| you are choosing a photographer for your wedding, | | | | reception room, turn to color, but for the smaller |
| be sure to find out if they are equally skilled at black | | | | shots that help to pull the whole story together, |
| and white photography, as well as color. While it is | | | | black and white is unparalleled. Nothing else can do |
| true that color images are perfect for recording all | | | | the same justice to the luminosity of the individual |
| the gorgeous colors of the bridesmaid dresses, the | | | | pearls in that tin cup necklace or to the artful frosting |
| flowers, and the wedding cake, nothing is quite like | | | | on the wedding cake. |
| black and white for capturing the moments of a | | | | Something else that black and white photography is |
| wedding. Read more about how to utilize black and | | | | wonderful for is getting all those special moments |
| white photos to truly tell the story of your wedding | | | | that make a wedding unique. Images of the |
| day. | | | | bridesmaids laughing on the dance floor, the groom |
| If you are a sentimental bride, having some black and | | | | with a tear glistening in his eye during the vows, or a |
| white or sepia toned images in your wedding album | | | | flower girl sleeping in a corner at the end of a long |
| will give you that timeless connection to the past | | | | day, are all best captured in black and white. When |
| that makes weddings so special. You might even | | | | pictures are in color, the play of hues is what really |
| have fun with replicating a few similar poses to the | | | | draws the eye, but when that element is stripped |
| wedding pictures of your parents and grandparents. | | | | away, the emotion of a moment becomes much |
| They would make a fantastic display all together on | | | | more clear. This is why no wedding album is complete |
| one wall in your new home. A classic shot of the | | | | without at least a few black and white images. |
| entire bridal party in black and white also looks | | | | Not every photographer has a knack for black and |
| wonderful on display. | | | | white, so be sure to discuss it with any potential |
| But don't think that black and white photographs are | | | | photographers you are interviewing. There is |
| always going to look old-fashioned. In fact, | | | | something about getting the perfect angle and the |
| contemporary brides can get just as much out of | | | | right lighting that can really make an image powerful, |
| them as traditionalists. They are one of the best | | | | but it takes a trained artistic eye to see it as the |
| ways to capture close-up detail shots, such as the | | | | moment is unfolding. In these days of digital |
| lace on the bridal gown or the feminine pearl tin cup | | | | photography, it is a snap for a good photographer to |
| necklace at her throat. The higher contrast that is | | | | switch back and forth between color and black and |
| typical of black and white images can really catch | | | | white, so be sure to have some of your priceless |
| texture and light in a way that is diffused by the | | | | wedding memories preserved in the powerful voice |
| brightness of color images. When you want to get a | | | | of black and white pictures. |
| great overall shot of the décor of the | | | | |