Wedding Photos of Long shadows

The following “Long shadows” 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 “Long shadows” 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.

A Gent couple is running through the streets on the painted stripes of a crosswalk under their feet, long shadows, and the building lines creating a geometric pattern all around them

In a crosswalk, a Ghent couple run, shadows long, building lines in geometric patterns

The couple shares a romantic dance at sunset, with long shadows and warm tones highlighting their love and joy in the beautiful Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon, France

The romantic couple's portrait captures them dancing at sunset, with the long shadows and warm tones creating a beautiful ambiance

Lyon engagement photography sunset portrait Lyon long shadows France warm tones Parc de la Tête d'Or

Central Park NYC lifestyle engagement photography of a couple playing instruments in the long shadows of the trees

musical instruments New York City - Metro couple playing instruments park engagement long shadows Central Park NYC

Lago di Bracciano Rome Couple Portrait at Lake on sunset

The couple portrait was taken at a lake during sunset, with the couple touching hands and the low sun creating long shadows on the ground

Rome engagement photography Rome lakeside engagement sunset portrait Bracciano Lake long shadows touching hands

An atmosphere of love for the engaged couple in a low sun District Of Columbia photoshoot

The low sun in the frame casts long shadows of warmth, creating an atmosphere of love for the engaged couple

DC engagement photography Washington DC high angle long shadows low sun

Engagement Photo of a couple walking the boardwalk past sailboats in sunshine with long shadows, holding hands and smiling

sailboats MA Boston Boston engagement photography long shadows sunshine boardwalk

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