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How do I protect your photographs from the moment I capture the first shot?
Warning, this is about to get super nerdy with some photographer talk. Backups are something that play a big role in any professional shoot I’m doing, especially weddings. Here’s a quick breakdown of the system I’ve put in place. Admittedly, it may [...]
You may want to take some of the wedding photography advice you get with a grain of salt
Trust me, I get it. You got engaged and you're looking through every Pinterest board, blog, and magazine you can get your hands on. There is a wealth of information out there in the world to help guide you through this journey. [...]
How quickly should I book my photographer? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
I just got engaged at Christmas, how soon should I book my photographer? Immediately!!! Just teasing...kind of. Congratulations on your engagement, but keep in mind that the overwhelming majority of engagements in a year take place between December 24th and January 1st. If [...]
Do most photographers reward their brides for referrals? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
Do most photographers reward their brides for referrals? I'm surprised I got this questions a couple of times. I can't speak for all photographers, but for myself and a lot of the ones I know personally...ABSOLUTELY!!!!! With my wedding photography in particular, a [...]
How do you decide what photographs you deliver to your couples? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
How do you decide what photographs you deliver to your couples? Thank you for the question, this is one that comes up a lot with clients in our early meetings and with other photographers as well. This process is very subjective from photographer [...]
How long should I expect our photographer to keep our photographs? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
How long should I expect our photographer to keep our photographs? This is a GREAT question! I can't speak for all photographers, but I can tell you what you should expect from any photographer as a client...whatever the contract says. This is true [...]
What’s your favorite part of a wedding to shoot? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
You really seem to love shooting weddings...what's your favorite part? Wow! That's a very difficult question to answer. Extremely difficult actually. The entire day is fun to me. There's a buzz in the air due to the importance of the day and nearly [...]
Am I harassing you? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
We've not "officially" booked you as our photographer. Am I harassing you? This is one I got from a potential bride that I've been talking to about her upcoming wedding. She said it jokingly but I want to tell ALL the couples what [...]
Other than the photographer, who do you think is the most important vendor? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
When we are putting together the people that will be helping us make our day so special, what vendor do you think is the most important? Other than the photographer of course. 😉 Well, I am of course biased towards the photographer, but [...]
What is engagarazzi? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
I saw you mention engagarazzi on twitter the other day. What is that? First of all, thank you for follow me on twitter. Both my wife and I love our followers and would love to follow you back if we're not already. So [...]
What is Trash The Dress? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
What is a "trash the dress" session? That sounds scary! Outstanding question! Trash The Dress has a varying degree of definition, from subtle to rock and roll over the top scary. 🙂 Your wedding is over and the chances of you ever putting your [...]
What do we do to make our photographer’s life easier? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
We really enjoy the relationship we've built with our photographer. How do we make his life easier come the wedding day? It must be Christmas! First of all, I hope I'm your photographer. Secondly, speaking for all photographers, thank you for caring enough [...]
What is a 2nd shooter? // Ask a Wedding Photographer
In your packages you refer to a "second shooter". What is that? That's a great question and finally one where I don't say "it's up to you". In an effort to appear cooler, photographers often refer to themselves as a "shooter", so a [...]