Important Tips before Hiring a Wedding Photographer

People dedicate a great amount of time and effort in making their wedding a memorable moment for a lifetime. From amongst a number of components that make wedding a unique affair, wedding photography is one of them. Since wedding day is the most important day for the bride, groom and their families, the moments must be captured beautifully so that they last forever. All the important ceremonies and rituals of the wedding should be captured because wedding happens only once in a lifetime and these special moments will not come again in the life.

Capturing special moments at the time of engagement and wedding rituals leave everlasting memory in the life of the bride, groom and their family members. The wonderful memories of the wedding come alive through these photographs taken on the special day even after years of marriage. That is why, a professional wedding photographer with great experience and knowledge of various issues related to professional photography should be hired for capturing the timeless and beautiful memories that will cherish forever. These professional photographers can be searched through internet, local directories, magazines and newspaper advertisements. But, word of mouth marketing is the most common way for recommending the wedding photographers.

In countries like India, the reputed and professional wedding photographers usually do their bookings months in advance before the wedding event. So, the search for a good photographer should be done months before the wedding date. The price is one major factor that determines the selection of the photographer. The tentative idea of the market prices of wedding photography would help in the selection of most appropriate photographer for the wedding. Indian wedding photography involves the use of computer applications along with expertise in photography techniques. Most of the Indian photographers use computer design, compositing and editing applications like adobe Photoshop and others for giving special effects on the images for making the wedding albums and wedding video CDs.



For the selection of a wedding photographer, the important points to be kept in mind are:
• One should book the photographer months before the wedding day because at times they are occupied with other projects as well.
• A few reputable and professional photographers should be short listed and thorough research of their portfolios should be done to scrutinize their photographic capabilities. Wedding pictures taken from different angles and performance under different environment and settings of the wedding venue should be considered. At least viewing one complete wedding album should help in figuring out how the photographer has handled the entire project from start to the finish.
• Examination of color, clarity, exposure, composition and graininess of the photographs clicked by the photographer would help in determining the style of photography adapted by the photographer.
• In case, the original photography equipment does not work properly during the ceremony, a professional photographer should have an additional back up equipment ready with hum or her. So, checking out whether the photography has the required back up equipment is very important.
• Price plays an important factor for the selection of a wedding photographer. Hiring a photographer within the pre-determined price budget is also an important task.