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Wedding photography trend? |
I just talked to a wedding photographer and she didn't mention anything about getting a "proofs" with any of the packages she offers.. The only thing she did say was that the photos would be avaliable online. I looked around a little bit online and found that some photographers are listing proofs and some are listing "online album". Is this a new trend with the online albums or am I getting jipped?? I think proofs should be included in the price...I am paying these people enough money! (lol) On-line proofing is the norm in these digital days. Nothing to worry about as far as scam goes. On-line ordering makes it easy for your friends and family to order the prints they want. Don't listen to the disposable camera as wedding pics crowd. That is OK for snapshots, but no way will it take the place of well composed and exposed professional photography. You might find a film photographer who offers a proof print package, Usually the proofs don't look as good as the finished pictures. Photographers who make most of their money from albums or the sale of prints don't offer them as a rule because they can be copied so easily. Copied proofs = less sales. Photographers who have a different business plan sometimes sell you the hi resolution images on CD or DVD, and you print them yourself. Expect to pay about the same as an album. And use care in choosing a lab to make the prints, labs are not equal in quality. Good luck in finding your photographer! Everybody is doing it :) lol...seriously that is what almost every photographer does these days. They will give all of your guests a code so that they, too, can go online and select the pics that they want to order. You could be getting jipped . Be careful with wedding photographers. My sister had this guy take pictures at her wedding. The guy did an amazingly job, but when the pictures were done he sent her the proofs and then went out of business without telling her! So now all she has are the proofs and no company will enlarge her picture's since they were taking by another person/company. Basically shes had to enlarge some herself. As long as you can print them yourself from the online site then I think it's actually better. The proofs are small and not the best quality anyway. You are not smart and you should always listen to your man! i guess its a trend...theyre doing that with my senior pictures...i could either look online (and pay 20 bucks) or come in a look on the computer...i feel pretty jipped i think its crap! Brides and Grooms - When I got married our wedding was photographed by our guests...as they entered the church, they all received disposible cameras. When the service was over they deposited the cameras in baskets at the back of the church. We had cameras handed out at the reception also, and before the guests left or when they were finished using up the roll, they deposited the cameras in baskets at the exit doors. We then took our film to Walmart/Kmart and had the rolls developed in our own time. We received copies of all the pictures for free...because we had so many rolls to develop. After receiving the pictures back from getting them processed, we went through them together and decided which ones we were having enlarged and more prints made from. We then put our pictures in scrapbooks that we were given for wedding presents...some of our guests also kicked in for some of the developing costs...as we listed this a gifts we'd enjoy having. Our wedding pictures were "candid" shots from our guests...as they enjoyed the opportunity to be the photographers. We had more pictures at a cheaper cost than a photographer could do for us...and many more memories "candidly" caught. Just an idea that seems to have caught on by those who experienced it at our wedding. |
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