Aldy Style

Retro is in. Just browse the pages of fashion magazines or look at the high street chains to see how significantly vintage 70s fashion is back in. Bands like Florence and the Machine and Mumford and Sons have also had a significant influence on vintage mix and match fashion so it is now cool to wear a 70s patterned dress once more or your grandad's flat cap. And despite the fact that it not could possibly be an apparent connection, this has also produced it's way into the way men and women are preparing their weddings.

Some couples are now opting to dress in a vintage style with a DIY feel which is a far cry from the standard meringue wedding dress and best and tails! Anything goes, from brides in vintage lace wedding dresses and flower head garlands to grooms in tweed and bow ties.

The retro theme doesn't stop at fashion either. Couples invest time meticulously preparing the details of their wedding and will usually select an unconventional location and decorate it in funky home created particulars and favours. The quirkier the better! I've seen outdoor shoots which have utilised props like Victorian bird cages, retro cameras, sheets strung among trees and balloons in pastel shades to complement the vintage feel. Utilizing props in photography is nothing new and is in fact a excellent tip if you want to make your couple really feel at ease in front of the camera as it gives them one thing to concentrate on and worry less about the photographer in front of them!

From a photographic point of view, a wedding with carefully believed out details and outfits is gift from above! Not only does it mean that the couple and their chosen location look great, it also delivers the photographer with fantastic creative freedom when processing the images. Vintage processing is especially well-known at the moment, where the photographer emulates the appear of print films and strategies from the 70s. One of the finest identified is cross processing, which though discovered by mistake, has been made use of to terrific effect for decades. Its style is very easily recognised as there is a colour shift in the shadows and highlights which provides the photo its trade mark retro look. Other popular methods at the moment include giving the pictures a polaroid look which is typified by creamy tones in the highlights and blues in the shadows. Who would have believed low-cost 70s technology would now be emulated by photographers with pricey modern DSLRs? There are numerous photographers out there who believe modern day digital images are too clean and lack the character of old film.

It's an exciting time to be a wedding photographer as existing trends and the demands of modern day couples is producing it extra of an artform than it is ever been. The days of uncreative, staid wedding photography are numbered.