Aug 09 2010

Wedding Photographer

Avoid Wedding Photo Disasters By Getting The Right Wedding Photographer

A sunset wedding. The magic hour, dusk, and orangey sky provide the perfect backdrop as you say “I do” and kiss. With a family member you asked to take your photos, all is set, and he is confident he could do a good job. But when the photos are printed, you see in the background a surfer on the beach, flashing a peace sign and a guffawing smile! Enough for the drama!

Perfection is what you want to achieve for your wedding day, after all, you have waited all your life for this once in a lifetime event to come. But wedding day disasters, like bad photos, can happen especially if you have assigned the wrong person to do the job. In the case of photos, only a professional wedding photographer can be trusted to take the shots.

A wedding photographer is usually contracted for the engagement photos, the bride’s farewell photos, the wedding event itself, and the reception. Think about it, and you would not want to risk getting a non-professional to handle the job. It would be wonderful if all these events can be strung together seamlessly like one romance story book.

Taken into one’s own hands, wedding photos can really go wrong. Either they are funny or embarrassing. And because you want to keep the wedding memories alive forever, you cannot understate the importance of getting the wedding photographer to do the job. They know how to do lighting, angles, position, and composition right.

Because activities in a wedding are spontaneous, the common mistake by non-professionals is neglecting the background. For example, a wedding in the farm saw the two couples comfortably standing by the fence, but behind the fence is a cow that has had enough for lunch and is wanting to relief itself. You cannot blame the cow, but you can ask the photographer what happened.

Don’t take chances. Have a happy wedding!

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Dave - August 15, 2010 - 11:35 pm

Hi Daniel,

Yes, you’re right. Choosing the right photographer is very important.

The only problem is, you never know which is the REAL and RIGHT one! There are so many photographers who claim they do weddings but a good deal are only out to make quick cash.

My own wedding photos were almost ruined by this guy from “Big Day Studios”. Don’t want to name him…. I thought I had chosen the right one, after spending almost a month sifting through many photographers. I was wrong!

When my pictures came back, many important shots were out of focus, very underexposed, or had weird colour balance! In the end, I had to also painstakingly edit the images myself which took many painful months.

And guess what… He didn’t exactly come cheap. We paid him a few thousand dollars.

From the pictures I see, I have no doubt he only picked up photography not too long ago. It was a total scam to me.

I hope as a wedding photographer, you could also educate the community on taking this profession seriously.

For those who cannot take pics to save your life, please don’t!!! Be responsible!

Dave - August 15, 2010 - 11:37 pm

Opps, I made a typo error. The above mentioned photographer was from BIG DAY PICTURES. The photographer’s initials: LYS.

admin - August 16, 2010 - 11:28 am

Hi Dave,

I’m sorry to hear of your comment.

Having personally worked with LYS at many weddings, and I feel that he’s a great guy and a dear friend to me. Perhaps you could also email or give him a call to see if he can help you in any way?

I believe that all of us who are in this business professionally have what it takes to be a ‘Wedding Photographer’.

Dave - August 16, 2010 - 11:46 am

Hi,

It’s over and I don’t wish to blow up the matter any more, nor do I wish to tarnish any reputation.

But I just wish potential clients will be careful when they select their own wedding photographers. How careful, I can’t advise. Cos I thot I was careful enough to get a good photographer but it turned otherwise.

Like I said, just looking at the pictures I got from my photographer, it’s not difficult to conclude that his technical knowledge in photography was lacking. At least back then. Cos the type of mistakes he made were basic, something which I wouldn’t make myself if I had merely 1-2 years of experience in photography.

I’m not saying he has a nasty personality. In fact, quite opposite, he’s friendly and reserved. But if a photographer has a nice personality but little technical knowledge, it’s also useless. I guess I was taken in by the friendly part and neglected to consider the technical part.

Anyway, I won’t want to dwell on this matter any more. My wedding album is chucked away in a corner already.

I just want to comment that as brides and grooms, we may not always get what we want. The only consolation I have is that at least my story is not as scary as some others who lost or have their images totally ruined by irresponsible photographers!

I wish you well in your career! Hope many more clients sign up with you. :)

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