How to pick a wedding photographer?
How to pick a wedding photographer?
You don't get married every week, so choosing an appropriate photographer is quite a responsible task. The most important factors to be taken into consideration when picking the right person are:
- price range;
- skills;
- availability;
- location;
- personal traits.
In this sphere, the correlation between the price and the quality is quite straightforward. Talented and experienced photographers enjoy constant demand and thus have no reason to lower their prices. From the customer's point of view, the photographer's services are not an aspect to economize on, since there won't be a second chance to retake the same pictures.
The skills of a wedding photographer can be confirmed by diplomas and certificates, but most of all by his or her portfolio. Make sure the portfolio contains enough wedding shots and not just casual portraits or landscapes.
A busy working schedule is a sure sign of the photographer's professionalism. Plenty of dates available for the next few weeks should, on the contrary, make you raise your eyebrows. The best specialists are booked as long as one year in advance, to secure him or her on the desired date.
Picking a photographer from the area of your wedding location will save you quite a nice sum. Otherwise please be ready to fully cover travel costs for the photographer you invite from another city.
Try to pick a photographer who produces a nice impression on you not just as a professional, but also as a person. Do you feel comfortable in his or her presence? Do you like his or her sense of humor? Will this person fit organically into the crowd of all those invited to your wedding? Sharing common values and having a great mutual understanding is crucially important for a photographer and his or her client. This psychological aspect is one of the keys to getting bright, brilliant, state-of-the-art wedding pictures.
