Wednesday 6 January 2010

Tips On Choosing An Event Photographer

By David Golez

An event photographer is someone who you want to photograph your wedding. You will need them to have acquired a few qualities such as style, motivation, experience and good communication. A well trained event photographer will only posses these qualities through experience, so making sure that they are well trained and can focus on what you want is important.

Every event photographer will have their own style. You will want to make sure that your thoughts about your wedding will correspond with their style. Otherwise you might end up having a unpleasant experience. Depending on the style that your event photographer will use will vary. Some photographers like to be classic and other like to be wild. Photos of the bride and groom, and the wedding party are examples of a traditional style. Wild styles can be anywhere from being totally serious in all of the photographs to making funny faces.

When choosing an event photographer you will want one who is highly motivated. You don't want to have someone who is inactive and sitting around missing all the good pictures they could be capturing. Motivation isn't just about wanting to do the job, but finding a way to appreciate it and bring trust as well as good verbal communication to everyone as well.

Experience can only come to an event photographer through time. Make sure you question your photographer how long they have been in the business, where they went to school and for how long, and who they were employed with before they went into business for themselves (if that is the case). Asking these questions can help you make a clearer decision when picking an event photographer. Ask their previous employer what kind of work they produced if they are now in business for themselves. It may be a sneaky way of getting information but it is better to find out then to have awful pictures produced.

Make sure that you are relaxed around your event photographer. When you are around them they should make you feel comfortable as well. This will help them in capturing the beloved photos later on at your wedding. If you are tense around your event photographer you will see that emotion in your wedding photographs

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