Your wedding day can be impacted upon greatly by your choice of wedding photographer, not only in relation to the outcome of the wedding photographs, but in terms of the wedding day itself. Selecting wisely amid an array of options can be a real challenge and an issue I have seen many customers stress over. As confusion mounts and the ability to think clearly diminishes and making the right decision becomes a nightmare!
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 with the photographer. On the day of your wedding a good photographer will nestle intimately yet unobtrusively into your day, and who would want to spend the most important day of their life with someone you don't connect with. Meeting a person you can easily guage whether you connect and feel comfortable around them, so it is important to meet potential photographers to make sure they are the sort of person you wish to involve in your day.
Packages. This is where the real confusion can begin. First and foremost as I said in point 1 you need to like the work of the photographer you select. Don't be swayed by a photographer offering 4000 images, 90 free prints and a steak knife. This will all mean nothing if you don't like the photos. Do you really want 4000 photos you hate? Or would you rather have 400 photos you love?
Asses what you really need. If you're techy and wish to print your own photos make sure you are going to receive high res files. Perhaps you would just like to send your images to friends on Facebook? Choose a photographer who will also supply low res digital files. For others you may just wish to own a wedding album and order prints direct from the photographer, if so choose a photographer who offers such options. By first analysing what you really need, making a decision amidst a shroud of options will be much easier.
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.
Price. Of course this is an important consideration and I will assume you are looking at photographers within your general budget. However once you have narrowed down some photographers within your budget don't be tempted to make the final decision based on price. Your memory of how much it cost will be forgotten long before your memory of how much you hated your wedding 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 with the photographer. On the day of your wedding a good photographer will nestle intimately yet unobtrusively into your day, and who would want to spend the most important day of their life with someone you don't connect with. Meeting a person you can easily guage whether you connect and feel comfortable around them, so it is important to meet potential photographers to make sure they are the sort of person you wish to involve in your day.
Packages. This is where the real confusion can begin. First and foremost as I said in point 1 you need to like the work of the photographer you select. Don't be swayed by a photographer offering 4000 images, 90 free prints and a steak knife. This will all mean nothing if you don't like the photos. Do you really want 4000 photos you hate? Or would you rather have 400 photos you love?
Asses what you really need. If you're techy and wish to print your own photos make sure you are going to receive high res files. Perhaps you would just like to send your images to friends on Facebook? Choose a photographer who will also supply low res digital files. For others you may just wish to own a wedding album and order prints direct from the photographer, if so choose a photographer who offers such options. By first analysing what you really need, making a decision amidst a shroud of options will be much easier.
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.
Price. Of course this is an important consideration and I will assume you are looking at photographers within your general budget. However once you have narrowed down some photographers within your budget don't be tempted to make the final decision based on price. Your memory of how much it cost will be forgotten long before your memory of how much you hated your wedding photos!
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