17/08/2022
Wedding Photography
· Weddings
The History of Wedding Photography
The beginnings of wedding photography date back to 1840. Due to hardware limitations, it was mainly studio photography. Until the invention of photographic paper, photos were taken on glass, copper or tin plates for many years. The photos were black and white (sometimes – toned), of course one-off (no duplication possible), there were no photo albums and prints. It was only in the 1950s that color photography achieved a sufficient level of reliability (color compliance with reality) for professional use.
Wedding photography in the modern sense began to develop after World War II, with the proliferation of 35mm cameras and relatively small portable flash units. They were photographed without signing a contract – the photographer appeared at the scene, took photos and then tried to sell the photos after the wedding. The cost of a single photo was very high compared to digital photography.
Experiments in obtaining shots and the appropriate quality of photos were very difficult. Therefore, for over 100 years, wedding photos were most often posed and taken in photo studios.
The development of technology in the early 1970s allowed for the diversification of wedding photography and a gradual shift from posed photography to reportage photography.
Currently, the best wedding specialists combine both approaches (set and documentary).
