Tips for selecting your wedding photographer:
- Review their work. Make sure to ask to see at least a few entire wedding albums. Choosing your photographer only by looking at the featured photos on their website could lead to disappointment. You want to see consistency in quality and attention to detail from the beginning to end of their finished albums.
- Make sure your photographer uses a signed contract that confirms the:
• date and location of your wedding
• arrival time they should begin photographing
• services being provided
• cost of services
• promise date you will receive your album by
• the minimum number of proofs you will receive to choose from for your album
• wheter or not any of the proofs will be edited (cropping, color and lighting corrections) for you to choose from
- If you want to be certain that certain guests (who aren't family members) are photographed give your photographer a shot list of who these people are and ideally, give them a headshot or photo of the person so they can pick them out of a crowd if you aren't around to help direct hem. Don't get carried away and overwhelm your photographer but if it's important to you to get that photo of your best frind from college who traveled across the country to be there, be sure to let them know up front so that you aren't disappointed later.
- Realize that what a photographer charges is based on several factors:
a) their expertise
b) the time they spend attending your event which can often be anywhere from 8-12 hours. This includes the wages they pay a second shooter to be onsite photographing the entire day alongside them.
c) the amount of time it takes them to create your album after the wedding. This includes editing and production time.
d) cost of your prints and album.
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