Saturday 12 April 2014

Wedding Photographs and Videos



Wedding photographs and videos represent the start of a sacred journey, a sacred mission. These provide an unending source of joy and inspiration during times thick and thin. These are invaluable assets which give you the strength to face and overcome adversity. And to this extent these can be rightly termed as beacon lights in the attainment of life’s goals.



A wedding photographer captures the sentiments, passions and emotions of a wedding event. The wedding event is perhaps the most momentous occasion in a person’s life. It is the role of the wedding photographer to prepare for the client a moment, a souvenir that will be cherished and treasured by all including the future generations i.e. by posterity.

The selection of a wedding photographer must be based on a careful search. Friends’ circle is a ready source of valuable input. Also a bit of surfing would be useful as the leading and dynamic wedding photographers would certainly have their own individual websites. A review of their sites and examination of the exhibits of photographs on each site will help to narrow down the search. Armed with this information one can easily negotiate a mutually acceptable deal.


The criteria for selection of the best wedding photographer are briefly discussed here:
•    Creativity, imagination and resourcefulness  (To be gleaned from the portfolio of the photographs 
         as well as through contacts with their previous clients)
•    Ability of the photographer to look beyond the mundane;
•    Readiness to go an extra mile to capture the finer details
•    Must have a discerning eye to sift the important scene/s subjects for photography from the trivia.
•    Experience (The age of the establishment would reveal this).
•    Staffing levels, training and skills (Ask to see results by individual photographer.)

The medium of photography will rest on your choice, length of the wedding events and costs. In general a mix of still photographs and videos (movies/films) is preferred.  It is important to consider the costs but this should not be allowed to become an overriding consideration. Short terms gain is not preferable over long term interests. The main event would certainly be covered by video and by still photographs as well. The peripheral occasions would be mainly covered by still photography. Still photography is the traditional medium. The photographs are stored in family albums. For best results the wedding photographer will lookout for the best backdrops, the best angles the best combination of light and shade. The cinematic coverage of a wedding is easily stored on CD’s or DVD’s.  While the quality of still photographs may deteriorate over time the cinematic medium is not subject to deterioration. Cinematic work requires special training and skills. At times the wedding photographer is aided by another worker who handles the light, tripods etc.

Muslim Weddings

Muslim weddings are characterized by pronounced solemnity perhaps more so than it is in case of Christians or Hindus. For Muslims it has a religious significance as well. This religious dimension means few more functions like Mehfile-e-Milad which is for devotional prayers and Nikah which is the official marriage contract or bondage.

The other pre wedding and post wedding functions are listed and briefly described below:

Mangni  (Engagement)
   
Uptan    (Bride gets beauty treatment through application of a  paste of sandalwood powder, aromatic oils etc)
   
Dholki    ( This is a popular function. Girls drawn from relations and brides’ friends get together for a      round of singing traditional wedding songs followed by a dinner)                                                                               
   
Mehndi (Described above)
      
Baraat   (The groom accompanied by his family members and  friends visits the brides’ house where they  are well received, honored and entertained) 
      
Nikah    (This is the official Islamic function for solemnizing the marriage and contains terms and condition and specifies ‘Mehar’, the monetary safeguard of the bride. Bride’s father or in his absence the closest family elder gives the bride away in the presence of witnesses and the Qazi (pastor) Both the bride and groom are asked for their consent which they must signify by saying ‘yes’ loud and clear..
     
Rukhsati (The bride leaves her home to join the groom at his House and for the groom’s home.)

Valima  (This is the dinner hosted by the groom to consummate The wedding. This is the final function.)
It does not follow at all that each Muslim wedding comprises and consists of all the above functions. For those families that are economically at the bottom rung of the scale the above ceremonies constitute luxuries that they can never indulge in. However even for such families the bare minimum functions are Mangni, Nikah and Rukhsati.
One needs to spend time and effort to locate the best wedding photographer and thus reap the benefits for all times to come. So good luck and best wishes to you!

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