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I looked for a professional in the area who had a photojournalism background because I was more interested in accurate photos of what was happening all around the party than in glamour shots of my wife and I. The pictures turned out amazing and I treasure them.
Main moral is to figure out what you want first, then look for that rather than trying to explore the whole space.
This is precisely what i want, how did you go about finding someone who had a background in photojournalism?
Read a lot of portfolios to find one where the work was split between freelance photojournalism and commercial / wedding photography.
Our venue/coordinator had a big binder full of different photographers’ work so we could browse it. We also told her our vibe and she gave us recommendations based on that
This is what we did and we really liked the outcome.
What I hadn’t considered was that photographer that normally works that venue knows all the best places for photos, and for any time of day that your event happens. You have a limited amount of time with the photographer on the day of the event so you can’t spend time on a new photographer learning whats available or where the best light is. A photographer that normally works the venue also usually has a good relationship with the staff there. We got access to places for pictures in the venue normally off limits to the public because of the photographer and who he knew.
Our venue had 3 different photographers they recommended and we asked those photographers for examples from their portfolios at the venue. It was great to see the different styles of each one and be able to pick what style matched our preference for photos.
We knew we picked right when the photographer show up not only with his assistant, but brought his own sled for pulling all his camera and lighting gear through the snow at the venue. If your photographer can get some shots of the married couple at dusk while it is gently snowing with a backdrop of frost capped mountains and a river in the valley below, I recommend doing so.
Don’t be like me, I cheaped out and hired a guy just out of art school. His portfolio was good and his pitch was reasonable, but he just wasn’t able to deliver. His photos were fine, but he took soooo long taking them, wasting time on our wedding day. He wasn’t able to –or at least, he didn’t– edit them to the level discussed in the pitch. And he took zero candids.
Thankfully, my sister-in-law bought dozens of disposable cameras and left them on each table. The guests took some amazing pictures of each other and of us, and all but one of our favorites came that way. Even if you have the best photographer in the world, I recommend doing this, you’ll at the very least get some glimses of moments that you’ll be too busy to witness in person at the time.
We did the disposable camera thing too, and out of them we got zero good shots from them. I don’t regret doing that, but I also don’t recommend it.
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they must be competent photographers, some are not.
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they must be competent people people, some are not.
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they must be competent story of the wedding capturers, many are not.
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you need to see in their work that they are these things, &
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you need to see in the way they work with people that they are these things.
That I know-of, these are all required-points.
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They must be competent story of the wedding capturers, many are not.
At a niece’s wedding the photographer had been asked to video the ceremony. The resulting film lingered on an especially pretty bridesmaid during the exchange of vows and rings.
They also have to be within your budget, and they have to be available on the day of your wedding.
I hope I can spot the second one, 😂I’m not very competent peoples people myself
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Ask friends for recs. It’s really the best way.
One of my sisters got married a little while ago. She had a guy, a friend who did pitchers. He was so worried about others taking better pictures that nobody else was supposed to take pictures. Ended up nobody took video of her walking down the aisle.
Not sure how to find a good one, but don’t make the same mistake. She’s pretty upset about it. Good luck.
Just don’t have one and save some money. My wife and I never miss having a wedding photo album. We also didn’t have a wedding, which helped mitigate the need for a photographer.
Kinda past that point boss, hence the question
Go to a wedding expo
We got married in a park so we had the officiant take some pictures.
Our photographer is a family friend of mine, and he did the photography for another friend’s wedding a year before ours, so we knew he was good.
Married decades, and never look at the pictures. Vastly different advice than others. Don’t spend a bunch. Photos don’t matter as much as the good times. Spend money having fun and making memories.
Cocaine or a beach pergola are better expenditures than pictures.
I just assumed it was all selfies now.
I thought that today both have their own IRL channels and introduce their new combined channel on their wedding day.
This really depends on the perspective. It could be green circle or red circle guy.
