Lucas Henry and Soumen Nath Explain - '' Pre-Wedding Photo Shoot ''

Wedding photography is the photography of activities relating to weddings. It encompasses photographs of the couple before marriage (for announcements, portrait displays, or thank you cards) as well as coverage of the wedding and reception (sometimes referred to as the wedding breakfast in non-US countries). It is a major branch of commercial photography, supporting many specialists




Before the big day, they take pre-wedding pictures which used to be strictly for souvenirs back then but has now become a prerequisite literally. In the words of Soumen Nath who is a wedding photographer, A Pre-Wedding shoot captures the love-chemistry of a couple before the actual wedding.

In recent times " pre wedding photo shoot has been the trendy and Ghana is no exception. Thanks to social media we get to see all kinds of " pre wedding photo shoot ", the better, the good, the bad, the not so ugly and the worse.

From what we have gathered, the history of the before the wedding photo shoot began with the couples, bride, bride maids and best men will trying on their cloth for the wedding to see how well they fit and suit them.

Before the invention of the camera/pictures only few friends and family member will see the couples trying on their wedding cloths at the tailor/ dressmakers shop. With the invention of technology, couples living far away from each other can share the pictures of their wedding dress to their partners for them to see how it fits them before the wedding day. 

Before we come to wedding photo shoot, we have different photographers specialized in different kinds of photography. In some countries we have wedding journalist/reporters and their specialty is everything about wedding. 

Wedding photographers have a special way of connecting the couples, they engage them in a wedding photo shoot rehearsal so the couple will know the angles and styles that will give them the best pictures on their wedding day. 

 

These days the situation is quite different, from where I live, couples are seen either holding each other hands or sitting next to each other with a cute smile and a date and venue of the wedding in written boldly on picture, inviting friends and family.

This has gone out of hand as many even go the extra mile to take heart questioning pictures as pre wedding photo shoot. This has caused a Facebook user Abdul Raafi Mohammed fishbone to question this trend and the response well one has to read for him/herself.

Lucas Henry a young professional photography told Sanatu Zambang that 

"You know the reason for a pre-wedding photo shoot is not because you want to use to invite people, it is a means for the couples to be to get familiar with the photographer, the concepts for their exclusive wedding Photography and for both parties to know what works for them "photographer and the couple". But Social media made it possible for it to have a second purpose that's the invitation aspect of it. For the posting of it, it's up to the couple. Because of social media they would love to post their pics together or something but that is not the very reason for a pre-wedding photo shoot. Posting is up to them but not the primary reason for the act."

 

 

Other religious persons stated that since its not against their religion then its okay to have a pre wedding photoshoot, and Hikmat Baba Dua had a different view and here what the Director of the League Girls had to say " Well I don't speak for everybody, I speak for a religion and a society I hold dear to my heart. I am even lost with the intricacy of your arguments, they don't connect. I don't know what your religion teaches you but mine has guiding principles and I strive to meet them. 

 

 

 

 

My society is tagged poor and by all indications it is, yet I witness lavish expenditure on weddings...do we not know how to set our priorities right or we just have nothing to live for ?" She went further to add " Marriage in Islam is sealed when the dowry is paid and the khutbah is said. The Prophet enjoins us to honour that passage of life with our friends and family (which is not a must as it is sunnah). However, in the wisdom of the Prophet he emphasized moderation but what we see in the celebration of our marriages today comparatively to our challenges as a society, one can conclude that neither do we adhere to the Islamic seal of marriage nor the sunnah of Rasulullah! "

 

 

Wikipedia explains '' There are two approaches to wedding photography are traditional and photojournalistic. Many wedding photographers will fall somewhere in between the extremes represented by these two descriptions.
Traditional wedding photography provides for more classically posed images and a great deal of photographer control during the ceremony.

A Photojournalist style of wedding photography takes its cue from editorial reporting styles and focuses more on candid images with little photographer interaction; a wedding photojournalist typically shoots images quickly using available light or on-camera flash rather than using traditional, formal posing techniques and studio lights.





The Wedding Photojournalist Association was founded in 2002 and is an international, membership-based organization dedicated to wedding photojournalism. The association is a networking organization for wedding photojournalists, as well as a search engine allowing individuals to research different wedding photojournalists. Every year there are five main contests, 4 quarters and one of Bride Magazine. They accept Trash the Dress contest category in 2008.





A third style is a fashion-based approach. In contemporary/fashion-based wedding photography, a photographer will combine candid images of the events of the day with posed images that are inspired by editorial fashion photography This style often involves more innovative and dramatic post-processing of images.





A fourth style that is popular in Asian countries, especially in China, is wedding studio photography.  Typically, couples will make an appointment with a studio for an in-studio or a location shoot, with support from a hair stylist and make-up artist in addition to the photographer and the couple. The couple will go through many changes of clothing and backgrounds in a similar manner to the fashion based approach.

The term contemporary wedding photography is used to describe wedding photography that is not of a traditional nature. The emphasis in contemporary photography is to capture the story and atmosphere from the day, so that the viewer has an appreciation of what the wedding was like, rather than a series of pre-determined poses. ''

 

 

 

 

 

 

But the question is " .. Are we copying right ?

1) What's the difference between this wedding invitation card and Pre Wedding Photoshoot . 

2) which among the two invitation looks official and decent

3) Is the pre wedding photoshoot necessary and how does it help the marriage

4) What name do you then give to the pictures you took with your wife before the wedding date was set.

 

So yes Lucas Henry and  Soumen Nath had the perfect explanation for Pre Wedding Photo Shoot. 

Soumen Nath said '' A Pre-Wedding shoot captures the love-chemistry of a couple before the actual wedding, while Lucas Henry explained "You know the reason for a pre-wedding photo shoot is not because you want to use to invite people, it is a means for the couples to be to get familiar with the photographer, the concepts for their exclusive wedding Photography and for both parties to know what works for them "photographer and the couple". But Social media made it possible for it to have a second purpose that's the invitation aspect of it''.