5 Questions You Might Ask To Get Great Wedding Photos
1. Should you ask family and friends for a wedding photographer referral?
2. Should your photographer use a digital or a film camera to shoot your wedding?
3. What kind of lighting will be provided and what lighting is needed to get good photo exposure?
4. Should you check the photographers references before they shoot your wedding?
5. Will the photographer own the negatives to your wedding photos or will you?
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1. Check to see if any of your family members or your personal friends know of a good photographer. You might be pleasantly surprised of the results.
If by chance you happen to find a find a photographer through family or friends, find out what they charge and ask if they might be able to offer you a good deal.
2. Ask the photographer if they will be using a digital or film camera? A lot of photographers still use film to shoot weddings and that's not a bad thing.
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A good photographer can do amazing things with a film camera. Some believe film has a nicer quality than digital photos.
Film can be very expensive so look for ways to cut cost. If you know you want to use a film camera to shoot your wedding, ask the photographer about ways to cut cost. Can you get film at a discount if you buy it in bulk?
A lot of photographers use digital and film cameras. They might split the day and shoot the cutting of the cake with a digital camera and a family shot using a film camera.
Make it known you want to save money and you prefer the cheapest way of having your wedding shot. I would think digital is the cheapest format to use.
3. Whether you choose a digital or film camera, find out what kind of lighting is needed and will be provided to get good exposure to digital or film shoots. The last thing you want is to have wedding photos that come out dark. Make sure the photographer has a back-up camera in case the digital camera fails as well. I wouldn't hurt to have a few disposable cameras around. Also, think about saving money by editing your own wedding video. Take a look at Easy Media Creator 10 Suite for ease ability and use.
4. After you have picked out a few photographers, ask to review a their portfolios. It will help you decide which style you like the best.
5. Last but not least, find out who will own the negatives to your wedding photos. If you owned them you won't have to pay the photographer a fee each time you need access to them.
When you look on the back of most photos, you might see a copyright message which is a legally binding contract. A lot of photographers enforce the copyright rules so they can get paid with repeat business. It might read like this: Please do not duplicate without permission of the photographer.
You could get creative and find out how much film costs yourself. Find out where photographers go to find good deals on film and get some prices?
If you get a ton of digital photos, where can you store them so they will always be there when you need them? Look at some benefits of using Snapfish.com by HP + get 20 Free Prints. Another option is Shutterfly.com which as gives FREE prints. They also have FREE online storage as well. Think about making a wedding book for keepsake.
When I speak of a wedding book people often think I mean a wedding book for keeping records. Keeping records in book is a great idea as well. The better you keep track, the more you'll see where your money goes.
Should you pay a wedding photographer by the roll or for his or her time only? Don't be shy about researching any questions that pop in you mind. You are putting your master piece wedding together and you want everything to go great.
When you are ready to talk to the photographer you will have valid questions that need to be answered. We had a lot of questions about how the wedding photo process works also.
The friend that shot our wedding explained how some photographers charge based on how much work goes into the process plus the cost of each roll of film. Now that digital cameras are better built, you have more choices. Which medium do you use to get what you want? That's the ultimate goal.
Also make sure you have enough film to cover the wedding. You'll have shots before the wedding, during the wedding; during the reception; the cake cutting and any toasts family members will make during and after the ceremony.
I've heard horror stories about how wedding photos came out bad. That can be avoided just by asking the right questions and doing a little research.
If you can't find a family member with connections, make practice calls to a few photographers to get a feel for what you want. The interview process will help to make you feel more confident when you are ready to do the real thing.
Ask a few photographers if he or she might know any newcomers with lower prices. Check all options to make sure you have saved the most you can.
When our photographer - friend told us our wedding photos were free, we were blown away. We didn't expect it at all. He gave them to us as a gift. We couldn't thank him enough for the gift.
In your search for a photographer, ask the right questions so you may take the right action to get the right results. Exhaust every avenue possible. Have fun along the way!
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