Choosing The Right Photography Equipment

Q What if your equipment fails at our ceremony? A We always carry back-up equipment! Our equipment is top-quality and well-maintained, but it is mechanical, and everything mechanical will fail at some point. Therefore, we have a redundant system if my camera or lights fail during the ceremony, you probably wont even know. Note: although extremely rare, equipment failures do occur. Whether you choose me or another photographer, ask if they carry professional backup equipment!First, we need to think clearly about what it means to be a good photographer. This entails having the artistic sense to understand and create good compositions, the equipment to capture the image, and the know-how to control the equipment properly.

Do you have a studio? Yes, I have partnered with fellow photographer Doug Churchill and we now have pro studio equipment that can be used at the home studio or on location, anywhere, anytime, with or without a power source. For example, we could do a professional lighting setup in your home, on top of a mountain, or in a back alley.I find there are many benefits to having an additional photographer working along side me on your wedding day. Some examples are: A. We are able to split up and cover two different areas at the same time. An example would be the bride entering the church and the reaction of the groom as he sees his beautiful bride for the first time.

What kind of equipment do you use? I use all professional equipment and back up equipment. This is VERY important when hiring your photographer to know that if for some reason a piece of their equipment should fail that they have a professional and reliable back up. This is a list of what I have in my camera bag.

What are the advantages of hiring a professional photographer? A professional photographer will be timely - arriving at your event promptly, and getting the results to you on time. A professional has the proper equipment, including emergency back-up equipment, for photographing your wedding. Having attended many weddings, an experienced wedding photographer will be at ease at your wedding. A professional also uses a printing company that meets high professional standards of print quality.Jim has not crossed into that territory yet. Mary has become a good photographer and launched her photography career with digital equipment. All of our film has been digitized, as a measure of "insurance" but with the exception of repairing some pinholes and scratches, no enhancements, cropping or other alterations have been done. What you see is exactly what has come off the 35mm film.

How better should we plan for the photography? Mostly it depends on the type of services you would like to receive. If you are planning for pure photojournalistic approach without formal portraits then there is not much you should worry about. The only thing is to provide as much information as possible about the schedule of the event (with all small details), so the photographer would know where and when better to be in order to take the greatest picture of certain parts of the day.When people see me walking around an event with my equipment they often ask me if I'm a professional photographer. this point in time photography is still a hobby (a very serious hobby.) I have a day job that takes most of my time. I'm willing to move up to the big leagues, I've just got to take that million dollar picture.

Is it advisable for our photographer to do the formals in medium format and the candids in 35mm? This depends on the methodology and philosophy of your photographer. I usually don't because it complicates logistics (twice as much equipment and supplies to carry), and I can see a difference in image quality in a side-by-side comparison of group photographs or other compositions requiring resolution of detail. Many contemporary photographers employ the mix of formats using the advantages of each. Let your eyes judge the merits.A professional photographer will be timely - arriving at your event promptly, and getting the results to you on time. A professional has the proper equipment, including emergency back-up equipment, for photographing your wedding. Having attended many weddings, an experienced wedding photographer will be at ease at your wedding.

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