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Picking The Right Wedding Photographer |
By Matt Chang
 Wedding pictures are critical for your wedding experience. Afterall, he photographer you pick will be memorializing your event, and you will be revisiting these for year and years to come. The thing is, you only get married once, so you may never had spoken to a photographer before.
Let's take a look at some of the things you need to consider and think about and discuss with your potential photographer.
When you meet with your wedding photographer, you will have a lot to talk about. There will be many different moments happening before, during and after the wedding. Wedding photography is part photojournalism and part portraiture. You want your wedding photographer to be prepared for the unexpected. During your interview with them, you want to ask them about their style; their background and their experience.
Get lots of samples of the work that the photographer has done. You want to be comfortable with their style.
Keeping in mind that there are two kinds of photos. There will be the kind you pose for...known as portraiture, and the kind that
are randomly taken to capture the feel of the event. This is the photojournalism. A good photographer is able to take both and create something for you that allows you to get a great feel between both.
You want a wedding photographer who watches the people around them. You want wedding photography that comes from being unobtrusive where they catch not only the key wedding moments, but also the moments of deep connection between the bride, the groom, the family members and other guests. The good photographers can blend in and not be noticed. This way they can capture the true essence of the event.
Imagine, standing in the vestibule of the Church while the Bride is waiting with her father for their cue. They aren't saying anything with words, but Dad brushes her cheek with his knuckles, ever so lightly and her eyes shimmer with tears. The corners of her mouth turn up just ever so slightly and her father's face softens as well. That is the shot you want in your wedding photography. Be sure to give your wedding photographer clear details of the wedding location, venue, theme and most of all what you want to see.
Take the time to talk to your wedding photographer during the interview and during the wedding planning. If it helps, write down what you want your wedding album to look like before you meet with the photographer in order to give them clear directions. Remember, however, that while the wedding photographer is a professional, it's still your wedding.
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