Even if you don’t book me to photograph your wedding, you’ll be looking at your images for years to come. If you don’t know, in advance, exactly what you’ll get, how, when, and what it will cost, you’re going to be disappointed. Don’t let a lack of preparation or communication spoil your most lasting wedding experience.
Here is a list of questions that any dependable professional photographer will be happy and ready to answer. You may not care about all of them. There are no right or wrong answers. The main thing is that you are totally confident that you can tick photography off the ‘to-do’ list, that your wedding images are going to be incredible, and that you are dealing with a reliable individual that will absolutely deliver as agreed. Oh, and that you actually click (arf arf) with your chosen shooter. That’s really important, because if you get on with him/her/it/them, your wedding images have a much better chance of feeling like your own memories. Which is nice.
Anyway, onto the questions, which I have categorised for your enjoyment and convenience.
Photography
- How would you describe your photography?
- Do you shoot color or black and white?
- What’s your approach to the formal photographs?
- How many pictures do you take?
- What is post-processing?
- What post-processing work do you do?
Professionalism
- Do you belong to any photography organisations?
- What insurance do you have?
- What type of equipment do you use?
- Do you carry backup equipment?
- If we book you, will you actually shoot our wedding?
- How many weddings have you shot as primary photographer?
- Will you photograph another wedding on our wedding day?
- What happens if you are ill and cannot shoot our wedding?
- How do we book you for our wedding day?
- What if we decide to change our wedding date?
- Where are you based?
- Are you willing to travel?
Products
- When will we see our images?
- How many images should we expect to see from our wedding?
- Do you provide digital files?
- Who designs your albums?
- Can you show us a sample album?
- Can we see an entire wedding?
Pricing
- Does your price include an album?
- How do we pay you?
- When do we pay you?
- Why is wedding photography so expensive?
Personality
- Why do you do this?
- What’s your favourite part of the day?
- What was your favourite part of your own wedding?
- What’s your favourite colour?
- Where do babies come from?
- What’s the best mortgage for us?
If you want to know my answers to these questions (and anything else keeping you awake at night), then feel free to arrange a meeting with me and I will happily tell all…although if you don’t know the answer to the babies one, planning a wedding may not necessarily be the best thing for you just yet.
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