how to choose your wedding photographer
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Find your style
• Take time to figure out your style.• Before looking for wedding photographers, know what you like and what you don’t.
Match your style
• Once you have that collection of images start to notice if there is a style that comes through.
• Maybe one of the following…
Right Fit
• For example• Don’t expect a natural light photographer to produce their best work in a dark venue or in the middle of winter
Get recommendations
• Ask married friends if they would recommend their wedding photographer. Get honest feedback.
Get recommendations
• Most wedding suppliers will have a list of recommended vendors, including photographers. Usually, someone will only recommend people they trust.
Blog check
• A photographer’s blog can be a useful tool in making your decision.
• Blogs usually contain recent weddings or sometimes, personal posts that can help you get to know the photographer. Be sure to check if there are any comments from past brides and grooms.
Proof of work
• Unfortunately, there is a lot of false advertising in the online world, such as photos being miscreditedor stolen. It’s super easy to say you’ve been featured in a magazine or blog when in fact you haven’t.
Proof of work
• Get photographers to provide proof of work• Look for:
• Full wedding galleries• Links to blog features
Get an Ample Sample
• Ask to see full galleries to ensure that all photos from a wedding are to the same level of quality as you see on a photographer’s website or blog
Meet
• Your photographer will be a big part of your wedding day. It’s important you like your photographer’s style and photos, but it’s also important you like your photographer
Meet
• Meet with photographers to decide if you are the right fit for each other. If you can’t meet in person, then arrange to have a video chat.
Check you’re hiring the person you think you’re hiring• Make sure the person you expect to work your wedding is the person who will actually work at your wedding and isn’t an assistant or another member of staff.
Check you’re hiring the person you think you’re hiring• Make sure the person you expect to work your wedding is the person who will actually work at your wedding and isn’t an assistant or another member of staff.
Protect you
• Because sometimes things can go wrong a good photographer is set up to protect you as much as possible
Protect you
• they carry backup equipment in case of emergencies.
• they save your images in multiple locations• they have photographers’ insurance
Trust
• Don’t book someone you don’t trust. If you think you’ll need to micromanage the photographer on your wedding day it could be an indication that you don’t completely trust them.
Read the book
• Read the book and find out how to get better wedding photos
• Learn more
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• All photographs, except author photograph, by Christina Brosnan. Author photograph by Paula O’Hara.