[ 15 questions ]
By Troy Marks
that will help you choose a wedding photographer
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ears after your wedding day, you will look back on that day through the eyes of the photographer that you choose. Choose wisely and your memories can be unbelievably vivid, vibrant, detailed and leave you breathless as you re-live the day. You will feel as if your family and friends surround you as you are transported through time to experience those magical feelings all over again. Choose unwisely and you will have a sinking feeling every time you look at your wedding album. You will wish that you had made the effort, spent the extra money, or knew what questions to ask, in order to get a better photographer. Unfortunately, the advent of digital photography has brought forth a slew of bad photographers onto the wedding scene in the New Orleans area. They are charging low prices and using social media to lure brides. Hiring an experienced, hard working, professional photographer is harder than ever. The great news is that we have some great photographers here in the New Orleans area. The questions below will help you to find them. 1. Get recommendations and referrals from friends. 2. Meet in person to view the photographer’s work. If they say, “We don’t meet with clients in person, all of our work can be viewed online.” This will give you an idea of how important you are to them. Move on to
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someone who is excited and eager to meet with you. 3. Ask to see a complete wedding, preferably their last one, including outtakes. All photographers will show you only their best work at first, but also ask to see the most current work they have done. 4. Ask about their experience level. How many weddings have they shot this year? May I see your last wedding? If their last wedding was 6 months prior, then you know that they aren’t working very much. There is probably a reason why. 5. If your chosen photographer or their assistant cannot be present at your wedding, do not hire them. Some greedy photographers are booking four and five weddings in one day and hiring amateurs to shoot the wedding for them. The quality will not be the same. 6. Ask how much time your photographer needs to shoot your pictures? Time is money. Right after the ceremony is not when you want to be standing around getting your picture taken. Everyone is waiting for you at the reception and valuable time is being wasted. Hire someone that can work quickly and still get great shots.
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