I found somebody who wanna start hers own business ,so at the moment they do a weddings for free but need to pay a travel cost .in my case $150 ,so I dont know whats to do.I think its will be cheap but £150 HELP CHOSE
CommentAuthorMrsB
why don't you ask to see some of her work? See if shes good but £150 is REALLY good because all photographers I've seen are £600 + and goes into the £1000s x
CommentAuthoryvonne
yeah mrs tyson is right, photographers cost a fortune. if you see some of their work and its good i'd bite their hand off. xx
CommentAuthorMrsEminson2B
if her work is good then you have def got a bargain x
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CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
What does the 'free' include? Prints, disc? Any editing?
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Dove's got it. You do need to make sure what you'll actually get.
CommentAuthormomari
will cover from the bride getting ready until the first dance. Afterwards you will receive all the images (both original and edited) on disc to keep and print as you wish. its whats says in advert
CommentAuthor~*~ Becca ~*~
hmmm id be a bit supsicious but but by all means arrange to meet her xx
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CommentAuthorfuturemrsstockwin
I would check out the work before you have your heart set on it and make sure you get on well with the person but its defo worth looking in to!! I pesonaly would not chance it as the photos are really important to me but its your wedding x x x x x x
CommentAuthormomari
our photographer if not she will be just guests with camera because my budget is low.I cant pay £500 for it
CommentAuthorfuturemrsstockwin
if you dont have the money for one then that is a brill option for you. good find x x x
CommentAuthorKerrylou
I'd be careful - I know a photographer (he does all my pro pics) and he was charging £300 for full day coverage so asked for more details and a copy of his portfolio to look at. Turns out you got the images on an SD card, no album and although I love the work he does on a 1 to 1 with me his Wedding pictures were shockingly bad :( I'm an amateur photographer and the pics i did for my Aunty's wedding were a million times better!! Then I met the photographer we're having - fair enough I need to sell off some vital organs to pay him BUT the standard of his work is quite simply breathtaking and his price includes everything we wanted!
So by all means meet her but make sure her work is to a quality and standard xxx
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CommentAuthorkitkat
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Have a look at ..... - you can use her pics to create your own book for about £30 so you have a proffessionally produced looking albumn rather than a photo albumn. We could only afford the photographer we wanted for a few hours so our evening reception will just be the disposable camera option and the photobook. Personally I think it will be worth the money if you like her photos. Have a chat with her and see how you feel then.
CommentAuthorDaffy
We are going for someone similar, he has done weddings before but moved in to this area and wanted to get up and running so offered 1 free wedding to the first enquiry, which was us :). We went to see him thinking 'oh this willbe rubbish' but he is brill. Free wedding all day inc all images on disc COPYRIGHT FREE (make sure this is same!), then £120 as we want him for the night. If we want an album with about 100 pics in it will be £350.
So its deffo worth seeing their work :)
Daffy
CommentAuthorAlexandralmill
I think it will be fine. we are getting our friends to do it. 3 of them. £100 each. They take photos for a hobby. then we can choose which are the best photos. Not all of them will be bad.
CommentAuthorgrumpyoldmoo
If the photographer is any good she will have a portfolio for you to look through to give you an idea of her work, if not ask her to take some sample pics for you to view
CommentAuthormrs pinkalice
i would ask to see some of their work first - a whole album not just their best pictures. it is a good price but with photographers you generally pay for what you get. ie if they charge low prices they are likely to use lower quality stuff (unless of cours its mates rates from a friend) xx
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OK, as you probably know I normally caution against going with the cheapest option: quality, reliabilty, talent, equipment, long-life albums etc.
But, this situation is a little different, you've got someone trying to get into the wedding market and hence offering very low price (or even free). They have been up-front about it - which is a plus in my opinion, not all newbies will tell you.
So, clearly you are taking a risk - shooting a wedding is not like shooting anything else. The rules, traditions, speed, technical issues, people management and so on are something quite different - for a photographer this can be a very tough gig.
You can't judge their previous work, because they've never done any weddings before.
So, how do you tell the difference between a new professional and a "give it a go" weekend warrior. The standard practice for those who are serious about wedding photography is that they will have assisted other wedding photographers first.
Within the trade the long-time professionals will hire or intern new photographers to act as shooting assistants. This benefits the professional - they get a cheap assistant, the assistant can cover parts of the wedding the main photographer can't, there's someone to carry bags and equipment even.
For the trainee assistant, they get to see weddings in action, understand how the photographer manages the day, can make mistakes without it bring critical - be trained by the professional on how to avoid them, and be trained in general by the professional.
The trainee should also have a portfolio of wedding images that they HAVE shot, they won't necessarily be the big group photos, so there may be some odd gaps, but will more likely cover the "reportage" style, informal photos.
So, if you are offered a good deal from a photographer who is just starting out, that's what you really need to ask - have they ever shot at a wedding before? Have the been an assistannt at a wedding?
If they haven't - I really am inclined to say walk away.
If they have - then they are serious about their choice of work and profession and it's worth going further with them.
