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Retro is in. Just browse the pages of fashion magazines or look at the high street chains to see how a lot 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 is now cool to wear a 70s patterned dress once more or your grandad's flat cap. And while it not may well be an obvious connection, this has also made it's way into the way people today are planning their weddings.
Some couples are now opting to dress in a vintage style with a DIY really feel which is a far cry from the traditional 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 invest time meticulously planning the particulars of their wedding and will often select an unconventional location and decorate it in funky residence created particulars and favours. The quirkier the greater! I've seen outdoor shoots which have employed props like Victorian bird cages, retro cameras, sheets strung in between trees and balloons in pastel shades to complement the vintage feel. Using props in photography is nothing new and is in fact a good tip if you want to make your couple really feel at ease in front of the camera as it provides them some thing to focus on and worry much less about the photographer in front of them!
From a photographic point of view, a wedding with cautiously 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 gives the photographer with superb creative freedom when processing the photos. Vintage processing is pretty favorite at the moment, where the photographer emulates the appear of print films and strategies from the 70s. One of the most effective recognized is cross processing, which despite the fact that discovered by mistake, has been utilised to awesome impact for decades. Its style is effortlessly recognised as there is a colour shift in the shadows and highlights which provides the photo its trade mark retro look. Other favorite strategies at the moment include giving the photos a polaroid appear which is typified by creamy tones in the highlights and blues in the shadows. Who would have thought inexpensive 70s technology would now be emulated by photographers with highly-priced contemporary DSLRs? There are quite a few photographers out there who feel modern digital images are too clean and lack the character of old film.
It is an exciting time to be a wedding photographer as current trends and the demands of modern couples is making it significantly more of an artform than it is ever been. The days of uncreative, staid wedding photography are numbered.
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