Credits to Vijay Isaac.

By definition, candid photography is photography accomplished without preparing a subject for a pose. In reality and in the context of weddings, it is a set of your most frank, natural and loveable moments caught on camera. No ‘smile please’, ‘say cheese’ or ‘look here madam’.

Over the past few years, candid wedding photographers have become a complete must for a successfully memorable wedding. This has mostly come about because of the lifelong beauty candid photographers add to a wedding. Yes, every nuptial agreement still has its down-the-road studio guys doing their thing—picture flashy lights, average cameras and non-stop and non-aesthetic photography. This apart, candid photographers have come to be in a league of their own because of the way they operate, the equipment they possess and the output they deliver which can be soft copies of photographs or high-quality wedding albums, or both. Of course, the quality of service can vary from photographer to photographer.

 

Credits to Simon Photography

A good candid wedding photographer can operate in two proven ways. One, he or she can go about their business without asking the bride or groom to pose specifically for them. Two, he or she can get some of the best shots taken without even being detected by the bride or the groom, maybe just like a sniper, but a one who shoots with a camera and thankfully not a gun. Sometimes, wedding photographers can also ask couples to pose, to add some rhythm to their candid shots. This will mostly be done during a pre-wedding or post-wedding photo shoot.

Why Are We Vouching For The Breed Of Candid Wedding Photographers?

For this one, we can go on and on about why you should have a candid photographer at your wedding, but there are just a few hallmark reasons that demonstrate why a good wedding photographer put to work is an absolute must.

Credits to Nitin & Preetham – F shutter Photography

Professionalism – Pro Vs. Joe

Professional candid wedding photographers come with the promise of professionalism. Just like how a doctor would go about executing a surgery, a professional wedding photographer would go about covering a wedding. Do not look at saving on the dough by hiring your neighbor’s son to cover your wedding because he shot great pictures of your uncle’s pet pony running around in a farm. BIG MISTAKE! Weddings and the skillful photography associated with it are entirely a different ballgame. You need a professional. You wouldn’t trust your cousin with a tooth extraction because he owns a dentist’s drill, loves dentistry and knows six dentists, would you? Then why even get into NOT hiring a professional to cover your wedding, something that is possibly a thousand times more important than a tooth extraction.

 

Credits to Reagan Raj 

Quality – Why Compromise?

Like how candid wedding photographers come with the promise of professionalism, they also do come with the promise of quality. With the hiring of an experienced and reputed wedding photographer what you get is nothing short of beauty. To draw a parallel for you, think of how an exceptional artist effortlessly paints on canvas, a wedding photographer does something very similar to this, but only on film. Beautiful edits, well-chosen words, unconventional shots of conventional wedding features and a progression to the pictures without randomness are just a few value additions you can expect from a candid wedding photographer.

Credits to Sowmya Photography

Going The Distance – A Higher Level Of Involvement

Candid wedding photographers don’t just start their shooting when the ceremony begins and stop when it ends, they go the distance. Couples are whisked away for pre-wedding and post-wedding shoots and at beautiful locales. Everything is covered: the cufflinks of the groom, the bride’s diamond earrings, the makeup, the dress, the tuxedo, the shoes, the flowers on the wedding car, the ceremony, the décor, in-laws, relatives, friends, the pageboy, the flower girl, etc. This way you’ll REALLY have something to show your kids.

The Memory Remains

Believe it or not, but your wedding album very naturally becomes a part of your family’s heirlooms, to be passed on from generation to generation. It’s probably that one thing you will treasure the most about your wedding and to remain with you for life. And since you are making a memory out of it, may as well make the memory worth it—timeless photography is what you need to be looking at.

Credits to Vinay Aravind Images

Know Budget! No Hole!

Contrary to what you might think, a decent wedding photographer shouldn’t put a hole in your wedding budget. Yes, while there may be the burning-a-hole-in-your-pocket guys, you can always arrive at a compromise. The costs of hiring a professional wedding photographer can begin at a little lesser than half of a lakh rupees and go on to a couple of lakhs. With a little bit of asking around, you can very smartly choose the kind of photographer who fall comfortably into your budget allocations.

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Credits to Priyanka Daga – Photo alchemy

As your Wedding Planners and Wedding Consultants we recommend that you invest time, money and interest into Candid Photography.