Choosing Your Wedding Photographer

Well Hello Everyone,

Trying to find some of the best wedding photographers that you want to put on your shortlist can be a tricky old business, so today's blog is to help you with some criteria so that you can narrow down your search.

Firstly, really look through the whole site, look at the gallery and then try to find the photographers' pricing.  Lots will not advertise their pricing, this is fine but the ones that give you an idea are usually not too worried about their competition.

The gallery is very important but so is the opportunity to see full weddings.  With the popularity of You Tube and Vimeo it is now easier than ever for photographers to pop up some slideshows of full weddings. Again the ones that do are quite a chilled gang and confident in their own work.

Look at their qualifications and training; look to see if continuing professional development is a part of their business.  The photographers that continue to train and always look to keep their photography fresh are usually not going to go stale in their work.

If a photographer is cheap and I am going to use this word, then their photography will usually reflect this.  Now there is nothing wrong in being cheap but do not expect anything amazing; expect basic photography that will do the job but they will probably want to capture your day and not be bothered about setting the world on fire.  So if you are on a budget, please make sure your expectations match your budget.  In any event, you should still receive competent images.

Make sure that you photographer has all the necessary insurances; if they don't be warned.  Venues are becoming more and more aware of the vast number of photographers that do not possess Public Liability Insurance, which basically means if that photographer is responsible for any sort of damage of injury on the venue's premises; without the photographer having insurance, the venue will be liable.

Lastly, if you decide to choose a photographer that may either be on a budget or perhaps not full time, please, please make sure you get printed invoices and receipts from the regardless if you are paying by card or cash.  Your invoice/receipt is proof that you have paid for a service and your booking form is the contract that exists between you both so read it carefully.

The author of this work is me, Claire Hill
www.woodlandhillphotography.co.uk