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HOW SELECT WEDDING
PHOTOGRAPHER
Selecting the correct photographer for
your individual needs should be one of the most important decisions in
the preparation of your wedding. There are many considerations to be dealt
with, in addition to cost.
Of course, one needs to work with a budget.
So, lets start out by saying that it's difficult to pay to much for something
you really like. Yet, the initial price is usually the one obstacle that
prevents many couples from selecting the photographer who undoubtedly
could give them the best value for their money.
Quite often the difference between the price
of the photographer you really like and one who you feel is “within
the budget” is miscalculated. Understandably, of course! When wedding
plans come down to dollars and cents, it's hard to keep spending “a
little more here... and a little more there.” Somewhere along the
line, you may feel, you have to give a little. There is only so much money
available.
One can and should expect to get an estimate
for the cost of wedding pictures on the telephone. At the same time, you
should not expect to be given details about sizes and numbers, before
sitting down with the photographer face to face.
So then, how much
money should pictures cost? Prices can be as different as the time, talent
and technique of the photographer being considered. Certainly, among competent
professional photographer in highly competitive areas, or among photographers
in their formative years, you can expect to begin at around a thousand dollars.
Spending less than that could be a high-risk gamble... and not worth the
savings."
Other photographers may begin somewhere
around a thousand dollars and go upward from there. A true specialist,
one who has a reputation for consistently delivering the best, might begin
at two or three times that amount and go upwards to five thousand and
more... and may be your best investment!
When considering
the cost of a photographer, you really want to know the “final”
price, more than the asking price. It may be good to ask the photographer's
opinion as to how much do you think that it would cost you in order to
get a complete coverage that would please you and, at the same time, make
it worthwhile for the photographer to put a total effort
There are other serious considerations when
selecting a wedding photographer. Your primary focus should be on the
photographer's ability and/or desire to be flexible.
In particular:
Does the photographer have a philosophy and
“game plan” for what he/she would like to accomplish on your
wedding day?
Can the photographer adapt his/her approach
to include well-executed formal portraiture (as much or as little as you
prefer) that doesn't appear to be stiff and/or unnatural?
Is the photographer willing to also include
candid and photojournalistic images as part of the wedding coverage?
If you are interested in black and white or
hand-colored images, is the photographer qualified and willing to provide
these services? You might ask the photographer the difference between
exposing for high quality black and white images and color. If the photographer
doesn't know, I'd look further.
Without causing stress, will the photographer
be able to work sufficiently well enough within the parameters set up
by you and the photographer or bridal coordinator as to when the photographs
will be taken? Does the photographer have suggestion as to the timing
can be planned?
Can the photographer be creative, even when
the bride and groom do not want to be photographed together until after
the ceremony?
Does the photographer have any knowledge of
facial analysis, so that he/she can create the most flattering pictures
of each subject?
Does the photographer retouch any of the close-up
photographs? To what extent?
Is the photographer willing to stay at the
wedding as long as necessary to complete the wedding day coverage? (Be
sure to plan on feeding the photographer and assistants.)
Will the photographer be limiting the number
of pictures that will be taken, depending on the coverage you select?
Ask for SPECIFICS on this questions!
What is the photographer's policy for change
of dates and/or unforeseen cancellations?
What is the photographer's policy for the
selection of the finished photographs?
Is the photographer willing to provide references
(with phone numbers) from satisfied clients?
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