photography photographer for their time to shoot your engagement photos, the day of the wedding, processing the film or editing the digital images, reviewing proofs with you, the final order of images and assembling your albums. Not to be overlooked is the photographer’s level of experience and creative talent. A lot more goes into photographing a wedding than showing up with a camera. PACKAGES Inclusive Expect a range of prices depending on the skill, experience and demand for the photographer. Most packages include an engagement session, a block-of-time the day of your wedding, reproduction and post-production charges for the wedding album, two parents’ albums and enlargements for framing . If proofs are not part of the package and you can’t imagine not owning each and every photo from your wedding, ask if they can be purchased. Al a Carte If all you want is a block-of-time on the day of your wedding, a couple enlargements and one album, al a carte is what you’re looking for. If you’re do-it-yourselfers, contract the block-oftime and ask for the raw images on a disk, or the negatives, and you’re good to go. Consider this—if a photographer charges a base fee for his time, and a separate fee for prints, they know the better the images they produce, the higher the order will be, which is an incentive to do an incredible job. Magazine Albums The style of this album allows for more photos than a traditional album, which is why so many couples gravitate to it. However, if opting for this sexier version of the traditional wedding album prepare to check yourself when it comes to selecting the images. There’s a natural tendancy to go over board on the number of images, resulting in an album that’s cluttered and unattractive. Avoid requesting four photos of virtually the same image, just because you look exceptionally fabulous in each shot. One image will do. By exerting some will power and narrowing your selection to the best of the best, you’ll be much happier with the end result.
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