Bridal Show Today in Prattville

I Just got back from a Bridal Show today in Prattville and wanted to repost this Blog entry from a while back.

It is so unfortunate that some photographers (not all) will provide such terrible work to a bride.

Straight out of the camera photographs are NOT what you want for your wedding pictures. So many photographers THINK that giving you a disc with images that are straight out of the camera is a good deal...it is not, no matter how cheap it is. I have a tendency to believe that photographer's integrity is short-sighted, and you should avoid them at all costs.

You may think you are getting such a good deal, but you are not. It is a shame that some photographers think it is acceptable to provide such a low-level of professionalism.

The photograph on the left is straight out-of-the-camera and the one on the right shows a retouched and enhanced version. (Click on the picture to enlarge it) Quiet a difference!

Many photographers will shoot a wedding and only provide you with pictures (I call them snapshots) like that one on the left.

You may ask, "How do you know that?" Well, because I have had brides bring me their discs with their wedding photos on it and they have asked me to FIX them. They think the photos are horrible...that's how I know.

Many shoot-and-burn (to a CD/DVD) "photographers" will only provide you with photos like you see on the left. Heck, some will even provide you with prints from images that have not been retouched or enhanced.

Never, ever compromise your wedding photography to anyone that provides this level of service. You will regret it. You may THINK you are getting a good deal, but unfortunately, you are not.

One bride in particular received 288 pictures on a disc for $1000! Geezzzzuuuummmm. They were not only poorly composed, but they were straight out-of-the-camera. It looked like a 9 year old had snapped some pictures. Besides the quality, there were ONLY 288 pictures...TOTAL for her entire wedding! I will shoot that many before the wedding even starts!

I would never, ever give a bride (or anyone) something straight out-of-the-camera.

This is a very typical result of many part-time or novice wedding photographers and their standard operating procedures. I would say you get what you pay for, but for more than one bride, they did not even get that!

Just be aware and ask a lot of questions.