Wedding Photos of Direct sunlight

The following “Direct sunlight” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Direct sunlight” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

The bride was illuminated in direct sunlight against a concrete wall backdrop in downtown Edmonton, Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta: Bride lit by harsh sunlight against a concrete wall

Pre-wedding Hingham, MA couple engagement image-session as the couple poses in direct sunlight

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Georgetown DC couple e-shoot while posing in direct sunlight against a tan wall with the reflection of the sky

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Florida wedding couple posing for a portrait in downtown Orlando showing the darkness of a parking garage across the street, for an Abbey Road type of image, positioning the couple in the walkway in direct sun with shadows

The wedding couple posed for a portrait in downtown with the darkness of a parking garage across the street providing a striking contrast. They were positioned in the walkway in direct sunlight, with shadows and architecture framing them.

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Meatpacking district portrait session for pre-wedding - Playing with direct sunlight and shadow with couple

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