Where Editorial + Photojournalistic Meet

INSIGHT FROM AN EDITORIAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

Hi, I’m Raquelle, I’m the creative director and editorial wedding photographer here at Wildwood.

One of the most creative aspects of being a wedding photographer is being able to use a multitude of photographic styles in one day, this is a skill that not every photographer has and where experience really plays a big part in the team capturing you day.

The two styles I lean towards are ‘editorial’ and ‘photojournalistic’.

Even though editorial and photojournalistic photography may seem similar to a lot of people, there are actually some big creative differences between the two.

EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

The easiest way to think about editorial photography is an image or collection of images that would be considered “magazine-worthy.”

In general, editorial photos have a certain look and are:

• More still, creative, and dramatic

• Cleaner overall, with less background clutter

• Suitable for a magazine spread

• Focuses on showcasing the fashion aspects of images

PHOTOJOURNALISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY

Photojournalistic photography gives the photographer and the couple more room to be themselves with less direction. Using more of a documentary approach. Allowing the personality and uniqueness of the people in the images to shine.

Some of the main features of photojournalistic photos are:

• Capturing what is happening

• Unposed and undirected

• Unobtrusive and informal, with no guidance

• Candid moments to evoke natural and genuine emotions

I love both editorial and photojournalistic photography styles and my aim on a wedding day is to blend both styles of photography seamlessly with a 90/10 split.

I tend to shoot a few editorial frames during the portrait session with the rest of the day captured in a photojournalistic / documentary style. By mixing up the styles, you end up with a nice mixture of magazine-worthy and emotion-evoking images that perfectly complement each other.