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aPRIL 2015

Invoking Nostalgia

Take a look at your grandparent’s wedding

photographs. What do you feel? This is the

effect that black and white images have

over their viewers. The medium adds a

certain timeless quality to photographs,

and evokes feelings of eternal love.

So unless you, as a photographer,

can see and capture the romance in

the scene, you may not be able to make

memorable pictures.

Experiment with Different Lighting

Some moments look good when they are

soft, dreamy and in low contrast. This kind

of a frame usually occurs when light levels

are soft and even. This sort of lighting is

excellent for high key photographs, where

the whites are predominant.

High contrast lighting, usually found at

weddings receptions, are more conducive

to some dramatic, contrasty images, which

have very little middle tones of grey.

Low key photography is possible in

almost all kinds of lighting. However, it

is for you, as the photographer, to decide

exactly what sort of look you wish to

TImELEss wEDDINgs achieve in the final print, and then set the

exposure on your camera accordingly.

Create a Photo story

It is highly unlikely for the bride and

groom to ask you to shoot their wedding

entirely in the black and white medium.

But there is always a way out.

You have the option of presenting

your clients with a separate set of B&W

photographs in the form of a photo

Remember that the

viewer’s attention is drawn

to the subjects in the

frame. Ensure that you

keep the background as

uncluttered as possible. Riddhi Parekh

Keep in mind that

while colour pictures

distract viewers from

noticing any glaring

photographic mistakes,

B&w images are not

so forgiving.

Fijoy Joseph