Do any of you have photography horror stories? What would you do differently? What would you suggest to other soon-to-be brides and grooms?
2006-11-28 03:11:51 · 7 answers · asked by wrtrchk 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
You have been married for a year or however and you get a call from a stranger asking about your wedding.... Sorry I dont do that. I HATE calls like that, any kind of call that isnt for ME as a person is a call I do not want. I do not give out clients names and numbers. It is not professional at all. It is an invasion of privacy. I have letters I have received and I have albums that I show.
Now on to the good ideas. Talk to the photographer. Find out what he uses/ film, digital / what quality camera? etc.
Tell the photographer if there is anything special about anyone at the wedding.
YOUR child is the ringbearer flowergirl etc.
As a photographer I take set shots all night long, BUT if you tell me that your grandmother is 101 the day of the wedding Ill make sure to get lots of extra shots of you with her. You get the idea.
Like ANY relationship talking is needed. you MUST communicate your desires to the photographer so they can make things perfect for you.
I also strongly agree with "dont let a realtive do it" You want to be able to get mad at someone when things go wrong.
The number one thing I see happen with photography is people try to skimp on it.
I will not CREATE the wedding in 1 hour for you. IE I will not do shots that LOOK like you are cutting the cake, or look like you are throwing the garter etc.
When I do a wedding I stay thru all of the important things. Often the bride and groom are not planning to make a departure so I leave early. but if they plan a departure, im there.
You should have 3 things left 20 years from the wedding...
1. eachother
2. your rings
3. your photographs.
People will skimp on the photos, yet pay thru the nose for the food. Think longevity what will you have 20 years from now?
I offer something a lot of other photographers either do not or do not offer as simply as I do . Digital backup of your purchased photos. This means you get a cd or dvd with your photos on it to put away in a safe place. I have been contacted several times about water damage, fire damage etc and I dont keep the photos for that long. Once you send me a completion email I archive the ones I like for future use and delete the rest. I do offer storage for a fee, but it is easier to just let the bride and groom store the disk.
The last wedding I did, last week, I will be doing a album, a parents album, and 3 DVDs.
2006-11-28 19:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by Texas Tiger 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our wedding was 3.5 years ago, to save on some of the expenses we had my cousin who is a photographer take our pictures. Bad idea...
It is now 3.5 years later and I am STILL waiting for some of the pictures. Yes we got all of the family pictures and the reception ones back from him...all turned out great but we had gone off on our own for an hour & took some of just the 2 of us. You know the romantic, silly fun pictures where we could relax and not look like we had smiles painted on.
So don't even mention my cousins name around my hubby...he's quite upset about it. And when we ask the cousin about it he is still in the process of finding the "perfect" album to put them in. And the sad part is that my aunt & uncle have seen the pics & say they are just wonderful.
Oh well what do you do?
2006-11-28 03:21:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you tell your photographer and videographer EVERYTHING you want and don't want to be seen on your video, and tell them only you and the groom get to call the shots, no one else gives instructions. My sister in law's mom told the photographers not to take pictures of our family and to try to cut us from the video as much as possible without her knowing and the video and camera guys did this...imagine the surprise when they delivered the album and the video. My brother and Mom were devastated and my sister in law too, they had to patch the whole thing up trying to make pictures of our family from the video, and obviously they are no good.
If you can, try to look at many of their previous jobs and ask for client's numbers and referrals, any serious photographer or videographer will be more than happy to let you get in touch with previous customers, don't go with the first guys you see, look around and find a crew you are comfortable with and that is in tune with what you want.
2006-11-28 04:36:00 · answer #3 · answered by White 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure your photographer doesn't have a contract with KODAK or FUJI Film companies to use "exclusive films designed for weddings and special occasions". My photographer didn't tell me and used experimental film - as a result I have no photos of my wedding only the reception photos taken with the table cameras. I was so disappointed - no family photo, or grandparent photo it almost made me feel like the wedding never happened, I was so depressed. Make sure your photographer uses reliable equipment.
2006-11-28 03:35:13 · answer #4 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here is a funny one... groomsmen in white tuxes... sometimes have other things on thier minds during the wedding, and when the photographs came back, they told all. So... for the guys... no white PANTS for the wedding. LOL. Good luck.
2006-11-29 15:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by Noella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't make a film!!
I once was a brides mate, and they were video taping the entire ceremony. Us brides mates had to stand on our feet for 2 hours. It was extremely tiring, and various embarrassing shots were taken of me, like me yawning, me looking bored, me joking around with my cousin while the reverend is praying...No filming, and be kind to the brides mates!!!!
2006-11-28 03:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by krisi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you go over with your photographer exactly what photos you want him to take and be precise. Don't assume he'll take everything you want. We were disappointed that our photos were missing some important family members.
2006-11-28 03:22:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋