Wedding Photography: How to Pose & Photograph the Bride

Wedding photography requires a thoughtful approach to bridal portraits—from finding soft, flattering light to directing classic poses, creating movement, and working with dramatic backlight. In this wedding photography lesson, Chris J. Evans (‪@CHRISJEVANSEDU‬ / ‪@CHRISJEVANSEDUCATION‬) takes a bride through three stages of bridal portrait photography. He begins with classic bridal poses, using simple direction to refine posture, bouquet placement, body position, and expression. From there, he introduces movement before transitioning into more editorial bridal portraits during golden hour. Watch as Chris photographs the bride walking and moving her dress, works with backlight and lens flare, and uses the veil to create soft, dramatic portraits from several perspectives. Throughout the session, he adjusts his direction, camera position, and composition while responding to the bride and the available light. Chris also demonstrates how he creates closer beauty and detail photographs that highlight the bride’s bouquet, hair, makeup, lashes, and other wedding-day details. In this video: • Finding soft light for bridal portraits • Classic bridal posing and posture • Bouquet placement and bridal beauty portraits • Directing the bride for movement • Using a faster shutter speed for action • Creating editorial bridal portraits • Working with golden-hour backlight and lens flare • Using the veil for movement and creative compositions • Changing camera position and angles while photographing the bride Continue learning with Chris J. Evans in the full Classic Bridal Portraits | Wedding Series with Chris J. Evans lesson on PhotoVision: https://www.ppa.com/photovision/watch... PhotoVision. Where Photographers Stream. Like, comment and subscribe for more content like this. Follow us on our other social channels 📲 Facebook 🔗 Facebook: OurPPA Instagram 🔗 Instagram: ourppa Twitter/X 🔗 https://x.com/OurPPA/ LinkedIn 🔗 LinkedIn: ourppa About PPA: Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the world's largest non-profit photography association organized for professional photographers, by professional photographers…and with over 35,000 creative members in more than 50 countries. Join at PPA.com here 👉 https://www.ppa.com About Imaging USA: Start your year energized at the premier photography conference & expo. Spark your creativity and learn new skills to grow your business alongside a community of fellow photographers. No matter where you are in your career, you’ll gain actionable insights that have a real impact on your business. https://imagingusa.com Get the latest content from Professional Photographer magazine here 📖➡ https://www.ppa.com/ppmag