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Retro is in. Just browse the pages of fashion magazines or look at the high street chains to see how much vintage 70s fashion is back in. Bands like Florence and the Machine and Mumford and Sons have also had a massive influence on vintage mix and match fashion so it's now cool to wear a 70s patterned dress again or your grandad's flat cap. And although it not may possibly be an apparent connection, this has also produced it's way into the way men and women are preparing their weddings.
Some couples are now opting to dress in a vintage style with a DIY feel which is a far cry from the regular meringue wedding dress and best and tails! Anything goes, from brides in vintage lace wedding dresses and flower head garlands to grooms in tweed and bow ties.
The retro theme does not stop at fashion either. Couples devote time meticulously preparing the details of their wedding and will frequently pick out an unconventional location and decorate it in funky residence created particulars and favours. The quirkier the superior! I've seen outdoor shoots which have utilized props like Victorian bird cages, retro cameras, sheets strung in between trees and balloons in pastel shades to complement the vintage feel. Working with props in photography is absolutely nothing new and is in fact a great tip if you want to make your couple really feel at ease in front of the camera as it provides them some thing to concentrate on and be concerned much less about the photographer in front of them!
From a photographic point of view, a wedding with carefully thought out details and outfits is gift from above! Not only does it mean that the couple and their chosen location look good, it also offers the photographer with wonderful creative freedom when processing the pictures. Vintage processing is very favorite at the moment, where the photographer emulates the look of print films and tactics from the 70s. One of the most effective known is cross processing, which despite the fact that discovered by mistake, has been applied to wonderful effect for decades. Its style is easily recognised as there is a colour shift in the shadows and highlights which gives the photo its trade mark retro look. Other common methods at the moment contain giving the pictures a polaroid look which is typified by creamy tones in the highlights and blues in the shadows. Who would have thought low-cost 70s technology would now be emulated by photographers with expensive modern day DSLRs? There are various photographers out there who think modern day digital images are too clean and lack the character of old film.
It is an exciting time to be a wedding photographer as existing trends and the demands of contemporary couples is creating it extra of an artform than it is ever been. The days of uncreative, staid wedding photography are numbered.
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