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5 reasons why 'candid photography' is the new wedding cool

Updated on: Sep 16, 2014, 17:56:28 IST
Hindustan Times | By , New Delhi
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Big boring wedding albums are so passé. Today's bride and groom want their wedding album to stand out. More and more couples are choosing candid photography for their wedding to efficiently capture different moods, moments, and emotions of different ceremonies.

Big boring wedding albums are so passé. Today's bride and groom want their wedding album to stand out; they want it to represent their style and personality.

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More and more couples are choosing candid photography for their wedding to efficiently capture different moods, moments, and emotions of different ceremonies.

Ashish Pareek, a Delhi-based expert of candid photographer says, "Candid photography has redefined the way one looks at the wedding album. Today people have grown above the clichéd poses and formal photographs. Young couples are looking for something more memorable, lively, and enticing."

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We give you five reasons why you too should go for candid photography on your wedding:

1 Adieu traditional albums
It is all about having an eye for a beautiful emotions, emotions that speak all there is to speak about a wedding ritual or ceremony. While the traditional albums are full of photographs that cover similar poses that mark mere attendance of the couple and their friends and relatives, candid photography captures beautiful moments and emotions.

2 Oh-so-natural
The only appealing thing in a picture is the natural expression. It instantly compels you to say Wow. candid photography perfectly captures those fleeting moments and expressions that add life to a photo. One doesn't formally pose for a candid picture, the natural it is the better it looks.

3 Fun factor
These photographs can be a lot more fun both during the clicks and when you look at them a couple of years later. They capture the funny, emotional, loving, and adoring moments of spontaneity with perfection. So when a couple looks at the album later in life, it helps them relive all those precious moments.

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4 Technically awesome
Any given day a candid photography can be called technically better than the routine wedding photographs. Apart from that, these pictures also reflect an eye for detail. During a wedding a candid photographer forgoes his sleep, and is very observant, active, and attentive, so as to click those best moments, the one that will be treasured for life

5 Experimental photography
Expert photographers experiment a lot with the styles and poses. Couples standing passively among family members is a passé. Today there is pre wedding photography with couples exploring and experimenting with various locations for that one perfect shot. Even during the wedding the candid photographer, like a shadow, follows both the bride and the groom at the salon and beauty parlour for that one different shot.

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