Now I think we’ve pretty much established that we’re just a little bit keen on photography and generally take it pretty seriously. But sometimes photography isn’t just about capturing beautiful moments, perfect posing and the big epic shots, sometimes it’s just about FUN!!
There’s lots of cool ways to get some fun shots with the guests but today we thought we’d battle it out between two of the most popular:
Photo-booth Vs Disposable Cameras
In the Red Corner, fighting (surprise surprise) for the pro photo-booth, she’s always first in the booth with the fake moustache, although the horse’s head really freaks her out… not as much as when she nicked one and left it Godfather style in the bottom of the bed for Matt though! It’s Dom “The Tog Bride”.
In the Blue Corner, fighting for disposable cameras even though he still hasn’t got round to getting his own developed yet… to be honest having seen them in the hands of his groomsmen alongside many glasses of whisky all evening he’s a little scared about what he’ll find! It’s Matt “The Gormless Groom”.
FIGHT!!
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Photo by York Place Studios
Dom: Photo-booths are so much fun! You get the chance to play with props like chalkboards, fake moustaches, big glasses, picture frames and even the dreaded horse’s head! Guests love playing with the props and you never fail to get some great fun images!
Matt: The photo-booth is great as a form of entertainment but sometimes having people snapping away throughout the day with the disposable cameras means that as well as the hilarious ones you get some great moments the official photographer might have missed.
Dom: It’s often difficult for the official photographer to make sure they have photographed all the guests, but a photo-booth encourages the guests to come to the camera! It’s a great way of getting pics of all the people you care about without making it all too serious!
Matt: A lot of people are really camera shy and hate having their picture taken, particularly by a pro where it might get included in the final pictures. The camera shy are far more likely to be happy having their picture taken by their mates than a pro photographer so it’s a good way to get some nice relaxed shots.
Dom: Photo-booth’s can be a great ice-breaker when people don’t know each other too well. It’s an environment where you’re actively encouraged to do something daft, and deliberately making a fool of yourself is much more fun than worrying that you’re going to do it accidentally!
Matt: There’s always something special about sending your film off to be developed and waiting to get back the physical pictures like we used to (yes I know we haven’t done ours yet!) You could even wait and get them developed on your first anniversary as a cool surprise!
Dom: If you have a themed wedding you can make use of some cool related themed props to get some fun pics that really ring true with the rest of the wedding day!
Matt: Having cameras on tables can actually act as a form of decoration. These days disposable cameras don’t have to be the old cardboard ones, for our wedding we hit the car boot sales and picked up as many old film cameras as we could… it turns out you can get an awful lot of very cool looking cameras for less than £20. The guests loved playing with the old cameras they used to use too!
Dom: Disposable cameras can be great fun, but the quality of the pictures is likely to be low and there’s no guarantee your guests will manage to take any decent pictures. With a professionally manned photo-booth you know that however ridiculous the shots might be they’re going to be great quality!
Matt: People can sometimes still feel a little awkward doing something stupid in front of a stranger, disposable cameras give the guests freedom to do whatever they want without fear of embarrassment! Hang on, was that a positive or a negative point I just made…?
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Photo by Ed Peers
So those are our points but we’d love to hear yours! You can join in the debate by leaving a comment or catching us on Twitter or Facebook. Photo-booth Vs Disposables… you decide!
