You hear it all the time, family giving couples soon to be married on a budget advice on how to lower the cost of the wedding. If you are a bride, and you have asked a family member to photograph your big day, then read this!
1) Experience A professional photographer will have the experience from other weddings in the past. They will know how the day will flow and will be able to anticipate what is going to happen. This will ensure that they capture those special moments before they even happen!
2) Time Management if your budget allows for a wedding planner or director than it is a great idea to hire one, if not, your professional photographer can be a great asset when it comes to managing the day and keeping it in order. A professional photographer will work closely with your dj to ensure the events of the day run smooth.
3) Knowing How to Use Professional Equipment Digital cameras have come a long way. They have been designed for the novice so that on any automatic setting you can capture a great quality image. Of course now a days, brides always make the mistake of letting uncle Joe who has a $2,000 digital camera take the images of the day, only to realize that a great camera does not make a great photographer! A professional will know how to handle, weather conditions, depth of field and focus, and when to change lens. Uncle Joe might only have one lens, where as your professional will have 3 or more to give you a variety that can't be achieved with a point and shoot or single lens DSLR.
4) Blending We have all seen it a million times, the photographer that is in the way and drawing much attention to themselves. Many couples choose to hire a videographer along with a photographer and time and time again, you see that photographer walking in front of the camera. A professional is aware of their surroundings and knows when and where to be, that is out of the way!
5) Editing Professional Photographers spend thousands of dollars on top editing software that make your images that much better. They are perfectly color balanced and corrected, softened, and retouched. If the wind is blowing during your vows and a piece of hair falls on your face, a professional can make it disappear in the editing process. Or what about your flower girl who fell off her bike the day before the wedding and has a black eye and a busted nose, well your photographer can fix that too. Just another reason why Uncle Joe should not be photographing the most expensive and important day of your life!
6) Licensed and Insured A professional photographer will be licensed and carry not only insurance on their camera, but liability insurance as well. Let's use Uncle Joe as an example again. What if the tripod he is using falls over onto a toddler breaking his/her arm. Who is going to pay the medical bills? Uncle Joe? No! The liability will fall on the bride and groom. Not a pretty wedding present is it?
7) Online viewing and ordering Although most couples think about prints for themselves and family, they rarely think about the other guests that may want to order images from the wedding. In my experience you always have that one couple that hasn't had their picture taken by a professional in years, or a group of college buddies who have not all been together in a decade. How do you get pictures to these guests who may be scattered across the USA. It is a very large and time-consuming task for the newlyweds to copy images (which is illegal unless your purchased the rights to do so) for all of their guests that may want some. A professional photographer will have a website that will allow your event to be displayed with the option for anyone to purchase any images they want.
8) Image Protection Most professional photographers have the software to retrieve lost images die to memory card or camera failure. If not, I mentioned it earlier in this article; a professional photographer will have insurance. This insurance will cover what you paid your photographer for in the event the images are damaged or loss due to camera and equipment malfunction or third party error. Although you may not be able to sue your photographer for millions of dollars, you will be able to get all the money you paid and a bit more back. There is no family member or friend that can promise you this. If Uncle Joe looses your images you just don't have anything!
9) Reprints and copies Because we never know when life is going to deal us a bad hand like fire, theft, natural disaster or divorce, it is always good to have a professional photographer you has your images backed up. You never know when you may need a reprint or copy from your wedding and if you are the only one that has those images and something happens to destroy them, you are out of luck at ever seeing them again.
10) Peace of Mind Planning for your wedding day can be very stressful. The last thing you need to worry about is your wedding photography. If you hire a professional than you can rest assured that he/she has everything under control and you can spend your time enjoying your day! For more helpful tips about hiring a professional photographer visit myrtlebeachphotographybydmarie.blogspot.com.
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