Choosing poses for wedding photo shoots

For all newlyweds, a wedding is a unique memorable day. In addition to the general festive mood, flowers and greetings, the presence of a professional photographer and camera is a must, because it will be interesting to look at the photos after years, show them to children and grandchildren. Unfortunately, not everyone has the gift of easy to pose for the camera. This is especially true for shy suitors, who sometimes worry as much as their brides preparing for the wedding.

Of course, the highlight of any wedding and its main focus is the beautiful bride. On this day, all eyes and photographic flashes are riveted to her magical image, carefully thought out and verified. Therefore, for the wedding archive is to capture all the subtleties of dress, makeup and bouquet. It will be superfluous to beat shoes and manicures on photos. Of the main classical images for the portrait of the bride are the following.

A good angle, suitable for any type of person. A girl can sit on a chair or in a car, look up at the lens from the bottom up.

Mysterious gentle image with a sweet smile and sparkling eyes. The bride stands with a half-side to the photographer, slightly bowing her head, the camera is focused on the eyes. The veil in this case will serve as a background - a light cloud around the face of the bride.

You can capture a wedding dress with standard full-length photos, with a bouquet of flowers, in front or in a semi-profile. But to make an unusual accent and highlight those subtleties for which the dress was chosen, you need to come up with something original. For example, the bride's look over his shoulder, his back to the lens. Often, wedding dresses have a stunningly beautiful back, not inferior to the neckline. In addition, on this photo will be visible neck, jewelry and curls of the bride.

Wedding shoes are a particular pride of any bride. After all, a wedding is almost a fabulous event, and everyone wants to feel like a princess. Shoes are chosen according to the outfit and most often they are worn only once. So why not capture this attribute? To add aesthetics, a photo with a shoe can be beaten according to the classic version of Cinderella, on the beautiful staircase of the palace, mansion, park. Demonstration of shoes can be a playful pose, slightly lifting the edge of the crinoline, while the look will be turned down to his feet.

Wedding nail art has been popular for quite a long time, there are even special manicure styles for brides. It is distinguished by a special solemnity and femininity, it is difficult to confuse it with evening or everyday.

It so happened in the wedding tradition that the image of the groom in the photographs complements and completes the image of the bride. Poses are selected depending on the wishes of the couple, but they should be as natural as possible and fit the newlyweds in character. You should decide in advance which image the bridegroom will broadcast to the camera. This may be a gentle knight or a brutal head of the family, a protector or a passionate lover.

Depending on the image, the corresponding pose is selected in a particular photo.

• Kneeling knight holding the bride by the hand or pulling the bouquet. The photo is taken in profile.

• Photo in the style of pre-revolutionary retro. The head of the family sits in a chair, and the bride stands slightly behind, with her hand on the groom's shoulder.
• Embrace from the back, when the groom's hands are lying on the bride's waist, symbolize patronage and protection. In this case, the bride looks into the lens, and the groom can gently kiss her ear, or blissfully revel in the smell of her hair.

Separately, the portrait of the groom can be captured among friends by beating a cheerful company in any suitable way. Or the bridegroom, standing on the steps of the registry office and anxiously looking at his watch.

All of the above is only a small part of the wedding album, and you should not get hung up on single photos. The main part of the archive, of course, should be joint photos of the newlyweds. To make an approximate plan of wedding poses, you should mentally walk through the solemn ceremony from the very beginning. Meeting with the bride. A touching moment, which in the photo is intended to express joy and a long-awaited connection.

Successfully convey the feeling of happiness relaxed posture with smiles and even laughter.

• The groom can pick up the bride in his arms and slightly lift. It would seem that the couple ran towards each other.
• Strong embraces symbolize a meeting after a long separation, because for lovers, every minute seems like an eternity.
• Slow rapprochement, when the groom with hope and timidity looks at the approaching modest bride, downcast eyes.

In the registry office during the procedure of marriage, the photographer can choose any close-ups - they will all be good for the wedding album. The moment of the announcement of the husband and wife, the list in the certificate, the exchange of rings and, of course, the first kiss in the status of husband and wife. As a rule, during the ceremony there is no time and desire to be distracted by thoughts of planned poses, so let there be natural emotions and experiences.

A photo session in a studio setting is carried out after painting, usually in a beautiful hall or the registrar office.

Group photos with relatives and close friends are also made here. It is important to fix the moment of congratulations to the newlyweds, when the guests present the flowers and say the first wishes.

Creative photos can display a newly-married couple's appearance under the handle of the registry office, which is accompanied by actions in the form of sprinkling with rose petals or white doves being released into the sky. All these moments perfectly complement the wedding album. If possible, the groom can take the bride out of the registry office in his arms.

Any wedding is a sea of ​​kisses and hugs. You can make a whole selection of touching photos and insert them into the album on each page between all the other photos.

• The groom gently hugs the bride by the waist, an eskimo kiss nose to nose, eye to eye. Camera on the side.
• The same pose, but the back view of the bride. The hands of the groom form a heart on the waist of his beloved.In this photo will be clearly visible back dress newlywed.
• Touching poses are obtained with the touch of the groom's hand on the tender face of the bride, with a patronizing kiss on the forehead.
• A pensive pose, when the groom presses the bride to himself and looks into the distance, as if through years, and she trustfully presses against his chest and closes his eyes.

Landscapes at any time of the year look much more alive than any interior delights, so do not neglect the natural beauty to create wedding photos. If the weather and air temperature allows, you can plan a walk on the street or a small trip out of town along picturesque places with guests.

Paints of a sunny summer season will decorate wedding photos better than any designer. Depending on the area, choose the most picturesque corners and try to feel what nature itself tells you.

On a forest path, a road through a field or a park, cute photographs are obtained in the form of a couple walking forward. The lens is kept at a distance, the pair is removed, holding hands and smiling at each other, slightly turning his head.

Fabulous winter time in harmony with the white dress of the bride. Flakes of snow, frost on the trees will be perfectly combined with wedding attributes. Unless, of course, the winter was snowy. Otherwise, photography in nature in dank windy weather is better to refuse. If the winter did not let you down, and the bride has a wedding coat or mantle attached to her, then you can arrange a short photo session in the winter park. Choose the lush fir tree nearest to the path and beat the image from different sides. Also, the walk can be supplemented by playing with snowballs, demonstration of cones or spruce twigs in the joined palms of the newlyweds.

The time of spring awakening of life, drops and the first bird chimes offers to capture the same picture as in the winter version, but to focus on the melting of icicles, on picturesque brooks. In late spring, when the first flowers already appeared, photos with lilac, blooming apples and cherries will be especially tender.

Bright golden-red shades of autumn - a great background for wedding photos. Against the background of purple foliage, the white dress of the bride will stand out like a white cloud. Successfully obtained autumn photos by the pond or lake, when the foliage is reflected in the already icy clear water.

To make the best photos of your wedding, it’s not so necessary to completely copy other people's ideas. It is enough to catch the general vector and mood, take into account the character of the partner and bring all your love to each other in the lens.

The head of the groom lies on the lap of the bride, she gently embraces his face with his hands. Both have a happy view of a pair of hoops already.

Unusual perspective, giving the impression of a dancing step, in which the partners furtively kissed.

Not so much an original as a symbolic perspective. Such a photo can be put on the title page, on the first page of the wedding album.

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