Artistique Wedding Photography
How to select your Wedding Photographer
With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, Artistique Wedding Photography receives many wedding
enquiries from newly engaged couples over the New Year Holidays each year, so I
thought I would write about how to select your wedding photographer, after all
there are so many photographers to choose from these days!
When your wedding is over, what will you have?
Of course, you will have each other and some great memories, but how will you
preserve those memories, not only for yourself, but also for future generations,
your family and friends? The easy answer is with pictures of your wedding, but
the truth is that it’s not really that simple. When preserving such a special and unique day,
you can’t trust just anyone. To make sure that your special day is captured in
the best way, make sure to choose a professional wedding photographer that
meets a few simple qualifications.
One
of the first things to consider is to make sure that you feel at ease with the
photographer - If you are not, it will show in the pictures. When you talk to
potential wedding photographers make sure that you feel comfortable with them.
Is it someone that you can spend all day with? Is the photographer someone that
will blend naturally with your guests? Look at the photographer’s other photos.
If the photographer can’t make people feel relaxed it will be obvious in the
pictures.
Another
very important thing to look for in a quality wedding photographer is how
organised and efficient they are. A good wedding photographer will have
everything organised from the beginning. A simple questionnaire about what you want
will give the photographer an idea what you are looking for and ensure the best
pictures possible.
Before
you book your wedding, find out who will be taking your pictures. There are
many large photography firms that snap out weddings in an assembly line
fashion. With these large companies, you don’t always know what or who you are
getting. You should be able to work directly with the person that will be
taking your wedding photos and not with a manager or sales person. If you don’t
know who is going to be taking your pictures, you won’t know if you have the
needed rapport with your photographer and it will show in the end. Artistique
Wedding Photography has just one photographer, Nicolette.
Every
couple is different and that means that every wedding is different. Of course,
there are many must have shots that all couples want, but there are often
unique requests. With family structures evolving and old divisions breaking
down, the wants and needs are changing too. If you have interesting and
distinctive wedding photography needs you will need a wedding photographer that
is flexible and adaptable. Make sure to talk to your photographer and see how
they respond to odd request. This will help you decide if they have the talent
and creativity to get the look your want.
The
best wedding photography is going to take some time. Standing and posing for
shots isn’t always the most enjoyable thing to do when there is food and fun
waiting, but if you want the best photos from your wedding you should allow at
least 60 minutes for bridal party formal photos and approx. (90 minutes for
pre-ceremony photos with bride and bridesmaids getting ready before they leave
for the ceremony location).
The
last and one of the most important things to keep in mind is how the
photographer approaches wedding photography. Is he/she just taking pictures? Or
creating art? Is your photographer passionate about photography or simply just
doing a job? There are literally thousands of wedding photographers that can
take your pictures and do a good job. They can output posed pictures as easily
as someone in an office creates a spreadsheet. To these generic photographers
it is just a job. If you want something special you need to find an artist that
loves photography and will combine skill, talent, and heart to capture your
special day, Artistique Wedding Photography based on the Central Coast of NSW would love to capture those special memories for you, your family and friends.
