Wedding Photographer Top Tips

A camera is just a camera, it’s the photographer that takes the pictures. All too often, and especially in today’s economic climate, couples seek out the absolute lowest price. This is great if it gets you the photography you want. So what do you want from your wedding photographer?
Remember the last wedding you attended as a guest. Can you remember the details? What dress did the bride wear? What colour suit did the groom go for, and what was on the menu? Over time memories fade but the photographer captures the detail and emotion of the day – your day. In a few short years these are the images that will take you back to your wedding day.
6 Top Tips for booking your Wedding Photographer

1. Choose a photographer that you get on with. After all the photographer will be around for most of the day and someone that puts you and your guests at ease will produce great photographs.
2. Choose a style you like. You don’t have to be an expert in all the different styles of wedding photography. It is best to have a look at a photographers’ portfolio of real weddings and see if their work fits with how you would like your images to look.
3. If a photographer is serious about their business and you as a client, they will have insurance. Many venues are now insisting on this. In most cases where there is insurance there is a contract. This may seem daunting at first, but it actually protects you as the client and the photographer.
4. Check out how you are to get your images. If on disc – are they printable or are they watermarked? Check out if you are licenced to print and what limitations are imposed.
5. Experienced photographers do not need to have photographed a wedding at your chosen venue before. I travel all over the county so the chances of being in the same venue on a number of occasions is remote. In any case different times of the year and even different weather conditions changes the light we have available to work with. The most important light on the day of your wedding is the light we get.
6. Don’t forget to book your preferred photographer. Leaving this on the long finger may result in disappointment.

Article submitted by – Damien Carroll, Cearbhuil Studios, 087 2194703, www.cearbhuilstuidos.com.