Choosing the right wedding photographer can have a huge influence not only on the outcome of your wedding photographs but also on your wedding day. Seleceting wisely in a sea of options can be a real challenge and one I have seen many clients struggle with as confusion mounts and the ability to think clearly floats away.
Photographs you like. The single most important reason for picking a photographer should be because you like their work. The photos your photographer produces will be with you for life, as your memory fades your photos will become your document of your wedding day and liking what you see should surely be paramount.
Meet potential photographers. The right wedding photographer for you should slot unobtrusively into your day and you should feel comfortable with them as a person. Do you really wish to spend the biggest day of your life with someone whom you feel uncomfortable around?. By first meeting with potential photographers you will be better able to detect whether or not you feel comfortable with them. It is vitally important for the quality of both your day and the photographs to select someone you are comfortable to have participating in the day.
Package Options. Now it's time for the real confusion to begin. As stated earlier one must love the work of the photographer you select. Do not be swayed by the promise of 5,000 pictures, free albums and a kitchen sink. Regardless of what is delivered it means nothing if you do not like the pictures. Are you sure you want to 5,000 photos you despise? Or would you rather have 500 photos that you adore?
Think about what you really need in a package. Is your aim to be able to print your own photos and post them to your friend on Facebook? If so you will want a photographer who delivers the images as both high and low resolution files on a disc. Perhaps you are not tech savvy, all you want is a pretty album and would like to be able to order prints direct from the photographer. Thinking about what you really want will help see through the cloud of packages.
Coverage. As a wedding photographer I feel some of the best photographs come from the moments in between the goings on. As such I feel it is important to select a photographer who is willing to offer all day coverage, from the moment your day begins to the time it ends. On your wedding day you will be busy, you will be running around and missing all the moments that make your day so special. Although you may not have thought you would want photographs of getting ready, imagine being able to look back and see your bridesmaids being themselves, your mum drinking her tea as her hair gets done, your husband to be skulling a beer to calm his nevesand uncle bob feeling aunty may up on the dancefloor.These photos will mean so much more than any posed shots ever will.
Money, money, money. Lets assume you have been browsing photographers within your budget. Once you have shortlisted a few whos work you like do not be tempted to take the final decision based entirely on price. Just remember, you will forget how much you spent on good wedding photographs well before you forget how much you hate your cheap and nasty photos.
Photographs you like. The single most important reason for picking a photographer should be because you like their work. The photos your photographer produces will be with you for life, as your memory fades your photos will become your document of your wedding day and liking what you see should surely be paramount.
Meet potential photographers. The right wedding photographer for you should slot unobtrusively into your day and you should feel comfortable with them as a person. Do you really wish to spend the biggest day of your life with someone whom you feel uncomfortable around?. By first meeting with potential photographers you will be better able to detect whether or not you feel comfortable with them. It is vitally important for the quality of both your day and the photographs to select someone you are comfortable to have participating in the day.
Package Options. Now it's time for the real confusion to begin. As stated earlier one must love the work of the photographer you select. Do not be swayed by the promise of 5,000 pictures, free albums and a kitchen sink. Regardless of what is delivered it means nothing if you do not like the pictures. Are you sure you want to 5,000 photos you despise? Or would you rather have 500 photos that you adore?
Think about what you really need in a package. Is your aim to be able to print your own photos and post them to your friend on Facebook? If so you will want a photographer who delivers the images as both high and low resolution files on a disc. Perhaps you are not tech savvy, all you want is a pretty album and would like to be able to order prints direct from the photographer. Thinking about what you really want will help see through the cloud of packages.
Coverage. As a wedding photographer I feel some of the best photographs come from the moments in between the goings on. As such I feel it is important to select a photographer who is willing to offer all day coverage, from the moment your day begins to the time it ends. On your wedding day you will be busy, you will be running around and missing all the moments that make your day so special. Although you may not have thought you would want photographs of getting ready, imagine being able to look back and see your bridesmaids being themselves, your mum drinking her tea as her hair gets done, your husband to be skulling a beer to calm his nevesand uncle bob feeling aunty may up on the dancefloor.These photos will mean so much more than any posed shots ever will.
Money, money, money. Lets assume you have been browsing photographers within your budget. Once you have shortlisted a few whos work you like do not be tempted to take the final decision based entirely on price. Just remember, you will forget how much you spent on good wedding photographs well before you forget how much you hate your cheap and nasty photos.
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