Comments on: Wedding Photography – How to Choose a Reliable Photographer

By: I don't know.

I don't know. — Thu, 28 May 2009 06:36:44 +0000

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By: rettmank

rettmank — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:46:13 +0000

Wedding photographers charge by the event, not the hour.

My wedding photographer had shot professionally for ten years, but mine was only her fourth wedding. Her experience as a pro combined with her inexperience at weddings led to a price of $750 for the day.

This included:

* Four scheduled hours of work (though she showed up early and also toured the venue with me the day before, so it's more like six hours total).
* Light editing of all pictures (color, contrast, removing any photos that had come out badly) and burning them to CD. This CD also came with copyright release, so I could print the photos legally. Most photographers charge maybe $250 for the copyright-released CD alone.
* No prints

You seem less experienced than my photographer was, so if I were you, I'd charge $500 for the above.

The high yearly saleries and $2000/gig prices are reserved for professional photographers who have lots of experience with weddings. If your sister's friend is going to you, it's because she can't afford them.

By: Hermann759

Hermann759 — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:29:16 +0000

Great talent Der Mann.

By: mom2havenandlace

mom2havenandlace — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:01:15 +0000

I know in our town we have bridal fairs at our mall and another at a local hotel. These fairs have booths set up so that businesses can get their names out there. I would start with that. Then word of mouth does wonder. Start some sort of reward program for people who refer you to other people. You may check and see if a local floral shop wants to team up with you and have packages that way. Also check out theknot.com. They are a wedding website that I believe is set up by area of the country.

By: japheth z

japheth z — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:52:44 +0000

equipment is not the main consideration.
Skill and experience is.
If you have never done a wedding before then before you jump in you need to work as an assistant for a while so that you do not completely and utterly mess up the couples big day.
Good wedding photography is a skill which can only be learnt with practice so going solo straight is NOT a good idea.

By: dicedtomatoe

dicedtomatoe — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:39:04 +0000

I'm not familiar with any magazine with wedding photography as its main subject.

However, Inside Weddings has lots of good photos. Some of them are studio shots of course, but lots of them are actual wedding shots. I use it to help get the couple focused on the types of photos they like best during pre-planning.

By: HappyNotGrumpy

HappyNotGrumpy — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:44:47 +0000

Excellent work. Pleasure to watch. Perfect music ))

By: Forbidia

Forbidia — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:58:18 +0000

Brilliant Willy, Just Brilliant =D

By: champ0y

champ0y — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:00:36 +0000

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

By: lidiabarbarita

lidiabarbarita — Tue, 26 May 2009 05:45:22 +0000

Very nice!!