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The Difference between Asian and North American Wedding Photography…

by snow on Jan.11, 2010, under photography blog entries

I usually don’t do this. My friend Edwin has asked for this article I wrote for the Feb issue of Darizi magazine. I am therefore posting it here for everyone’s enjoyment and information. I write monthly articles on wedding photography for wedding magazine Darizi, Asia. Yes, it is in Chinese. If you don’t know the language, go learn it now!

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The article was just written last night! Hot off the press!

亞洲新人和北美新人的婚照集俗數不同...

大日子前...

亞洲的準新娘,在準新郎求婚的一刻就開始盤算自己那一套完美的婚紗照。他們早在行禮的一年前便穿上嫁衣禮服,許多新人更會請假,遠赴海外,花一整天的時間,拍一系列美艷甜蜜的婚紗照,好好保留這不會停留的一刻。

北美的準新人,則會在婚前拍一些簡單的訂婚照(Engagement Portraits),拍的時間往往只是一個小時左右,新人也通常穿牛仔褲之類的便服。而許多北美本地的婚禮攝影師也會把這訂婚照服務包括在內,並不另加收費。其實,在大日子來臨以前外國人是不可能拍亞洲的婚紗照的。根據西方的集俗,新郎第一次看見新娘的嫁衣,要在教堂的長廊上,她挽著父親的手臂,像天使一樣走向自己。

大日子當天...

亞洲的婚禮很著重熱鬧,於是攝影師捕捉親友們的神情就很重要了。因為亞洲的新人日後會把親友在結婚當天有亮相的照片沖洗,連同感謝卡一同送上,所以攝影師有重
任要把每一位在場的親友都攝在鏡頭裡。尤其行禮過後或者晚宴開席前,親友更要排隊一一和新人合照,不能有漏網之魚。

北美的新人非常著重和雙方的直系家人拍一些有藝術價值的人像。在行禮後、晚宴開席前,嘉賓往往會享用茶點。在這個時候,新人會和家人與攝影師離開人群,花
一兩個小時和相處了半輩子的家人拍照,紀念這個特別的日子。在這個時候,新人也會拍一些像亞洲婚紗照的甜蜜人像,好日後沖洗油畫或相簿留念。

亞洲的新人在晚宴場地的入口一定會擺放一張放大的婚紗照和一本精美的相簿,讓在場的嘉賓可以分享他們的喜悅。而北美的婚禮則沒有這個習慣。有一些新人或許
會放一張休閒的訂婚照供親友欣賞,僅此而已。

大日子後...

越來越多新娘覺得把嫁衣放在衣櫃裡沒有意思,近年北美現在很流行婚後新娘會拍一些慶祝婚禮完成的非傳統的人像。Trash the Dress,顧名思義,拍完以後,裙子
可能就沒了﹗最普遍的是新婚夫婦把全身都浸在水裡:湖水、大海、游泳池等。一些創新的地點包括佈滿青苔的泥沼、洗車場、熱帶雨林等。

攝影師心得...

我中西的婚禮也常常拍攝。我很喜歡亞洲的婚紗照,那是新人一個很特別的共同體驗。外國婚禮當天要拍一樣水準的人像,不但主人家有壓力,嘉賓也要呆等。然而
有一些亞洲的新人不很著重婚禮當天和家人照片的質素,覺得不用挑選背景,也不用特地抽出時間,那實在是大大的可惜啊!

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