Mamad Mossadegh of Twig & Vine Photography in the U.K. It was something very unique to them and we really wanted to capture this.вЂќ They were constantly connecting through their fingers in a beautiful, unspoken love language.

В© The Caryls PhotographyДЄs the day progressed, the photographers noticed that вЂњmuch more than any other couple weвЂ™ve photographed, Karina and Yusuf were incredibly expressive with their hands. вЂњWe loved the beautiful simplicity of this image and the way it encapsulated their incredibly close connection,вЂќ say Katy and Jim of The Caryls Photography of Scotland. This was one of the final images taken during couple Karina & YusufвЂ™s Isle of Skye elopement in September 2020. вЂњI set the White Balance in warmer tones and added the final touch with Capture One.вЂќ With chin up and light above, shadow patterns falling on the body gave her, she says, that extra artistic touch that she wanted to achieve here. IвЂ™ve slightly put my chin up so the shadow covers just my eyes.вЂќ вЂњI placed the light above me so I could have more shadow patterns falling on my face and body. вЂњThe sun gives hard shadows, and to mimic it in the studio, you need a small light source so I decided to try a snoot,вЂќ Polic continues. вЂњI had the desire to make a sun вЂvibeвЂ™ and play with shadow designs on my skin,вЂќ she explains. Lana Polic says the inspiration for this image came from a hat that has been sitting in her closet for some time. John has shown us what is possible in the many ways he has made wedding photography a true art form, competing perfectly with painters of old, who barely had time to do one sketch of the betrothed couple to paint at a later date.вЂќ Years ago no bride would allow a photographer in the dressing room or bedroom, but now some of the most coveted moments are captured in those rooms. John Dolan encourages his subjects to be bold, to show their emotions, and to allow his lens to capture private as well as more open moments. Writes Martha Stewart in the bookвЂ™s foreword: вЂњEach image is provocative, detailed, important, relevant and memorable. It makes you wonder, where does the cloud end and the veil begin? вЂњWe chose this photograph as the cover as an emblem of the imperfect moments at weddings that are more real than the posed, choreographed images.вЂќ вЂњThe photograph asks the viewer a question. вЂњI love the mystery of this image,вЂќ says Dolan. В© John Dolan В© Damiani/Photo by John Dolan

The bride in the portrait was a school teacher at DolanвЂ™s kidвЂ™s school at the time. This image, taken by John Dolan on a mountain near Manchester, Vermont, back in 2003 currently graces the cover of his new book, The Perfect Imperfect: The Wedding Photographs of John Dolan (Damiani, November 2021). View some of the eye-catching portraits and photos of the week that stopped us in our tracks based on composition and lighting, as well as on unique storytelling moments that asks the viewer a question rather than provides the answer. Portrait photography can run the gamut in type and style-everything from the traditional вЂњhead and shouldersвЂќ shot to lifestyleВ and environmental, candid and street, glamour, boudoir, maternity sessionsВ and much more.

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