# Documentary Wedding Photography: Capturing Reality with Tyler Wirken Canonical URL: ## Overview There's a magic and beauty to wedding days that doesn't have to be posed or fabricated. You can take photographs that are authentic and dynamic by drawing on classic documentary photography techniques. Join Tyler Wirken for a class exploring the practice of documentary-style wedding photography. This course will teach you how to take unique, distinctive images that break away from standard styled shoots and set-up poses. Tyler will encourage you to think deeply about why we take wedding photos and then help you use those insights to create an actionable approach for capturing real moments during weddings. You'll learn how to get up close and capture intimate moments without feeling like you're intruding or disrupting. From being more present in the moment to getting through family photographs in 20 minutes to developing your one-of-a-kind perspective as a photographer, you'll build strategies for ensuring the moments you capture are beautiful and real. If you want to stand out in the sea of wedding photographers and take photographs that are more meaningful than meticulously posed, this course is for you. ## Instructors ### Tyler Wirken Tyler doesn’t consider himself a wedding photographer. He’s simply a family historian who documents weddings. Starting out as a newspaper photographer, he discovered a passion for documentary photography early in his career and never looked back. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $99