The term Asian wedding photography is in itself a very interesting one as it is more than just the photography of a Pakistani or Indian wedding ceremony. It is the way where the story of the Indian or Pakistani wedding is said in an artistic, beautiful yet in a modest way.
Many photographers who specialize in the photography of Asian weddings are most likely to give you a photojournalistic reportage of the wedding with portraits of the couples done in an artistic manner; however, a good photographer of Asian weddings would have a lot more than just good coverage skills and portrait making skills.
Creating the backdrop
In order to give the complete story on your wedding, the photographer of your wedding needs to be a good narrator and should picture every detail, people and the events for setting the scene for the story. It is important for the mood and the setting to be communicated properly similar to any story written on paper.
In terms of Asian wedding photography, this invariably means that the wedding venue needs to be photographed so that it complements the season and the weather. For instance, in case of a wedding that is scheduled in the winter season, the photographer of the wedding should be able to endure the weather in order to capture the venue of the couple’s wedding and show the time and place of the wedding either by capturing the house of wedding through rain drops covered branches or with a shot of the sun rising from behind a temple.
At the beginning of the wedding day, either at the groom’s or the bride’s house there would be decorations on the doorway or some scene from the door or the window which can be captured in the Asian wedding photography.
Story narration
Like in the case of any written story, the story of the wedding also needs to have a start and an end with plots and characters detailing the actions and emotions which would give an insight into the style and mood of the day.
It is important to know about the wedding ceremony and tradition of the Asian weddings in order for one to convey the story in the Asian wedding photography. Most of the customs and ceremonies happen too fast with the bride’s mother welcoming the groom and his relatives using a garland or with a blessing, petal throwing, the most important tying of knots, putting rice into the fire and it is necessary for the photographer to be aware of when to expect what in order not to miss any of the events.
Family photograph
Generally the Asians are a closely-knit family and hence it is important to capture not just the wedding couple but also their family including their parents, grandparents, siblings, uncles and aunts in the Asian wedding photography.
The closeness shared between the aunties, uncles and the parents are one of the important and beautiful detail that needs to be captured. The tears of joy and the proud smiles of the parents are something every specialist photographer would want to capture.
Details
Capturing details like jewelry, flower arrangements and other such elements of the wedding ceremonies enhances the look of the wedding album and also reveals the personality of the couple getting married.
Conclusion
Like in any other story, it is important to capture the end which could be the couples driving away or just enjoying a quiet moment together.
For the Asian wedding photography to come well, the story needs to be artistically narrated with creative portraits and reportage on the emotional moments.