Monday, January 11, 2010

Tips On Selecting An Event Photographer

By Gabriel Golez

An event photographer is someone who you want to photograph your wedding. They should be motivated, have good experience and communication and most likely they will have their own style. A skilled 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. Your ideas about your wedding should coincide with the photographer's style. Otherwise you might end up having a unpleasant experience. Depending on the style that your event photographer will use will differ. Some photographers like to be common and other like to be bizarre. Traditional photos will include those of the bride herself, the groom himself, the bride and groom together, the wedding party, and everyone all together. Bizarre styles can be anywhere from being completely serious in all of the pictures to making funny faces.

When selecting an event photographer you will need one who is highly motivated. You do not want to have someone who is lazy and sitting around missing all the good shots they could be capturing. Motivation is not 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.

Over time is the only way an event photographer will gain experience. 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). This should help you when making a clear decision on an event photographer. If they are now employed by themselves you can find out what kind of work they produced when they were employed by asking their previous employer. It may be a secretive way of getting information but it is better to find out then to have horrible photographs 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 photos.

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