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02. Eric Lagstein, NJ
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04. John Zich, IL
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HIRING A CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL Like many brides and grooms, your wedding could be the first time you’ll be hiring a creative professional. You might think the ins and outs of working with a wedding photographer are as simple as writing a check. What could be so difficult, right? But just ask any talented pro, and you’ll get a grateful explanation of why it’s so important to truly understand their creative process. How you manage your relationship with a wedding photojournalist can have just as profound an impact on the photographs as the day unfolding before the camera. Luckily, you and your photographer both want the same outcome: amazing photos that capture the feeling of the wedding day...
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IS WEDDING PHOTOJOURNALISM A FAD? We’ve all flipped through well-worn wedding albums of parents, aunts and uncles, and even grandparents, chuckling at dated hairstyles, handlebar mustaches, peach taffeta bridesmaids dresses, and powder blue tuxes. Wedding photojournalists might contend that these photos wouldn’t seem so out of style (hideous wedding gowns and bad male perms aside) if more emphasis had been placed on the un-styled, un-planned moments of the wedding day, rather than the prescribed agenda of highly organized groups of people staring at the camera.
On the contrary, naysayers insist wedding photojournalism is merely a trendy, passing fad that disrespects the venerable traditions of the classic posed shot. They point out that tradition, and true photographic quality, is often sacrificed "art."...
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THE ART OF WORKING WITH ON CAMERA FLASH Most people equate wedding photojournalism with ambient light, but the reality is that you can’t always get what you want at a wedding. The light you need is often absent, is the wrong kind, or is in the wrong place. That’s why judicious use of on-camera flash plays a central role in assuring great shots and happy clients. “It’s all about complementing the light that is there,” says Wedding Photojournalist Association award-winner Chris Prinos, who with his wife MaryJo shoots weddings with a 1DS Mark II, a Canon 5D and a pair of 10Ds, along with 550EX and 580EX Speedlites. “When you have a flash mounted at all times, you can pretty much address any kind of lighting situation.”...
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THE EVOLUTION OF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Five generations of Americans have revisited special moments in their lives by looking through photographs, most especially of their wedding day. But early to mid-20th-century brides and grooms have only memories of their weddings because their photographers simply weren't there. Early cameras were large and bulky and portable lighting equipment non-existent, tethering photographers -- and bridal portraits -- to studios. All that changed by World War II when the 35mm camera, roll film and on-camera flash hit the scene, transforming first war photography, then photojournalism and eventually wedding photography. After the war, military-trained photographers and amateurs trolled wedding parties snapping candid photos they'd sell to delighted bridal couples. That flushed wedding photographers out of the studio and onto the wedding day scene. But still, wedding pictures were posed and moments like cake slicing carefully staged... Go to: The Evolution of Wedding Photography

              

2007 WPJA PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR -
Ben Chrisman

The WPJA proudly honors Ben Chrisman of California as 2007 Wedding Photographer of the Year (POY). In addition to this distinguished title, Ben will also be receiving a $1,000 grand prize and his name will be permanently engraved on the WPJA Traveling Trophy. Each year, the WPJA proudly recognizes that member holding the most contest points within the wedding photography categories at the end of the year. Read The POY Photographer Articles Here...