The quality of the outcome of a wedding photography assignment is hardly a factor of hiring a award winning photographer. We have seen that the best outcomes have occurred when the photographer and the couple end up being an awesome team. It’s important that the couple and the photographer think, execute and evaluate wedding photography of the wedding from the same vantage point. So in our opinion don’t worry about whether a photographer has tonnes of awards under his/her belt; focus on whether a he/she is the right fit for your wedding. Here is a detailed excerpt on how to shortlist a wedding photographer from Photographers in Delhi NCR – Best Photographers Near You – Fab weddings
1. How to shortlist Top wedding photographers & wedding videographers in Your city?
Before you go to the shortlist, you need to do some basic homework. After all how would you shortlist if you don’t exactly know what you are looking for. Here is some actionable help on choosing a wedding photographer & wedding videographer.
A. One Photographer or Two? : The first thing to decide is whether you are going to hire photographer & videographer together or both the bride and groom will have separate photographers. We firmly believe that having only one and splitting the cost makes great sense both from a budget and comfort standpoint. You don’t have to deal with two separate team seeking different shots and focusing on completely different set of relatives & friends.
B. Budget: Having a tentative budget in mind helps in targeting the relevant wedding photographers and wedding videographers only. While preparing your budget estimate its important to consider the number of days that you need the services for depending on the range of events in your wedding. In our opinion an average midrange photographer & videographer are likely to charge you Rs 35000 to Rs 55000 per day. The very best wedding photographers and wedding videographers are likely to charge more than INR 200000 – INR 400000 per day.
C. Deliverables of the photographer: Contemplate if you need specific deliverables like cinematography, candid photography, drone photography, do you need one album or two etc. You should make a checklist of all your expected deliverables in advance because that will help a relevant package to be prepared.
D. Expected Album/Digital Library Delivery dates: During the busy wedding season; it’s not unusual for deliverables to get delayed and hence it’s important that you be clear with “how many days” you could give the wedding photographer & wedding videographer to deliver all the deliverables. This is especially important if the wedding venue or base city of the wedding photographer is different from the city where you are going to finally settle down at post your wedding.
Now that you have the above variables with you; we are ready to create the shortlist.
Step 1-
Jump on to the <Photographers in <City>> page and filter from a large range of vetted wedding photographers and wedding videographers on the basis of budget, reviews, services offered and more.
Step 2- Go through the portfolio images & reviews on each of the photographers & videographers’ profile in the list and mark the ones that you like most as favourites. Those vendors will get saved to your favourite list on www.fabweddings.in.
Step 3 – In case you are confused about a vendor; it might make sense to call the Fab Weddings Concierge at +91-9016540186 with Wedding Photography experts to advise you or provide more information. You could also check the social pages of the photographer on Instagram & Facebook.
There it is. This should leave you with a shortlist of 3-5 photographers. Next comes checking their availability and you can easily do that by calling the Fab Weddings Concierge at +91-9016540186. They will connect you to the photographer and also check the availability on your behalf.
2. Homework before you meet the wedding photographer or wedding videographer?
A. Pinterest Wedding Board: Pictures or videography like other creative arts is a very subjective filed. You may like the classic; candid style of shooting but your spouse might despise it completely. Therefore it’s important to be on the same page before the search begins. Fab Wedding’s photography experts suggest creating a Pinterest board together with your spouse in order to get a broad idea of what kind of shots, styles and angles you are both going to like.
B. Make a list of your VIP Guests: Most photographers would ask you the number of expected guests in each of your events. They want to understand how many people their crew needs to capture & shoot as it helps them assess the number of crew members they need. It will be sensible to identify the tentative number of your VIP guests and focus on highlighting that in your interaction with the wedding photographer or wedding videographer.
C. Tentative Schedules for each day: Its absolutely vital that you know when & where the wedding photographer & the wedding videographer need to be at during the course of all events. Hence, a schedule in line with your expected deliverables; for example, candid photos at the makeup studio or early morning videography of the chooda ceremony. Having it written in a schedule or a whatsapp message will go a long way in having clarity.
D. Kind of music you would like in your videos: While the rest depends upon the couple’s mutual choice; its important that you highlight that you need copyright free music. This will help you share the content with your loved ones vide Youtube and also add a unique element to the entire wedding videography.
3. Things to notice or discuss during the meeting or call with wedding photographer or wedding videographer?
a. Punctuality
b. Clarity of communication
c. Are you on the same page from a creative standpoint?
d. Does his portfolio have elements similar to those on your Pinterest mood board?
e. Professionalism in conduct and pitch
f. Is he/she forthcoming to provide references or cagey?
g. Is he/she empathetical to your requirements in the deliverables
h. Is he/she willing to share the copyrights of the content with you? Yes, as per copyright laws the content belongs to him unless contracted otherwise. We insist that you do to prevent misuse later.
i. Payment terms
j. Delivery Schedule and willingness to include penal clauses for delay
k. How does he create a contingency backup for all the pictures & footage? If yes, how? If not, choose somebody else.
l. What kind of time you need to commit for post-production processing of the material?
4. Things to do after you have hired
a. Create a whataspp group with your spouse, key family members and photographer or videographer
b. Draft a basic contract; if you struggle to find a basic format call the Fab Weddings Concierge at +91-9016540186. They will help
c. Create a strong understanding of priority shots vide Whatsapp or Pinterest so that all of you are on the same page
d. Share a family tree and pictures of close family and friends that you want the wedding photographer or wedding videographer to cover during the events
After all this, we bet your wedding pictures will be something like you’re gonna thank us for all your life. And, if you don’t wanna do these things you can always jump to fabweddings.in and count on us to do the drill for you!
