5 Things You Should Trust Your Wedding Photographer With
Trust is the key ingredient to any relationship, and the relationship you have with your wedding photographer is no exception. There's a reason you chose them (us!) to capture the most important day of your life. While you may have a vision of how you want some of your images to turn out, for the most part, you are going to have to put a lot of trust in me and Sean. Trusting us a little more in these areas will not only result in better images for you to remember your big day, but will also relieve you of some stress as well.
1. Choosing the Location of the Shot
Sean and I put a lot of time into researching your venues, and will have taken the time to familiarize ourselves with your reception location and areas around your ceremony site to find the best places to photograph. I will have already stalked everyone’s Instagrams and set up site meetings with your day of coordinator. This gives us a good idea of how the properties will look (light, blooms, obstructions, etc) during your day, and which areas will be the most scenic for your photos.
2. Time of Day to Shoot
I know I’ve said the word “trust” a lot already, but TRUST me on this one - Lighting is key to creating beautiful images and using the natural light of the sun will produce the best lighting setting but that doesn't mean any time of the day will give you the same results. Sean will have spent many hours looking at what I call his “sun map”, and will know exactly how the sun will hit each area of your venues while we are there. giving us the ability to take those gorgeous outdoor shots that won't leave harsh shadows on your face, or when to sneak outside to take some night inspired shots.
3. Poses
Trust us to know what pose is the most flattering for you. We can see how the light is illuminating you and what is in the background. While we will happily take into consideration your picture ideas, you shouldn't be offended if we suggest other ideas. Most times we’ll be working with limited time and light and you don't want to waste much of either on your big day.
4. Editing Your Photos
Trust our creative eye during the editing process. We will know which images will look best in black and white, color, cropped and which ones to add special effects to, if any. Part of the editing process is a part of our style and this is one of the reasons you hired us. Trust Sean and I to use our skills to make each image stunning. This also means - please, please don’t put filters on your images after we deliver them to you.
5. Handling The Printing of Your Photos
Sean and I have been working with our for lab for several years, and trust their print quality implicitly. They are reputable, fairly priced, and the best part is how easy the ordering process is. You can do it right from your phone, and they will come directly to your door. Our lab prints “true to color”, so what you see on the screen is what you’ll see when you open your package. The worst thing you can do is have a stunning image, order a large print and find the colors are off, the image is blurred or it simply looks dull. Knowing where to get your prints made, what size they should be done in and which ones will look best in your albums, wall art or thank you cards is part of the package you get when you hired a us. We even have the ability to show you what your prints will look like right on your walls. Trust us to help you with your printed products.
