Nguyen Ngoc Anh (stage name Nguyen Anh Lukas) has been studying in France for 6 years. He is currently known as a Vietnamese photographer "undercover" in the capital city of Paris. Many of his clients are Vietnamese couples who want to have romantic wedding photos in France and Europe.
Recently, couples increasingly like the trend of taking wedding photos abroad combined with traveling.
To save time and money, they often combine wedding photography with pre-planned trips so they can relax, rest, have different sparkling photos and bring back extremely memorable memories.
Paris has always been a famous city symbolizing love and romance, so couples often choose this as the place to capture their most beautiful moments.
Wedding photography is not only to preserve beautiful moments but also a way to tell a love story, expressing the couple's personality through the language of photography.
At first, Nguyen Ngoc Anh only took landscape photos, but more and more people came to him for wedding photography, so he invested more and considered this his main job. He started taking photos 4 years ago, around 2018 until now, 2022.
“Unlike in Vietnam, couples have a simpler option if they don’t want to spend too much effort, which is to take photos in a studio. In Paris, indoor studios are almost non-existent, and if they do, they only take portraits, and wedding photos are definitely taken outdoors,” Nguyen Anh Lukas shared.
Therefore, when each wedding photo album is born, the weather factor is always put first, followed by the shooting time, the light greatly affects the scene. Finally, the preparation of costumes and makeup of the crew as well as the couple. Some accessories to decorate or change the frame are also indispensable for a wedding photo album.
In Paris, indoor studios are almost non-existent, and if they exist, they only take portraits. Wedding photos are definitely taken outdoors.
In addition, the photographer understands the shooting time and angle, which also creates an impression and unique style for each photo set. The posing style and the way of communicating with each couple to understand their requirements and create a sense of closeness also helps the team coordinate better with each other in each photo shoot.
According to Nguyen Anh Lukas, the wedding photography locations that couples should try in Paris are: the Eiffel Tower, the bridges along the Seine River: Bir Hakeim - Alexandre 3 Bridge, the Louvre Museum, Palais Royale or the Tuileries and Luxembourg gardens.
Although the photo was taken at the same location, the Eiffel Tower, there were many different angles.
Photographer Lukas also gave some tips for couples who are planning to combine wedding photography with travel.
“Research which photographer’s style and color you like before you start. Even in the same location, there are many different angles. For example, there are photographers who like to take photos with blurred backgrounds, and those who don’t. There are also those who only use telephoto lenses and shoot portraits. But there are those who often shoot wide-angle panoramic shots,” said Nguyen Anh Lukas.
Paris has always been a famous city symbolizing love and romance.
That is a typical example of the different shooting styles of each photographer. Usually, Vietnamese people like to take enough shots and less blur the background so that they can check in where they are, while Westerners prioritize portrait beauty because they are beautiful, the scene is just the background and they like depth in that photo. Therefore, research carefully to see whose shooting style you like and choose the right one.
In Paris, couples should prepare their own clothes because renting them here will be expensive and it is quite difficult to find clothes that fit your body shape.
In addition, regarding costumes, couples should prepare their own, avoid renting in Paris because costumes are often expensive and may not fit each individual's body shape. Do not think that Western clothes will be beautiful. It is true that they will be beautiful when the price is sky-high, but ordinary clothes are not like that. In addition, wear a pair of comfortable shoes because you will need to walk a lot. Avoid carrying things because you will have to move frequently between different locations and shooting angles.
"The last thing is to stick to the appointment time. When the beautiful moment passes, you will get less satisfactory photos. If there are many tourists, it will affect the shooting angle and the cleanliness of the photo. If necessary, you will have to delete people," Nguyen Anh Lukas added.
