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Firstly, congratulations on your forthcoming wedding, we hope your plans are going well and you are looking forward to your big day.
When your thoughts turn to choosing your wedding photographer to capture those special moments for you how do you make the right decision. There are many things you should consider before choosing your wedding photographer so we have compiled a list of the 10 things we believe are important.
Have you seen the photographers work ?
Initially the photographers website is a good place to start, try to view a selection of images taken throughout a typical wedding day from a number of different weddings. Be prepared to call your photographer to have an informal chat about your requirements or better still arrange a visit to meet.
Who will take your wedding photographs ?
If you hire a photographer from a wedding photography studio it is wise to know exactly who will take your wedding pictures on the day and see samples of their work.
What about the \’style\’ of wedding photography ?
Would you like your wedding photography to be classicly formal or strictly reportage or as is normally the case a mixture of both. Make sure your photographer has the ability to deliver your preferred style of wedding photography in a confident manner.
Will your photographer work alone ?
Many photographers prefer to work alone though if your preference is for a mixture of photographic styles for your wedding photography then an assistant/second photographer can be a real bonus. If this service is available is it an extra cost or included within the price of your wedding photography package.
Have you met your photographer ?
We believe this plays an important part in choosing your photographer, you will learn much by meeting in person. Your photographer will be with you throughout your wedding day and you need to feel not only confident in their ability but comfortable in their prescence. If it is not possible to meet your photographer in person before your wedding day then ask for testimonials from previous clients. If the photographer has an assistant/second photographer then try to meet them as well. Don\’t be afraid to ask how your photographer will be dressed for your wedding day.
Is your photographer qualified ?
Whilst not essential a qualified photographer has a level of professional attainment and has the benefit of continuous education through meetings, programmes, access to educational materials and sharing knowledge with their peers. Belonging to a professional photographic body ensures the photographer adheres to strict ethics in both their photography and business practices.
Everything is going well but what if ?
Hiring an experienced photographer will greatly reduce the \’what if\’ factor. Things like having backup to cover equipment failure, professional equipment like fast lenses for low light work, studio lights for indoor photography on dark days are all essential consideraions. Your photographer should also have the experience to know how to adapt when things go wrong often without you even being aware of a problem.
Local knowledge ?
When choosing your preferred wedding venue how good is the photographers knowledge of the area. This may make a difference when it comes to ideas for suitable locations for your wedding photography.
Does your photographer have insurance ?
If not, why not?
And finally are there any hidden extras ?
Whilst considering your photographer and wedding photography package ensure there are no hidden extras and that all prices are well defined and transparent. Is the assistant/second photographer included? Are there any additional travel costs? How reasonable are the after sale prices?
We hope this has been helpful and of interest in enabling you to choose your wedding photographer.
As a wedding photographer in the leafy county of Surrey, south-west of London, I often found myself having to deal with unexpected alterations to the weather, amongst other things. It is part of my work that I must be prepared for all eventualities – a wedding day is such an important occasion and to get it all wrong would be unforgivable.
A guest at one of the smaller nuptials for which I had been hired as the wedding photographer, taking place in Guildford, on a glorious summer’s day, strolled over to give me his opinion of the best way to photograph a wedding, as I was packing away my equipment after taking the formal shots beloved of so many couples, with family and closest friends arranged in a charming, if somewhat stiff, group on the rather narrow steps of the registry office.
Usually, I tried to show no sign of ever having been approached in this way before, although I don’t think I have ever done a wedding without at least one guest trying to give me a last-minute course in wedding photography but, on this occasion, I was unable to contain my amusement and I found myself asking the rather portly gentleman in question whether it was my appearance that gave him the impression I needed instruction, or his belief that the couple who had hired me as their wedding photographer had been mistaken in so doing.
Naturally, the gentleman was very apologetic and I assured him that, far from resenting the advice I received from wedding guests, I often learned something that I might easily have missed – if not about taking photographs then at least about the way people view the subject of wedding photography in general.
It has been a long time since I was a wedding photographer – the last of my students is due to retire soon, which might give you some idea of just how long – but I still take a keen interest in the weddings that take place in the areas that I used to frequent and in the wedding photographers who handle both registry office and religious weddings.
In some ways, nothing much has changed about weddings over the decades and yet, in other ways, things have changed quite a lot since my day – one of the most popular wedding photographers in Surrey today, and deservedly so, is a young ex-Northern woman (well everyone is young to me, it’s true, but I suppose she must be in her mid to late twenties) whose name, I am told, is Kat Hannon. Her background as a photographer is extensive and she brings her skills in reportage to her wedding shoots in a wonderful manner.
My nephew came over with his laptop the other day and showed me the most remarkable series of pictures which, I have no doubt, will be pored over by the couple themselves and future generations too, with pride and fascination.
Obviously, I told him, this must be a very famous couple – perhaps it was a sign of encroaching senility that I didn’t recognise them. Young William laughed and told me that, far from being famous, this was the wedding of his next-door neighbours in Leatherhead. The bride is a secretary and the groom a computer systems analyst, apparently, but you would have been convinced, or at least, I certainly was, that they were the stars of some first-class drama production – a romance, undoubtedly, or something of the kind.
Just as I was wondering whether traditional wedding photography really had become a thing of the past, an absolutely excellent formal group shot of the wedding party came up on the screen. Isn’t the Internet marvellous? I don’t think I will ever quite be able to take it for granted! Somehow, Kat Hannon manages to combine reportage with traditional wedding photography and produce a truly wonderful way for a couple to look back on this important moment in their lives.
There were some wonderful intimate shots of the bride and her attendants, applying last-minute mascara and laughing at some aside, that nervous tension in their faces being completely absent in the next shot. There was an excellent photograph of the happy couple when they clearly thought themselves unobserved, grinning into each other’s faces like a pair of children who had managed to sneak out of school – if it were my wedding, I must say I would have been thrilled with the photography and I did experience the tiniest pang of regret at being past my sell-by date, but only for an instant!
Kat Hannon is a wedding photographer in Surrey, south-west of London. She specialises in a reportage style of wedding photography alongside the traditional, more formal style of picture. You can find her work at www.kh-wedding-photographer.com
The work produced from Tacoma Photographer generates the majority of new clients for most photography studios and freelance photographers. Tacoma Photographer
Is comfortable with the following activities & skills:
Candid shots (photojournalistic) and posed shots Making slides, prints, and slideshows (digital or otherwise) Traditional albums Taking shots in the outdoors at a party, beach, or rustic locale Snapping shots indoors at a temple or church
Once you have clicked all the photographs you have a great collection of photographs that you might need in hard form.
Tacoma Photographer shows “proofs” to the prospects of photographs. The proofs can be in the form of prints, thumbnail galleries, or all of the images on CD-ROM. They may also make separate galleries or slideshows, and they’re many times themed.
Tacoma Photographer sells additional prints to the couple through a web site with thumbnail galleries and an e-commerce back-end, often in conjunction with a vendor or broker website that charges a commission for each print purchase.
The common types of Tacoma Photography includes the photojournalistic realism and spontaneous photographer behavior of some, the classic or traditional posed method, and a hybrid of the two called fashion-based wedding photography.
In big cities, there are often studios devoted to photography because photography is such a mammoth market in metropolitan areas. People are always moving in and out and getting married. Take a look at a portfolio of the photographer’s former work for assurance.
The Tacoma Photographer deals in wedding photography, Professional photography, and more. We also offer training, professional support, and tips to member photographers.
The common types of Tacoma Photography includes the photojournalistic realism and spontaneous photographer behavior of some, the classic or traditional posed method, and a hybrid of the two called fashion-based wedding photography. In big cities, there are often studios devoted to photography because photography is such a mammoth market in metropolitan areas. People are always moving in and out and getting married. Take a look at a portfolio of the photographer’s former work for assurance. The Tacoma Photographer deals in wedding photography, Professional photography, and more. We also offer training, professional support, and tips to member photographers.