I have spoken with people regarding wedding photographer choices - would you like documentary photojournalist approach or traditional portraiture. I was really really surprised when some people said - oh, documentary of course, but I want some retouching to the pictures so I look really good. What an irony!

What people miss is that documentary in general and documentary wedding photography is not about improving your looks, it is about true reality, as seen through the camera. Documentary photographers will seek to catch the perfect moment on the camera and not create it in the Photoshop!

On the other hand when we speak about traditional portraiture wedding photography it involves so much post-processing work that the amount of photos you will get will be limited, unless you have unlimited budget. Retouching work requires a lot of time, after all.

This photographer talks about mixing the two styles to create perfect service for your wedding day.