for an even more
affectionate pose.
6. Just a slight variation of the
previous ones, keep the newlyweds close together, but find a way to get a shot
from an elevated angle.
7. In weddings you can’t really go
wrong by asking the newly weds to kiss for a shot whenever there is an
appropriate moment. They won’t complain anyway!
8. If possible, arrange an outdoor
shot, take some pictures of the couple from a distance and use some open space
in a background.
9. Absolutely easy and a bit more
formal pose, creates a calm and intimate mood.
10. The groom holding the bride in
arms, easy to pose, however be careful choosing the right shooting angle – both
faces should be visible.
11. A pose with the groom holding
the bride works not only from a distance, but makes a very nice pose for a
close-up as well.
12. Certainly a staged pose – the
bride falling into the groom’s hands. But if the newly weds are responsive,
poses like that could work out extremely well.
13. Weddings don’t need to be and
sometimes really aren’t at all that serious. Don’t be afraid to make some fun,
ask the newly weds to loose their shoes and just run around a bit and snap some
frames.
14. Never forget that there often
are good opportunities shooting from the back.
15. A fun pose with the newlyweds
kissing passionately. Pay attention to the wedding dress: It shall look
free-falling and natural, as opposed to stuck and creased under the groom’s
leg.
16. A gorgeous pose for a bride’s
portrait. The bride should sit on the ground (or a very low stool) with the
wedding dress nicely arranged around her. Shoot from above with the bride
looking slightly upwards.
17. Fun and simple pose, the
newlyweds clinking champagne glasses. For a more creative shot you could get
real close and focus on the glasses, leaving the portraits blurred.
18. Another creative way to play
with a shallow depth of field. Use the widest possible aperture and keep the
groom in a distance from the bride. Focus on the bride, leaving him slightly
out of focus.
19. The newlyweds dancing is just
another must-have shot. Take pictures with the bride and groom facing towards
the camera, making both faces clearly visible. They may look to the camera or
at each other.
20. For some creative results, don’t
concentrate only on bride and groom. There are many interesting corresponding
objects to shoot, and these photos especially will make the event’s photo album
far more engaging. Thus, take separate shots with single objects. Examples are
the wedding bouquet, jewelery, clothing details, champagne glasses, wedding
rings, wedding car elements etc.
21. The final point isn’t about
posing proper, rather just an idea for a post production. Most probably you
will have a bunch of photos from the event, so use them to make a small collage
(or several ones). Pick only some objects or crops from other pictures and
combine them into a balanced composition. Use some unified filter effects or
simply convert them to black-and-white in order to achieve outstanding results.
Such collages indeed are pure pleasure to an eye!
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