Question 1

How long are you photographing on the day?

Accepted Answer

A lot of photographers state times, such as 8 hours for a wedding. I do not for one reason - I am there for the whole day! From getting ready in the morning to the party in the evening, I will be there taking photos of details, emotions all of the important moments. This means I do not like to restrict myself to a set time; I will often be part of your wedding day for 11 to 13 hours, depending on what you have planned.    This attitude has gained me a reputation for being one of the hardest working photographers in the area!

Question 2

When will we get the photos delivered?

Accepted Answer

Your wedding day is only the start - it is typically days and even week of solid work to process your images. Many photographers will take 3-6 months to provide images, which is a long time to wait when you are really excited! This is why I provide a small selection on the day - good enough quality for social media - so that you can see how amazing you looked on the day!   I also have a reasonably quick turn around of images, I aim for about 4-6 weeks as a maximum time.

Question 3

What if you lose the photographs

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This is a subject that I am very OCD about, as I have heard of some horror stories!   On a wedding day I use multiple memory cards split throughout the day. If one is corrupted, I can normally recover the images, but worst case scenario is that I have many cards from multiple cameras. I also provide a selection of images on the day, which I upload to the cloud there and then.    When I return, I upload all of the images to an external hard drive, and to secure cloud storage as a back up. The memory cards are not wiped until you have received your images. The hard drive images are never wiped, so the original files are always kept.    On delivery of the images, you will receive a temporary (approximately 12 months) download link, a usb to keep, and an album on my website. Remember - if all 3 of those disappear, I will still have your original files on hard drive backup.    I told you I am OCD!

Question 4

I am really uncomfortable with having my photo taken, how do I pose?"

Accepted Answer

This may surprise you, but this is actually MY job to worry about it, not yours! I use a wide range of techniques that will help you get beautiful photographs. Most people that I work with do not like having their photo taken, but by the time they have spent a few minutes with me they will be having a real giggle and enjoying themselves.   Remember, most people getting married are not models, its rare that I get someone who is comfortable in front of the camera!   I pride myself on building fantastic relationships with all of my couples, so that you feel relaxed and will get stunning photographs of your wedding day.

Question 5

I hate my body/I am too fat/I am too skinny/other?

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Firstly, I disagree. You are beautiful as you are, male, female, trans, straight, gay, large, small, etc.    I work with people with all sorts of different personalities and body shapes. Whether you are thin and straight or have a curvy body, I know the poses that will be most flattering to your shape. If you have concerns or specific things that you are worried about, please talk to me, there are ways and means!   One of the reasons I provide engagement shoots for free as part of wedding packages is to help guide you and show you the most flattering way to pose so that you look your best on the big day.   I am all about a positive body image - I do not just photoshop everyone to look the same - I would rather take photos that show you off in your natural beauty. If you do have specific changes you would like me to make, however, I do have the photoshop skills to edit photos.

Question 6

How many photos will I get?

Accepted Answer

I take a lot of photos on the day! Things like groups shots I tend to take many shots to try and avoid people blinking or making a weird expressions - so I do thin the photos out to the good ones.   That said, I do not limit the number of digital images that I supply to you. When I got married I noticed how many photographers specify 600 or 800 images. I do not do this - I don't like to limit the photos to any specific number - if they are good photos I will process them and supply them. This is why many of my couples receive 1000+ images. There is no promise from me as such for a specific amount, but I do always provide a lot of photographs.

Question 7

Will the photos be edited?

Accepted Answer

Some photographers just take the images out of the camera and apply the same settings to all, and then do the same thing in blank and white. I do not - I work on all of the images in a multiple stage process to make sure all of the images are processed to a high quality. Some images are more suited to black and white and some to colour - I use my experience to go through them and produce the highest quality.    If there are specific images you would like in a certain way, I am more than happy to change them. In reality, I rarely get asked for edits to the photos that I produce.    As a side note, there is a falicy that the images should be ready to go out of the camera. There is a very long technical reason for this (happy to chat about it all day but you won't want to read it!), but in short the images are photographed in RAW format and require some processing on them. The amount of work that goes into the photos depends on the images.

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