Comments on: Pre-wedding Photography

By: Mekana

Mekana — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:38:06 +0000

If you've got some a photo album of photo's of the two of you from childhood 'til now but make sure there's pleanty of space left after for future memories…..

By: monkeymanbob

monkeymanbob — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 19:07:18 +0000

Nice work, you did pretty good.

By: champ0y

champ0y — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:40:38 +0000

You’re really good man. You’ve got excellent talent.

By: Love Melbourne

Love Melbourne — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 03:28:27 +0000

I have worked in Australia before. If you want a photographer that owns a studio to close down to photo you on the tram, at ST Kilda or where ever expect to pay at least $500 an hour, a freelancer like me would charge you $200+ per hour.—-rates plus expenses

A student wont know what to charge you and wont deliver professional results: hence a student.

Buy an expensive camera and do it yourself (use auto), unless you really want/need professional results.

By: Im_Right

Im_Right — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:20:14 +0000

in Dallas :
whittsmithphotography.com

tell him scott sent you

By: Tin L

Tin L — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:26:19 +0000

Depends on you. Some professional photographers will charge a few hundred dollars to do the same thing you are doing and they will keep the royalties for it. Since you are a student, and this is just as much about you getting experience as it is about getting a few bucks, I'd say no less than $75. If you have an expensive camera and want to do some editing, charge more. I just wouldn't go less than that 75.
Last year I did a CD layout design for a small band, 4 pages and the layout on the CD itself. I figured I was new, so it was experience and only charged $50. It was a lot of work, but it turned out awesome when it was all done. The professional price for all my work was $800 from the pace that printed their CDs. I felt like I should have at least charged $150 for my job. After doing that Job, I raised my rates for any graphic work that I do.

By: imtrudil80

imtrudil80 — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:40:35 +0000

Incredible! He looks so life like. Just amazing…and what a beautiful subject

By: HappyNotGrumpy

HappyNotGrumpy — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:09:02 +0000

Excellent work. Pleasure to watch. Perfect music ))

By: ShaunaP

ShaunaP — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:13:59 +0000

A high price doesn't guarantee quality. Conversely, a lower price doesn't indicate lower quality. 'Digital negative' is a file format is a lossless format that was agreed upon by industry leaders. It preserves as much of the original file's information as is possible. Basically, it's as close to a RAW file as you can come without the hassle of manufacturer-specific compatibility problems arising 10 years down the road. Think long-term: Today, it's easy to open a jpeg with anything, but with computers, 10 years can make the difference between a DVD and an 8-inch floppy disc.

As for references- not examples. If they're established, you may also get some advice from the management of your reception location, local churches, wedding planners, etc….ALL these people form a network- and they DO develop opinions of one another, regarding who's easy to work with, whose work they like, etc.

DO NOT underestimate the human factor when choosing the photographer. This person is going to be hovering around you for the entire day- a day already filled with stress. If you click with the person, it WILL show in your photos….conversely, if you don't really care for them, the smile may be there, but the twinkle in your eye may not be. And you'll have FOREVER to see that in your images.

By: ShaunaP

ShaunaP — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:14:23 +0000

Here in the USA, that would be pretty good. The negative DVD is simply a disc with all of your original (and possibly also edited) photos. That way you can stick it in any computer and upload them to something like MySpace or Facebook, or take it to a drugstore and get some printed.

The wedding story DVD sounds like a lovely idea. I think that you definitely will appreciate a DVD instead of a VHS because VHS is so outdated now and you want something that your kids and grandkids will easily be able to watch in the future… chances of there still being a working VCR around then is slim!