Unlike the other vendors,(flower preparations, decoration, music, dress, etc.) who will be present at your wedding venue, photographs are not the things that you will be able to taste, smell or senseat first—you actually do not even know what you will be receiving from the photographer, until after the fact. This means you need to be quite careful in approach when you are about to select a wedding photographerfor your upcoming wedding.
From your end, you surewill try your best not to leave any stone unturned so that you have aperfect wedding. You need to select your wedding photographer carefully, as you would surely wish to create a truly everlasting memory through the pictures. Your photographswould undoubtedly be a keepsakewhich will be cherished and treasured forever. You need to do your research work well and requirebeing quite watchful regarding the photographer’s professional skills, creative style and personal demeanor, when it comes to selecting a wedding photographer.
Follow a few simple tips to find the right Sydney wedding photographer toturn your wedding day truly special, memorableand dreamy:
Do Your Research Well
You must start you research work by reading through a good list of reviews coming from latest brides. Also go through as many local listing aspossible. Very carefully look through websites of prospective photographers. Also go through their blogs and go through and review the pictures of the weddings that they have already shot. This will give you a lot of hintsabout their personal style and proficiency. In addition the websitesdesign may provide you with ample clues about the sensibility, technique and personality of thephotographer. Go through their Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages too ifit’s possible. Read through the feedback from the clients. Are they constructive, positiveand does the photographer reply?
Take Out Time for Interviews
You cannot decide about a photographer by merely looking at his or her past work. You simply cannot rely upon looks and you need to catch up and interview the photographer personally. This way you also get an idea about how the personis, as an individual. If you like the work of a prospective photographer and even feel that the fees fall in your ballpark range, call and check out whether they will be available for your wedding date or not. If the photographer is already booked, you can even go ahead and meet an associate or ask for recommendation of some other shooter with a similar style.
Before you make the final nod, make sure that you do meet about four to six potential photographers who are free for your wedding date. This way you can get to select from a bunch of potential shooters at the same time have an estimatewhether your personalities mesh. Be ready to talk about the details, the venue, the style that you prefer and the things that you envision for your wedding pictures.
Go through a few of the entire wedding album
You must never decide or conclude with what you get to see in the photographer’s highlights gallery or the album that they present on their website alone. For a good reason, it would be really constructive from the end of the photographer to show prospective clients a portfolio of their finest pictures from diverse wedding settings. This way you get to see everything andthebest of things. The problem which generally arises here is that you will not be able to see well-rounded idea oftheir work. Hence, ask them to provide you with at least three or more complete galleries from real weddings which they have shot personally. If you feel that the pictures are similar to the ones that you notice in their websites highlight gallery, then you can go ahead with the green signal.
Even ask for three to four complete albums which are close to your wedding setting. For example, if you are having a beach destination wedding and pictures will be shot in natural sunlight, you sure would want to see samples of how would it turn out being, in your case as well.
Confirm Your Shooter(s)
Many picture studios come have few photographersand if you want the lead photographer to shoot on your big day, you need to specify it. Since different professionals come with different styles, procedure of work and personality, you have to ensure that the one you have interviewed and if you feel you ‘clicked’ with him or her, comes for shooting pictures on your wedding day. Also make sure that you know about the number of assistants coming with the photographer (ifany).
