How to recognize a good Wedding Photographer and Packages
When you choose a Photographer, you are not just choosing the person that is going to shoot your Wedding. The Photographer’s personality, style and quality of work are as important as how he/she charges the client and how his/her work is delivered.
Wedding Photography used to be seen as art. Not just because of the pictures their-selves, but because how the Professional Wedding Photographer would display them (album).
With today’s Digital Era, you can easily mistake an Amateur for a Professional. Not because of their expertise, but because it is very easy to buy a digital camera and call yourself a Photographer. Unfortunately, you will just realize your mistake after your Wedding is gone, when you get your proofs, CD, etc…
But even among professionals, it is getting very common for the Photographer sell himself cheap Covering the Wedding and giving or selling the Digital format after that, without creating an Artistic Album. This way the photographer doesn’t have to learn about album composition, art, creativity, etc.
Some other Photographers will charge the client for Packages that offer hourly services plus few products.
Here is an example of this old kind of service:
- You hire a Photographer for an 8 hours package, and he would offer all proofs, plus a 24 to 30 pages album.
Here is what you have to be aware:
- You might get your small proofs in a little box, almost 4 weeks after your Wedding
- You probably will take few weeks selecting your best pictures to create your Album
- A Less than Qualified Photographer will take an additional 6 to 9 months to create and deliver your Album where no changes can be made.
DO YOU REALY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
TO GET YOUR WEDDING ALBUM???
If you are a client that expects a lot more than that for your Wedding…
Please keep reading.
THIS IS MY PERSONAL WAY TO WORK!
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Do you want a suggestion from the bottom of my heart?
Write down the cost of every thing that you are investing some money for your Wedding, such as:
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- Dress
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- Cake
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- Limo
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- Invitations
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- Church and Reception Reservations
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- Food and drink
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- Etc…
NOW… Imagine yourself, few months after your wedding looking your Wedding Pictures.
What do you see?
Few pictures in a shoe BOX or a Fantasy Album custom designed specific for you and your needs and that you are going to be proud of showing to all your family and friends?
Price is a very important part of how you are going to select your Photographer, but here is what I think about this subject…
If you didn’t care about a nice dress, or got your cake at the grocery store, had no limo, etc… why would you spend money on a great Photographer or great Album?
But, on the other hand, if you are going to invest 30k, 50k or even more than 100k just to be sure that on your Special Day, all your FANTASIES will come true, and that day would be the most beautiful and romantic day of your entire life, than you need a piece of art to translate the BEAUTY, the EMOTIONS and the LOVE of that special day.
Sincerely
Paulo Jordao
Tags: album, packages, photographer, pictures, prices, Wedding, wedding photographer
April 5th, 2008 at 5:26 am
Great list!
Thank you for the nice post. I enjoy reading your posts.