Indian Wedding Photography Analysis

In order to study how Indian Wedding Photography has evolved through the course of time. The photographs from different periods will be analyzed based on the people, pose, purpose of photographs etc. In the 18th century when the idea of photography was spreading in the west most of people in our country did not possess the luxury of having their holy matrimony photographed. To fill the need of having a record we Indians used one of most ancient art of drawing a picture of their wedding with a commissioned artist. But only those who could afford to pay could access such a luxury. Here in this picture an 18th century Bundhela wedding is depicted.
18th century - The bride and groom are holding garlands in their hands and the rest of the family
With the help of print and digital media it is during this time that this industry became on of the most profiting among the others involved in the great Indian wedding.
People thriving to stand out in the crowd and to capture the moments of their wedding started to experiment with the photographs and with the help of professional cameras and highly skilled photographers started capturing pictures which were picturesque and different from others.
Candid photographs, were none of the people involved in the picture is posing became a rage among newly weds. Even if these pictures didn’t have their faces plastered with artificial smiles they spoke volumes about the wedding like a beautifully story unfold. Even after and before the ceremony people started doing pre and post wedding shoots along with their wedding. On top of that with the high influence from the west the couples involved showed more intimacy in these pictures thus adding more life to it. Now in 2015 where everyone is trying to do something different and people has come up with underwater wedding photography with the help of new age water proof
There has been an incredible amount of change in the wedding photography, from the people, pose, frame, and color. From the poor quality black and white photographs to the full HD digital albums, from those of timid faces intently looking at the camera to those of confident, charming pictures, those of still and rigid picture to the more intimate and candid photographs. The idea of photography has changed from keeping a record for the marriage to creating memories. The new generation, always looking for something different has even come up with ideas like underwater photography which was unimaginable in the 80’s. The more candid idea of photography from the 1940s has made come back in a more refined form in the new millennia. The wheel of evolution when it comes to Indian wedding photography is turning ever faster than before. And it might not be long for the young India to come up with something as new as candid and underwater wedding