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Lanny Mann wrote:
The difference between giving our couples true PJ photos versus 'staged PJ', is that the photos can make them remember entirely different things. A true PJ photograph will make them remember the moment they were experiencing at the time... the thing they were doing (for example, putting on a shirt in preparation for the ceremony). A pretend PJ photo will also make them remember the moment they were experiencing at the time... the thing they were doing (for example, putting on a shirt... again... in just the right spot... for my photographer to make this photo). The PJ photo can make them think, "oh yeah, I remember the anticipation and excitement I was feeling while I got ready for the ceremony." The 'staged PJ' photo can make them think, "oh yeah, I remember my photographer asking me to put on my shirt for a second time in just the right spot." One is a photo of something real, something authentic. The other is a photo of something that might look real, but won't necessarily feel real (for the subject... and possibly everyone else, if only subconsciously).
So when I'm shooting PJ (versus portraits) I always try to keep that in mind. And I find that, more often than not, 'staging' or 'setting up' PJ shots just takes my focus / attention / time away from capturing something else... something real... something more compelling. Because 9 times out of 10, while I'm orchestrating something over here, in this light... I end up missing something more interesting/real over there, in that light. I swear, it's like the PJ gods punishing me. ...Show more →
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