Archive: ‘Tips & Advice’



The Importance of Hiring an Experienced Photographer

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

This is a post going out to wedding couples that have decent budgets, but aren’t allocating the funds correctly.

Reliable
Cheap
Fast

Pick 2.

Lets define the options.

Reliable- This is subjective to what you consider good. After interviewing your possible photographers and taking a look at their prints, albums and getting a better idea of who they are, you will have to decide if what they offer is good for you and your style. Good also refers to the quality of your photos. A lot goes into making sure a photo is exposed well, colors are vivid and contrasty, focus is sharp and the overall image is well composed.  If your photographer is good, he will be on point, and will nail the important shot without fail. If your photographer is not good, he will not be able to nail that once in a lifetime shot, which is not good because you really don’t get a redo at a wedding.
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Reception Photography Tips

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Whenever we are shooting a reception with low lighting we notice the guests are firing away photos and then looking at the backs of their cameras with a confused, nearly frustrated look.

Guests sometimes tap us and ask us which camera they should buy because their current camera is not good at taking photos. In most cases, it is not the camera, but the settings being applied to the camera.

Your camera is a tool, and using it in auto is really not the best way to get the best results. The camera is on auto, it finds focus and using its tiny flash it illuminates the subject the best it can. The end result is a poorly light photo that looks like it was taken in some sort of dark cave. Take the plunge and get out of auto!
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5 things to consider when hiring your wedding photographer

Friday, May 1st, 2009

After meeting and greeting numerous Bride and Grooms, we are shocked to hear how photography is received to the general public. People seem to put their trust into wedding magazines, uncle’s with fancy cameras and albums/prints from the drug store. Let’s take a step back and make a proper checklist of what to consider for when hiring a wedding photographer.

#5 – Your needs

What would you like? Everyday we get e-mails and phone calls about people asking me a very vague question…”How much do you charge for a regular wedding?” The answer is simple, check out our pricing! We are one of the very few photographers who actually put their pricing online, available to all. We don’t want to waste your time and rather have all of our information available to you, and everyone for that matter. Our packages are based on what most of our clients purchase, we can easily create a custom package for you, but we have to know what you would like first! If you have an idea of what type of photos you would like, that may help out when figuring out how many hours of service you require. If you know you must have photos of the bride getting dressed early in the morning at 8:00am, and you want photos at the reception until midnight, you know you want at least 16 hours of service. Would you like albums? Would you like albums for your parents? We’d love to layout and design your wedding in a storybook format that you will cherish for the rest of your lives! Once we have an idea of what it is you would like, we can easily give you a quote.
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