Choosing a Wedding Photographer
When it comes to choosing a wedding photographer it is vital you do your homework and follow some simple but effective procedures to ensure you hire a wedding photographer who can create a beautiful album of photographs just to your taste.
After all, when the cake’s gone, the wedding dress is put away and everyone’s stopped talking about it, your photographs will be all you have left to remind you of the most important day of your life.
So to help you choose the right photographer for the job, we’ve put together a step-by-step guide to hiring a wedding photographer:
The Initial Search
Make sure you choose a photographer who either lives locally or within the same region as this not only helps to narrow down your initial search but also makes it a lot easier to arrange meetings in the months and weeks leading up to the wedding. The photographer is also likely to be familiar with your area and may be able to offer ideas for good locations for the wedding photo shoot.
View Samples
Make an appointment to see a number of photographers in your area and then take the opportunity to see examples of past wedding photographs they have taken. Most photographers will be able to offer photography in a range of styles to suit your wedding theme but ask to view samples of the style of your choice and ask how much experience the photographer has in this type of wedding photography. When looking at the samples check there is a good mix of portrait and groups shots, and whether the photos show detail in the faces and dresses and avoid distracting detail in the background.
Coverage
Before hiring a photographer make sure you decide what aspect of your wedding day you would like to have covered by the photographer. Will you only want the ceremony captured on film or do you want the photographer to be there all day, up to the first dance? Once you’ve made this choice you can tell the photographer on your first meeting, so they will know not to plan any other jobs in on that day.
Communication
Once you’ve decided which photographer to hire, it is extremely important to have an early meeting so you can outline exactly what you want as soon as possible. The photographer will need to know the date, time and location of the wedding, along with the kind of service it is, how many people you expect to attend, how many pictures you’ll want in the finished album, what size prints you’ll want and whether you’ll want larger photos to display on your wall at home.
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