Indian Wedding – Bride and Groom Posing

Images By Hina Patel -

We were lucky enough to get the highly talented Hina Patel to offer some of her beautiful wedding imagery.  You can see why she is highly sought after in the hindu and indian wedding photography arena.  Her use of poses make for gorgeous photos that the bride and groom will surely love.  She is located in London, England you can view her website here.

Image 1.  This is a wonderful formal pose that is different from the norm.  Note the straight lines in the frame.  Hina has the subjects close together, the bride facing away from the groom with her head turn towards him.  Note the bend in both their arms.  Remember to have your subjects bend their arm to create a less static pose.

Image 2. The groom from the back, both subjects looking at each other.  Notice that Hina had them touch their noses together, and hold hands.  This is a pose, that looks photojournalistic.  Notice the placement of the brides hands, one is holding the grooms, the other is holding his head, giving a feeling of togetherness.

Image 3.  Both bride and groom facing each other, notice the leading lines in this photo.  Drawing you into the subject then leading you through the rest of the photograph.

Image 3.  This is a photographic technique called framing, where you essentially frame the subject with something in the frame.  The couple is looking at each other, and holding hands.  Place their feet about two feet apart from each other, this allows the bride to lean in.  Have her lift her back leg to add some motion to the pose.

Image 4.  Another use of the framing technique, but this time it is less pronounced.  This pose also has a candid feeling to it.  Shooting your clients from far away in a natural environment can help make a posed shot look more candid.

Image 5.  Both subject looking off the frame adds a candid feeling to a posed image.  Not the positioning of the hands, and the use of the rule of thirds composition.