The new big question out there......do I really need a professional photographer ??
A wedding is the biggest event in any bride and groom's life, yet not everyone sees clearly the value of investing in a top-notch photographer to document the day.
The most common question couples ask themselves, for better or worse, seems to be: What’s it going to cost us to hire a photographer?
A better question – or series of questions – would be:
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How important is it to have the Big Day preserved for the rest of our lives?
How important is it to have the Big Day preserved for the rest of our lives? •How much can we invest in the one thing that will never let us forget the biggest kiss of our lives?
How much can we invest in the one thing that will never let us forget the biggest kiss of our lives? •How good a photographer can we hire?
How good a photographer can we hire?After all, what happens to the rest of the day? Flowers wilt. Cake and champagne disappears. But photographs...
So if having photos of that day are important, then avoid future heartache by treating the decision of who to hire as if it’s one of the most important investments of your lives, well because it is.
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" Putting it simply - DON'T. If you mess it up you will never hear the end of it and could quite likely lose a friend. Wedding photography is NOT EASY and should not be undertaken by a raw amateur. Otherwise, this adage will do little to sooth the frustration of making a hasty decision : You get what you pay for !"
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"Our wedding photos were ruined because I cut corners and hired a student instead of a professional photographer. All year I mourned not having nice wedding pictures. ur wedding photos were ruined because I cut corners and hired a student instead of a professional photographer. All year I mourned not having nice wedding pictures."
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"I was the only one who was documenting this first time wedding for my friend and I had ruined their pics. I took the pictures at the wedding this past Wednesday with the new Rebel XT. The came out pretty good for a first time user. However, when I took them home and resized them and cropped them, then took them to have them printed (at Walgreens), they were badly pixelated. I was in tears.
I went home and pulled the memory card and took it to Walgreens and did very little enhancement via their (very slow) computer. I had the pics printed again, and they were "ok" enough for 4 x 6 prints but that's it.
I checked the camera and it's on the highest resolution setting in terms of megapixels. The ISO is set at 100. I had the camera on auto (I didn't want to take the chance of having them not turn out at all, having not had much practice with the camera).
Is there something I forgot to set? "
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"You may remember that Rob and I came to see you as a possible photographer for our wedding, but decided to let a family friend have a go in order to save a little money. I’m sorry to say that this was a huge mistake and we deeply regret our decision but fear that there is nothing we can do. Is there anything you could do for us in terms of rescuing our wedding photos?”"
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" are your friends crazy? are you crazy
your in deep, if the photography is important to them study photography until the wedding dont stop for sleep
suggest they hire a Pro if its important to them, you can be an extra camera maybe
i work in this field but dont do to many weddings they are hard work!!"
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" If you are a skilled and experienced photographer, you stand a better chance of coming out with at least some decent images. If you use your camera on auto or program and have no basic understanding of exposure, composition and lighting, then you and your friend are in for a rude awakening and possibly hard feelings. Why is your dad insisting on this? If dad wants an extra garage does he hire a professional builder or someone with a hammer. Just because they own a camera does not make them a photographer."
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"It's a horrible idea!
Here's why.........you only get one chance to take the most important pictures of your life! If your friend doesn't give you exactly what you want, you will be horribly disappointed and it can ruin your friendship. Being a bride myself, I can empathize with budget restraints. But you CANNOT cheap out on your photos. You can find a reasonable, professional photographer. "
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“…I made a mistake that I hope to prevent other brides from making. I took the cheap photographer route. I attribute this to the fact that when I was planning my wedding, I had no clue. The only resources I used were The Knot and Brides.com, because that’s all I knew about…Needless to say, I’m still pretty heartbroken about my lack of knowledge when I chose my photographer. Now that I look at amazing work from photographers every day, I know that my photos could have been so much better.”
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“…So, while I’d do a few aesthetic things differently if I was planning a wedding today, there’s nothing I’d go back and change … with one exception: I’d invest half our wedding budget in photography….Photography was about 10% of our $5k budget, and if I had it all to do over again, I’d make it half. That’s my only regret.”
"Well I know my uncle has a great new camera and he offered to take pictures".......maybe we will just do that......"
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