| Long before the "photojournalistic style" became the | | | | Whatever he decides he will have to work fast using |
| catch-phrase in wedding photography today, | | | | whatever available light there is because the moment |
| newspaper photographers a.k.a. photojournalists have | | | | a flash goes off, the subjects will be aware of his |
| been crafting this approach in their daily work in | | | | presence and all spontaneity will be lost. |
| covering news events with honesty and candor. | | | | So the wedding photojournalist is always on the alert, |
| The most successful photojournalists have great | | | | looking for moments which are real and unrehearsed. |
| anticipation which often comes from shooting on the | | | | His people skills are just as important because he |
| streets, being observant, having good imagination, | | | | needs to be outgoing and friendly so that he blends |
| being vigilant and being ready to react. | | | | in with the guests. |
| So if that's the style of wedding pictures you are | | | | While the guests are standing in line waiting for their |
| looking for, there is no one more uniquely qualified for | | | | food, he is watching the guests, picking out the |
| that task than a photojournalist --- a photographer | | | | gregarious and rowdy ones, ones who are drinking a |
| with a newspaper background. | | | | lot and have a tendency to be the live of the party. |
| In a crowded banquet full of guests, how does he | | | | Sometimes those are the ones who will break out in |
| pick out the most likely person who is going to be | | | | impromptu songs. |
| very besides the bride and bride's mother? And when | | | | Children at weddings are always great subjects since |
| he finds that person, how can he take the picture | | | | you can always count on them to be amusing and |
| unobtrusively? | | | | cute. Examples that come to mind: the ringboy who |
| If he reads his subjects right, he would naturally | | | | suddenly realizes he is shy when he sees the crowd |
| move in or select the right lens and zoom in on his | | | | before him or the flowergirl who collapses in mum's |
| subject all the time watching the background and the | | | | arms in exhaustion in the middle of the ceremony. |
| lighting. | | | | |