9 questions to ask a wedding photographer

Choose a wedding photographer - half the battle. How successful will your cooperation depends on whether you will be able to understand each other. Tell us what questions should ask at the interview stage, to protect themselves from unscrupulous professionals, provide all the details and see if this is your photographer.

1. In what style do you work?

This question will allow to learn a lot about the experience and technology of the photographer. Ask whether he specializes particularly in the wedding photography and how long it has been.

Wedding - is more complicated than the usual photo shoot. It is important to seize the moment, because you will not repeat all the rituals several times for a beautiful frame. Well, if the photographer has experience in reportage photography.

Find out how it organizes its work. Someone is trying to himself to send the newlyweds and guests, put them in a specific position and seek to portray certain emotions for a beautiful frame. Some people prefer to catch the moment in its natural to get the most sincere pictures.

2. Can we see an example of an entire album with a wedding?

On their websites, social networks and print portfolio photographers often place the most successful shots from various surveys and activities. But it does not give you a complete idea about the professionalism of the person. To make at least a couple of good shots with the whole event may any photographer or a person with a good camera on your phone. Ask to see a finished album with a wedding - it will be much more significant. Still, you need more than one good picture and a story about an important day in your life.

3. Do you have an assistant?

Usually, wedding photographers work with assistants. If it is a full survey, which begins with the collection and Catania and ends in a cafe without the second hand can not do, and well, if these hands are too skillful.

Ask for whom the photographer works, what kind of experience that person and how they allocate responsibilities.

4. What is your backup plan if something goes wrong?

Can go wrong whatever you like: the weather turned bad and you have to walk down the street short dashes, the location in which you want to be removed, will be available, unforeseen traffic jams disturb the whole timing of the wedding day. Ask the photographer plans to get out of such situations, so you are sure that in any case, get a good wedding album.

With the photographer himself, too, something can happen, so specify, whether he has a replacement on such a case. Prepayment for torn survey can be returned, but to find new photos directly on your wedding day - hardly. An experienced professional is always someone for hedging.

5. What location for a photo shoot do you recommend?

The photographer must know the places to shoot in your town for any occasion. Well, if other than the obvious attractions, near which there is a photo of all the local newlyweds, he can find more interesting offers. For example, the place from which is visible a good view of the city, cafes, the original building or a studio with a cozy atmosphere (if with panoramas and places where you live, very bad).

6. Did you work on this site before?

It is important to clarify whether he was working in the cafe, which will be your wedding. If not, you should take him to advance. The photographer should know the layout of the premises and the area adjacent to it, to find places for the successful angles. He also advance can give you recommendations on how to go, where to stay and how to get up to get the best shots.

7. How do you usually dress for the shoot?

Do not think that such a question would sound tactless. You spend a lot of effort and money to create a certain atmosphere and style of the event, so the photographer should not stand out much from it (though it and is not on the pictures).

Of course, to choose your wedding dress in the color of it is not required, it is sufficient if it will look neat and neutral. Do not forget that for photographers the convenience of clothes is in the first place, because they have to move a lot and wearing heavy equipment.

8. How long will be ready photos and whether there is compensation in case of delay of pictures?

The most painful part of the wedding party - wait for images ready and the album. Rare photos give them earlier than at 1, 5-2 months.

Many couples are faced with the fact that these terms are delayed, the impact on the photographer, they are no longer able. Speak this point in advance: ask, Can I get compensation for the failure of the timing and whether the photographer is a contract for the provision of its services. Most experts and customers themselves neglect this formality, but prolonged waiting can significantly spoil the impression of images.

9. Will you use our photos in your portfolio or social networks?

Your photo can be part of the portfolio, the photographer to be in social networks (and even in the format "before / after retouching"), or somewhere else. If this is not acceptable to you, discuss in advance. Some photographers offer to pay, so they are not used anywhere else your shots.