Professional Photography
Your Professional Photographer in Wichita Falls
[ ] Decide how many photographers you require for the wedding day
__ One
__ One plus an assistant
__ A team of photographers
[ ] Research professional photographers who service your local area or your wedding venue
__ Ask friends, family and acquaintances for referrals
[ ] Contact and meet with potential photographers
__ Consider their personality
__ Ensure you are relaxed in their presence
__ View examples of their recent work
__ View examples from an entire wedding
[ ] Select a photographer
__ Book as early as possible, up to 12 months before your wedding day
[ ] Advise your photographer on the style of photographs that you would like
__ Candid
__ Casual
__ Elegant
__ Formal
__ Fun
__ Glamorous
__ Intimate
__ Photojournalistic
__ Posed
__ Quirky
__ Romantic
__ Other …
[ ] Discuss the following with your photographer
__ The type of couple you are, e.g. outdoorsy, casual, glam, focused on details
__ What you don’t want, e.g. flash photography, cliché images
__ Who will own the rights to the images
__ What they will wear on the day
__ If you need to provide their food and drink
__ How quickly they can produce the images
[ ] Obtain your officiant’s or ceremony manager’s approval to take photographs at the ceremony venue and grounds
[ ] Obtain your reception manager’s approval to take photographs at the reception venue and grounds
[ ] Have your photographer visit the ceremony and reception venues if they aren’t familiar with them already
__ Visit at the same time of day as your ceremony and reception
__ Look for photograph locations
__ Discuss good angles and camera positioning
__ Discuss lighting
[ ] Select what you would like your photography package to include
__ Pre-wedding meeting
__ Engagement portrait session
__ Bridal portrait session
__ Specific number of photographers
__ Specific number of hours, e.g. eight hours
__ Bride’s preparation on the day
__ Groom’s preparation on the day
__ Ceremony venue photography
__ Guests arriving at the ceremony
__ Groom arriving at the ceremony
__ Bride arriving at the ceremony
__ Full ceremony photography
__ Ceremony specifics only, e.g. bride’s entrance, ring exchange, signing of the register
__ Group shots
__ Posed photographs of the newlyweds and their attendants
__ Candid shots of family and friends
__ Reception venue photography
__ Full reception photography
__ Reception specifics only, e.g. grand entrance, cutting the cake
__ Printed photos
__ Wedding album
__ Digital images
__ DVD slideshow
__ Photo retouching and special effects
__ Other items, e.g. photo book, framed portraits, canvas prints
Find a comprehensive list of ceremony and reception photo suggestions at the end of this eBook.
[ ] Inform your photographer of when you will require their services on the day
__ With the bride before the ceremony
__ With the groom before the ceremony
__ Entire ceremony
__ Post ceremony
__ In-between the ceremony and reception
__ Part of the reception, e.g. leave after the speeches
__ Entire reception
__ After-party
[ ] Allow approximately 1½ hours between the ceremony and reception for photography
[ ] Enquire if your photography company can also provide videography