Questions to Ask Your Wedding Photographer
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010I made some Images in the last days – please tell me what they tell you:
There are a few of factors you should consider when choosing a photographer. Experience, references, portfolio and equipment are four key notes I would base my decision on.
Looking for a wedding photographer who has the most experience is not always the best choice. Though you do not want to hire somebody who appears to have very little experience, you may want to meet with potential photographers, looking through their portfolio and even asking for references! This will give you an idea what he or she is capable of. When you see a photographer's portfolio, generally you will see the photographers best work. You need a photographer who is not ashamed to show you what their good and bad shots look like, keep in mind that no photographer is perfect and no photographer always gets the shot. Your wedding is only going to happen once, so you want to make sure that you will be get the absolute best when it comes to your pictures.
Though equipment does not equal a great photographer you may want to consider what kind of equipment they use. You would not want your photographer showing up Kodak disposable camera's and expect good quality?? Generally speaking a photographer is going use an SLR camera it could be 35mm or it could digital, they will have accessories like lenses and flashes, tripods and screens. These are tools to make your pictures look amazing and help the photographer achieve the best they can. Don't be afraid to ask questions, any good photographer would expect you too. Find out why your photographer uses certain equipment that he or she does and what it will do for your photographs.
The last thing that was mentioned before is portfolio and references that the photographer should provide. These are so important tools for you as a consumer to know exactly what you are buying. I provide a link to my blog, a link to my web page just for clients who inquire to hire me, if I meet with them I further let them look through my latest works on my lap top portfolio and give them email addresses of clients who are okay with speaking to other people about me and my work. Being a photographer for the last 6 years has been amazing and the trade is all about keeping up and learning more. You need to know that your photographer is going to do an amazing job, though years of experience are great don't mistake that for quality.
Be informed. Know what you are buying. Good Luck
After a wedding at Architectural Artifacts last fall, I could not wait to shoot there again. Eric and Kellie fortunately contacted me about shooting their wedding at the space. I was also so pleasantly surprised to find out that there were being married on the outdoor patio; I have never seen any photos of a ceremony outdoor there and didn’t even know it was a possibility. Venues with an outdoor ceremony option in Chicago-proper are almost non-existent, so needless to say it was a rare treat to photograph in the daylight. Eric and Kellie also had a relaxed Jewish ceremony, with four of their friends holding up the chuppah; it was such a nice touch, and I really loved the idea of your friends surrounding and covering you as you take the vows. There were so many other things I loved about this wedding: Kellie’s beautiful gown that she accessorized herself with a little belt, a brooch in the back, and a beautiful feather and gold hairpin; Eric shoes and purple socks; our fabulous portrait locations (so happy with these); and their wonderful families (both so kind and so funny).
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I like to imagine different scenarios of what might have caused this phrase to be painted on the trailer – perhaps the workers suffer from short-term memory loss and have to have a constant reminder not to start hacking apart the trailer? Or they start toward the trees, think “Nah, the tree could fall and crush my leg” and en masse rush the trailer and start cutting it up since it’s much easier and the planks just drop a few inches to the ground. I just know it’s because management’s avariciousness has forced the workers to remind them, “You got the trees – don’t get greedy and cut up the trailer too.” I wish someone would go paint over “trailer” and replace it with “forest.”
This afternoon on the way home from work, we decided to detour through Shiloh. An afternoon rain shower had just ceased, and these deer had come out into the field to eat the rain soaked grass.
Nothing like a detour on the way home – backroads with confusing forks, hidden potholes, and now the weekend – here’s to a good one!
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I spent the week-end in Harrow. Unlike last year, I decided to take pictures of the farm especially when I found out that it was the farm house that Lynne’s grandparents and aunt worked at when they came over from Portugal two generations ago.
Lynne said that the farmer’s wife, a Mrs. Fox, would not let the three Portuguese workers in the house. Fast forward 80 years and the grand-daughter of the Portuguese immigrants now owns the farm house.
Rainer and Lynne bought the house some 4 years ago and are slowly renovating it. When Rainer first took us to see it, I assumed it was a generic Canadian farm-house. This trip I learned that it was conected to Lynne and her family.