Top Wedding Photographer Regrets
Top Wedding Photographer Regrets
Do you have wedding photographer regrets after a wedding?
Maybe the vision between you and your photographer did not align? Or maybe you really needed that extra experience to capture a wedding scene the way you imagined and regret not paying a higher price for that experience? The following topic explores hypothetical top wedding photographer regrets.
Skamania Lodge Wedding, Columbia Gorge. Chantal Sokhorn Photography
You Traded off Experience For a Reduced Fee
Wedding pictures are a timeless experience; however, experience costs money. Hiring a photographer that has a price too good to be true is a top wedding photographer regret. Five years from now those pictures may not feel timeless. However, finding a photographer that will not budge on price shows confidence in their final product, consequently lessoning wedding photographer regrets.
Wedding Photographer Remorse Over the Contract
Once signed, the photography contract of work is nonnegotiable.
Furthermore, a partial or full down-payment is typically required at the time of contract signing.
(Keep in mind the wedding photography business is typically a business of one employee- the photographer :-). It’s important that the photographer is compensated for the time lost upon event cancellation or even a desire to switch photographers later in the wedding planning, for example).
A top wedding photographer will make sure you understand their contract and will answer any questions raised. Do not let this be a top wedding photography regret.
Not Understanding What Photos You Get When You Sign the Contract
A wedding photographer only gives you a small subset of processed and edited photos with their fee. Hence, any more photos and photo sizes come at a price.
Is the Wedding Photographer Fearless or Does the Wedding Photographer Anguish In Self-Doubt?
A top wedding photographer should be bold and “dive in there“ in situations where it looks like a potential good shot and the bride and groom are completely surrounded, thus, not easily accessible for photos.
Wedding Photographer Regret of Not Knowing Their Specialty
A top wedding photography regret could be not understanding a photographer’s specialty. Maybe the wedding photographer’s specialty is film photos? Or black and white? Maybe the photographer does well with candid moments? Wedding photography is an art form with unique creativity to ponder.
Wedding Photographer Misgiving of Creating a Vision Board (or Timeline) With Your Photographer
Do not regret not working with your photographer on a complete timeline. This is a great way to double check that the type of pictures you want are within the contract you may sign. For example, maybe you want the photographer to be at the wedding for four hours but the amount of desired photographs to be taken would require six hours for the photographer to be at the wedding.
Wedding Photographer Regret to Yourself
A photographer tends to default to capturing true-to-life images, where at some point too much editing starts turning you and others in the wedding to different people all together! A top wedding photographer wants you to be authentic to yourself- make sure the clothes you wear make you feel beautiful and amazing. Flatter your body type!
Wedding Photographer Misgiving of Not Understanding Post Processing Time
A top wedding photography regret is not letting the photographer know in advance if you need a picture quickly after the wedding. In truth, the end of a wedding is just the beginning of a photographer’s work as they will be bringing home 1000+ pictures for post processing work.
