This week we are featuring images that convey a themed topic, by a handful of photographers who excel at using angles and curves to lead the viewer’s eye and also shape their work. For many wedding photographers out there, it’s the stairways, architecture, landscapes, lights, and even veils that add those elements to their images. Here are five photographs from five World’s Best Wedding Photos photographers who cleverly use angles and curves to make truly artistic photographs.

Ralf Czogallik of Eppel Photography says the scene below was taken in the countryside in Italy. “I was playing with the wavy road, the angles and curves, and the contrast in the fields,” he explains. “I was drawn to the playful effect with the lines and the different crops.”

Ryan Brenizer of The Brenizers says this image (below) was taken in New York City using the beveled edge of a mirrored ceiling of a limousine. “What I love about this image is that it achieves the effect of a careful portrait while it is also a documentary image, using the natural environment to grab a candid, unaware moment as the bride waits in the limo to go to her wedding ceremony,” says Brenizer. “It’s great to have photo effects that make you say ‘Woah, cool’ but even better when we as photographers can also include real meaning and emotional content for our couples.”

The image below was taken at the Lounge/Bar in the W New York Downtown Hotel. “The location was chosen because of the futuristic look the ceiling provided,” says photographer Jide Alakija. “The couple wanted ‘something different,’ meaning something contemporary that would really catch the attention of the person looking at the image. Every time people look at the it, I am constantly asked, ‘Where was that taken? How was that taken?’ It’s almost as if there was some camera trick involved in the capture. It is this mystery that the photo exhibits that I really like about it.”

“This was photographed, believe it or not, at a new hospital facade in Melbourne, Australia,” says Mauro Cantelmi of Dezine by Mauro of the image below.

“From the minute I saw this location, I knew straight away a bride needed to be seated inside the arch,” he explains. “I love the angles and curves of the structure and to make sure my subject wasn’t lost in the image, I used one of my long veils to accentuate her in the overall frame. It almost looks like the eye of a dragon; I guess it was inspired by Game of Thrones at the time.”

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“I love that we actually got this photograph,” say Dee and Tracey of 37 Frames Photography about the image below, of the Hong Kong Observation Wheel. The end result, they admit, doesn’t show the degree of difficulty they faced in getting the shot—trying to photograph a dark, moving target (and not being able to communicate with the couple inside of the moving target!).

“It was the end of the night and the couple actually had their wedding the very next day, so we were aware that we had to hurry and be mindful of letting them get home,” says Dee. “The Ferris Wheel was HUGE, 200 feet tall and completely dark inside, so I kept losing them as it went around. There were 42 gondolas so it was really difficult to try to keep track of which one they were in. I had to keep popping the flash to try to find their carriage and then by the time I looked through the lens, I’d lost them again. (I should have had a continuous light source inside so it would have helped me spot them. Hindsight!)”

Luckily, she was was able to take a couple of shots of the correct gondola  just as it was on its last rotation. “Very thankful for gear and triggers that work that far away and that high up in the air…and of course, super grateful that we have fabulous couples that just let us try to work a little magic, even if it is always under time pressure!! I love this photograph because of the memories we all made together while creating it; they will last us a lifetime.”

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