We’ve all seen them - the cringe worthy wedding or engagement photography that our parents had done back in the 80’s with that “soft focus” or “foggy” effect that was supposed to smooth out skin and make everyone look angelic… or something.

This is the perfect example of why you should always go “timeless, not trendy” with your wedding photography.

While it’s certainly tempting to find a wedding photographer that can make your wedding look like it was shot with the hottest Instagram filter of the year for all of those sweet, sweet Likes, we’re here to tell you why that’s not the best idea.

1. Clean, bold colors and accurate lighting are always timeless.
   Photos that are in focus, have accurate colors and accurately reflect the lighting conditions they were shot in are timeless and always look great, regardless of what the current trend is.

2. You might end up hating that highly stylized look
   After the 10,000th photo you see with that trendy style on social media, you might start to resent your own wedding photos for being too cliche and too trendy, especially when the latest social network replicates your photographer’s “custom style” with a filter that can be applied with the click of a button.

3. Those timeless photos can always get the trendy treatment
   If you have a clean, color correct photo you can always give it the latest social media filter treatment and give it new life inside of the current trend. However, you can’t remove that initial stylized edit if you go trendy from the start.

These reasons are why we at Dan Cannon Photography abide by the “timeless, not trendy” mantra when it comes to wedding photography. We are in the golden age of photography. With modern DSLR cameras we can create insanely accurate, bold, and realistic photos with more precision than ever before. No one else should ever be subjected to the same feelings as couples who got married in the 80’s and were sold a false bill of goods when they agreed that all of their portraits would look great in “soft focus”.