Magazines that reflect the changing world like "National Geographic"
have long used the practice of photojournalism in their
publications. People are used to seeing these stories covered in
words as well as photographs. The pictures give the story a real
sense of time and the behind the scenes look at historical
events. A growing trend among married couples to be wants their
weddings photographically covered the same way. The result is
that professional photographers shooting weddings in a similar style,
to really tell the wedding story from the couple's point of view.
Especially in Chicago, wedding photojournalism has been growing in
popularity for the last ten years.


Modern couples don't want just the formal, stiff poses that are
prevalent among wedding albums of the past. They want to see a
fresh, fun approach to their special day and in Chicago wedding
photojournalism is the best way to accomplish their goal.
Previously all that was required of a wedding photographer was to have
decent equipment, know how to pose the couple and the wedding party,
and take good photos. Thanks to wedding photojournalism, a good,
high quality wedding photographer needs to have a natural instinct for
great candid shots, an artistic eye, and the knowledge to expertly
manipulate his or her equipment for the best photograph. The
demand of the job is high, but the results are more than worth it
according to many couples.


Since a lot of options are what couples are looking for, a lot of
options are what they get with wedding photojournalism. Some
couples are opting to have their big day recorded using only
photojournalism, or in other words, doing away entirely with the posed
photographs and only having pictures taken that happen naturally during
the course of the event. This includes eliminating family
pictures, bridal party photos, and staged ceremony images.


Every bride dreams of being the most beautiful woman in the world on
her wedding day and wedding photojournalism can make it happen with a
more fashion conscious approach. This method requires
that the photographer be especially skilled artistically and have
a flair for the glamorous. Executing a finely honed sense of details
is important in fashion wedding photojournalism as well. The goal is to create
a celebrity quality look to the wedding photographs.


With wedding photojournalism comes flexibility. It is completely
possible for a couple to choose the combination of traditional wedding
photography with photojournalism. This way they get the best of
both worlds. The bride and groom to be can pick and choose from
the traditional poses they want and have the rest of the wedding day
covered from a photojournalist point of view.


Wedding photojournalism has opened up many different options for brides
and grooms to be. This artistic, fresh approach to photographically
record the most important day in many people's lives helps inspire
memories that last a lifetime. A wedding photojournalist
in Chicago with the right attitude, inspiration, and ability to
really listen to the couple, has the opportunity to create lasing
images of a life altering event.

Author Bio: This article was written by David Sytsma PhD of Beautiful Memories
Photo.Beautiful Memories Photo offers stunning wedding photography
throughout the Chicago area.Always artistic, personable and professional
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