• Paragone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    7 days ago

    1. they must be competent photographers, some are not.

    2. they must be competent people people, some are not.

    3. they must be competent story of the wedding capturers, many are not.

    4. you need to see in their work that they are these things, &

    5. you need to see in the way they work with people that they are these things.

    That I know-of, these are all required-points.

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    • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      They must be competent story of the wedding capturers, many are not.

      At a niece’s wedding the photographer had been asked to video the ceremony. The resulting film lingered on an especially pretty bridesmaid during the exchange of vows and rings.

  • Roguelazer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    7 days ago

    I looked for a professional in the area who had a photojournalism background because I was more interested in accurate photos of what was happening all around the party than in glamour shots of my wife and I. The pictures turned out amazing and I treasure them.

    Main moral is to figure out what you want first, then look for that rather than trying to explore the whole space.

      • Roguelazer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        7 days ago

        Read a lot of portfolios to find one where the work was split between freelance photojournalism and commercial / wedding photography.

  • cattywampas@lemmy.world
    9·
    8 days ago

    Our venue/coordinator had a big binder full of different photographers’ work so we could browse it. We also told her our vibe and she gave us recommendations based on that

    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
      41·
      8 days ago

      This is what we did and we really liked the outcome.

      What I hadn’t considered was that photographer that normally works that venue knows all the best places for photos, and for any time of day that your event happens. You have a limited amount of time with the photographer on the day of the event so you can’t spend time on a new photographer learning whats available or where the best light is. A photographer that normally works the venue also usually has a good relationship with the staff there. We got access to places for pictures in the venue normally off limits to the public because of the photographer and who he knew.

      Our venue had 3 different photographers they recommended and we asked those photographers for examples from their portfolios at the venue. It was great to see the different styles of each one and be able to pick what style matched our preference for photos.

      We knew we picked right when the photographer show up not only with his assistant, but brought his own sled for pulling all his camera and lighting gear through the snow at the venue. If your photographer can get some shots of the married couple at dusk while it is gently snowing with a backdrop of frost capped mountains and a river in the valley below, I recommend doing so.

  • Jerb322@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 days ago

    One of my sisters got married a little while ago. She had a guy, a friend who did pitchers. He was so worried about others taking better pictures that nobody else was supposed to take pictures. Ended up nobody took video of her walking down the aisle.

    Not sure how to find a good one, but don’t make the same mistake. She’s pretty upset about it. Good luck.

  • theherk@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 days ago

    Married decades, and never look at the pictures. Vastly different advice than others. Don’t spend a bunch. Photos don’t matter as much as the good times. Spend money having fun and making memories.

    Cocaine or a beach pergola are better expenditures than pictures.

  • Hapankaali@lemmy.world
    2·
    7 days ago

    Just don’t have one and save some money. My wife and I never miss having a wedding photo album. We also didn’t have a wedding, which helped mitigate the need for a photographer.

  • Mr Fish@lemmy.world
    1·
    8 days ago

    Our photographer is a family friend of mine, and he did the photography for another friend’s wedding a year before ours, so we knew he was good.