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 Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject: Question To Ask When Hire A Wedding Photographer |
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These tips are comes from forum, and i asked pretty much all of these when we met up with out photographer, i think that covers pretty much everything:
Are you the only photographer in this company?
Are we guaranteed that you will be the photographer on the day?
How many weddings have you photographed?
Is the work I'm seeing all yours or a combination of work from one or more photographers?
Can I see an album of a whole wedding so I know what I might expect when you take our photos?
How far will you travel before you charge a fee?
Is colour and black & white included or do you charge extra for black & white?
How long will you be there? Is it unlimited coverage in your fee or is it extra for all day coverage?
How much do you charge if we want you to stay longer - or till the end of the reception?
Who assists you in rounding up the guests? Do you have an assistant?
Do you offer hand colouring, is it part of your packages or is it an extra fee?
Is GST included in your package costs?
Are you able to customise a package for us?
Do I receive the negatives &/or high res digital images or do they remain your property?
How long before I receive my disc of photos?
What are they payment options?
Do I need to pay a deposit? If so, how much?
What are your cancellation policies?
What style do you prefer to photograph?
What happens if you fall sick on the day and are unable to photograph?
Are you familiar with our venue?
Do we have a meeting at the venue before the day to discuss possible photo locations?
Do you require a meal?
How many proofs will there be?
Do you belong to an association of professional photographers?
Will you give me the negatives? (If no, how much do they charge for reprints?)
Other Questions Like :
• Coverage fee?
• How many hours? Cost of additional hours?
• Format of CD images? Resolution ? Cost?
• Do you shoot in B&W, colour, both?
• How many cameras do you use?
• What kinds of cameras/formats?
• How many rolls of film? (Cost of this? Why do you use film?)
• How many photographers?
• Will you be the photographer there on the day?
• Will you have an assistant? Who will be taking photos?
• Will you charge me for travel time? If so, how much?
• Do you have a back-up person in case you need to cancel?
• Do you have back-up cameras/lenses/film/batteries/tripods/everything in case something goes wrong?
• It’s an outside ceremony. Can you/your cameras deal with rain/alpacas/large puppies/turkeys/dust?
Can you attend the rehearsal/visit the location before the wedding?
What size proofs?
What cost proofs?
When will proofs be ready?
Do I get to keep them?
Do you guarantee your work?
What deposits are required, when? Are they refundable?
What’s your cancellation/postponement policy?
References?
How will you dress?
Will all this be written explicitly in the contract?
Can I see high-quality photos from the same camera as will be used?
Some may be duplicates, but just tailor it to suit your own needs
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QuickSnap
Joined: 27 Mar 2007
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| All very good questions that need to be asked!! Although you may scare away several photographers with questions like that! |
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Mactographer
Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 38
Location: SF Bay Area
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:03 am Post subject: The Photographer's simple reply to the questions above... |
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Here's the nutshell reply...
I can do a $500 job or I can do a $5000 job, but I can't do a $5000 job for $500. |
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Karen
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Location: Fife Scotland
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I think also fair to say that established photographers will likely charge a higher premium and be busier therefore newstarts may be worth looking at as well, everyone has to start somewhere and as long as they can show you some evidence that they can do the job may be worth a thought.
www.karen-addison.com |
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