Photo pop

Having just chosen a photographer for our wedding, I have been looking into the different kinds of options out there. I honestly hadn't twigged the vast variety of categories of styles one can chose from.

photo courtesy of Henry Wells

The current favorite of many is reportage style. These photos are all about spontaneity and capturing moments as they happen. The good side of this is that your photographer may document things you would never have noticed in the haze of the day. The disadvantage is that you might have lots of pictures with your mouth hanging open. Not so great on a day that you are trying very, very hard to exude goddess-like glory.

photo courtesy of Shooting Hip

The next popular choice is what is called contemporary posed. These are spontaneously posed images taken from unexpected persepectives or with quirky details. The benefit is that you will still have images very personal to the day and yet memorable. The disadvantage is that the minute you start controlling and posing images, you lose some of the flavour of the life going on around you. These will also be limited by the spontaneous creativity of yourselves and the photographer.

photo courtesy of Blink Photography

The traditional choice is formal style with all photos thought out previously. This is great if you want pictures with big groups (like family) that need a bit of corralling and gets things done quickly.

photo courtesy of wedding aces

A big fave for many diy weddings are photobooth style pictures (especially since "Amelie" I rekon). These serve a dual purpose of providing quirky images of your guests and giving them some entertainment. The downside is that (obviously) the location for shots is limited to one.
Which would you go for?

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