Photographer :D

I have my wedding photogrpaher!!

Will pay the deposit on Saturday and they are posting me the contract to sign and send back.

Such a fantastic photogpaher, the pictures on their website are amazing.

So excited!!!!

How's everyones planning going?

Hey
How exciting? Do you have any advice for choosing one?
I've been looking at a couple in Cyprus but some of the photos are so cringey I have been quoted 850 euros for 4-5 hours - it sounds like a hell of a lot!

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Yeah, my biggest concern was price!

So many photographers seem to charge so much!

So I started thinking of ways to get a photogrpaher for cheaper, by looking on GUMTREE to see photographers who are experienced but just not in weddings, so will do a wedding for free or cheaply to get experience of doing weddings.

However, someone on here said they were a photogrpaher, so contacted them, they quoted a good price, about 10% of my 6k wedding budget.

i contacted a few photographers, in the end it came down to how quickly they contacted me back, if they were intersted in what I wanted and were willing to accommodate for our needs and if there was a connection there.

When you find the right photogrpaher it will just feel right.

I think i'd be more panicky about finding one abroad though.

The thing you have to think of, is when you get back from your honeymoon what will you have to remind you of your big day? A photographer doesn't just turn up and take some pictures, there are hours of planning before and days of post production and album design afterwards, a good photographer will spend at least a full week working on your wedding.

The advice I would give when selecting your photographer, is first of all look at there work, do you like the style?

The next step is to meet with them, there should be absolutely no obligation for you to book them just because you have met them. You need to make sure that you like them as a person, they are going to spend a lot of time with you on your big day, sometimes personalities clash. Look at more of there work, look and feel the wedding albums, do you like them, is it what you want?

When you have chosen your photographer you should get a contract, this is in place to ensure that you get what you want from the day as well as to protect you and the photographer should things go wrong, and is usually a requirement from the photographers insurance company. Make sure the contract covers everything that you have asked for. You can negotiate this before you sign and pay your deposit.

Finally and most importantly, keep in touch with your photographer, you want to ensure that they are going to be around a year from now when it's your big day. Thankfully a photographer going bust is rare but does happen.

I hope this is of help to you, feel free to ask if you need any more advice about wedding photographers

Thanks
Jon Lyons (Wedding Photographer)

I booked my Photographer ages ago his albumns look amazing Im really excited www.richardwilkinsonphotography.co.uk we have our pre wedding shoot in Jan i think and we get married 21st April exciting My soon to be Father in Law is also a photographer if any one wants to have a look
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Photographers have come down quite a bit in price in the last few years or so.

I think a lot has to do with digital cameras making it more accessible, their being more competition out there, everyone having a go, tighter budgets and the never ending recession!!!

In both Liverpool and Manchester prices aren't anything like what the where 6 or 7 years ago and generally speaking, the standard of photography has gone up in many cases as people learn new techniques.

Paying around a grand for a well established photographer will (Generally) see half decent images (Although their are exceptions!). Anything above this and you will see many photographers offering almost model standard portraiture.

Again, their are exceptions to this rule... When searching you find that the ones ranking high on the organic listings on Google will be pretty serious about what they do and well established... That's how it seems in Liverpool an Manchester anyway!

Hope this helps!

If they are new to this kind of photography, make sure the ts and cs are correct. So many 'togs lift ts and cs from magazine, editorial, journolist 'togs and you see all sorts of terms about the limitation of your rights, royalty fees etc..

You wont get and don't need copyright, but you should have a royalty free, perpetual license to use, modify, print and share your photo's for non-commercial use. The terms should have minimal limitations too as you are a consumer and have consumer rights. You might want to ask if the deposit can be transferred if you need to change the date etc.

Other things to check.

2 sets of kit (lenses, bodies flash etc), lots and lots of cheaper 'togs have one camera and some only have one lens.

check their insurance too - if there are any problems you want to make sure they are covered.

make sure that the images supplied are full resolution final versions, not proofs on a CD for you to choose. If you are paying for a digital option you want the choice of who prints them.

Primary reason that prices have fallen btw is that it takes a lot less time to post produce the pictures when they are digital.

Typically I spend 3-5 days for every 1 day shoot.

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