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I do follow my photographers blog. I put "very" important and not "extremely" important because I didn't know she had one until I booked her, then I read to the more in depth part of her website which got to the blog. Now I read it whenever she updates! It is important to me, because I want to be able to emmulate something that she's done if I like a particular shot. Plus she's awesome, so I want to represent.
For me, that she had a blog was great but if she didn't have one I wouldn't hold it against her. HOWEVER it does help to see all of her work, not just the bits and pieces in the portfolios. Which, the blog could be but I see it as more informal and therefore more honest.
I think it's really important, especially if you want to book out of state clients. I've never met my photographer, but I feel like I have a handle on her personality and ability because of her blog.
I followed my photographers blog for 7 months. I didn't know anything about her packages and or her rates but I knew I had to save b/c I could tell she wasn't going to come in on the lower price rages....Aside from our venue (which is all inclusive of food, linens, drinks, etc...) she is our top ticket vendor. We are thrilled and cannot be more excited to be having her and her husband shoot our wedding and our e-session...So yes, I think its quite important....
I think it's important. I looked through all of my potential photographer blogs before ever contacting any of them. I quickly bypassed photographers if they didn't have a blog or website with galleries on them because I'm doing a LOT of booking and interfacing with vendors via email.
My photographer was an acquaintance of mine (we went to the same college) before I booked him, so I had been following his blog for years before we booked. His blog was a huge reason why I booked him. I love seeing all the different types of work he does (he also shoots corporate and political events, along with weddings) so I know he's versatile and prepared for any situation. I also love seeing his personality through his blog. He's a fun person, so I know I'll have fun being around him on my wedding day.
The week I met with him to discuss my wedding was the week that he actually moved offices and didn't have all his work unpacked yet. Because of his blog and website, I was already super familiar with his work and had already seen full wedding shoots and albums, so I was comfortable booking him on the spot.
I don't expect photographers to blog all the time, especially now since I know there aren't as many winter weddings. I do think I'd find it odd if they rarely updated (like only once a month) or if they didn't have a blog at all. My photographer has some script running that automatically posts a picture of the day every day, which I think is fun. He posts a meatier post with more content about once or twice a week.
It's extremely important to me - I want someone who really shares a vision and personality with our wedding, and while that's hard to get online, it's much easier when the photographer is a candid and excited blogger.
i think it's important.
when i was researching, their blog was what made me fall in love... it blew their 'portfolio' section on the site OUT OF THE WATER.
i like reading the stories and actually seeing the REALITY of the couple behind the pictures :)
our e-session is coming up in a couple of months and i cant wait!!!
i can smell spring right around the corner! (let's just hope NO SNOW in april this year - yes this does happen in MI)
I think it's important. I found my phototog (Leigh Miller) through her blog and literally fell in love with her work (it had such a visceral impact on me that I cried and then stalked her for a week until she got back from vacation so I could book her). But she doesn't update all that often but enough to keep things interesting. I don't look much now because I don't want to regret the shots I missed at my wedding or ideas that I wish I would've incorporated. But occasionally I will check it out.
my photog's blog is in my reader :) She updates not too often, but it's always a good post when she does. I think it's pretty important to have a blog, but it wasn't a deciding factor for me. Just a very nice "plus". Now, if there wasn't a well-stocked gallery on their website, that would be an instant bypass.
I love reading my photographer's blog, but it wasn't a deciding factor in booking her. She doesn't update all that often, but I know that she's super busy - she's constantly updating her client gallery (the password protected links for her clients to access their online proofs).
I think the op's concern in the post you are referring to stemmed from the fact that it is in her contract that her photographer will do a blog post about her wedding. She's assuming that if that's in everyone's contract and the photographer rarely updates his blog, then he must not actually photograph many weddings.
I say definitely try to update your blog when you can!
It is the easiest way for us as brides to see your most recent work. When I look at my photog's site I get more excited about having her do my wedding!
When people here ask for opinions on photographers, I always reference their blog.... and am wary of those who don't. I like seeing multiple recent shoots lined up one after another... get a better feel for a "full shoot" and a few other reasons too.
My photographer is HORRIBLE at blogging. Oh, he knows it too! It's like christmas when he get's one up! It can be frustrating and I feel like a complete stalker checking his blog more often than him, but when he does post, he makes it count.
I try and blog everything ASAP. I've been so over my head lately with work, wedding, and home buying that I kinda stink at updating.. but I hear from my clients a lot that they like the fact that I tell stories from the wedding day and more about the couple. That i personalize and they feel like they know what it was like to be a part of the day. I like that.
I didn't care too much in the beginning about photogs having a blog. I don't know about photog blogs before booking my photographer. I already had her booked when I found the bee. I was disappointed that it took her three months to blog my wedding. I did have my online gallery long before that.
I did follow my photographer's blog. It definitely gave me peace of mind that I hired the right person by seeing his work on other weddings. It got me super psyched to see my wedding photos when he was finished, and he was definitely well worth it!
Before getting engaged, I had the blogs of a number of photographers in my google reader. When it came time to book one, I went to those photographers first. I knew I liked their photos, and saw regular updates of their photos and not just the 20 or 25 pictures they thought were best that were on their website. I also only use their blogs to show them off to my family and friends, never their website. So, for me it was important, although I know I would have found a photographer I loved even if they didn't have a blog.
I stalked my photographer's blog (and some others!) for several months before I contacted him. He doesn't post very frequently, just a few times a month, because he's super busy but I live for his blog posts and LOVE his work!
I LOVE following our photographer's blog! Especially between the time I booked her and our wedding so I could see what she was doing and new things she was trying.
I'll be honest, while I completely understand the time committment in updating a photography blog (I have an inspiration blog, and it takes SO much work for one entry), I did get disappointed when I didn't see any updates. I never thought it was because she wasn't busy (I knew she was swamped, actually), it actually made me think that she didn't care too much about customer service, which I know is unfounded and kind of wrong of me to think, in a way. I just know so many higher-end photogs who update their blogs a TON and that gives me the sense that they really care about communicating with clients (current and potential), and updating them on their work, or showcasing couples for them to see teasers from their own sessions. Does that make sense?
So yeah, it's a customer service thing, I think. It makes the photographer seem more enthusiastic and customer-oriented. While I LOVED our wedding photographer and would recommend her to others, she only updated her blog maybe once a month. It was frustrating. I don't think she understood the importance of it as far as communicated, and she was higher-end, so probably doesn't need to rely on it as much as some might, but yeah, it slightly turned me off. I get that she's crazy talented and all, but going out of her way to pay more attention to her blog would have been the icing on the cake for making her perfect.
I followed my photographers blog for more than a year before we booked her, mostly cause it took a while to get engaged! ;-) I love reading photography blogs, actually more than looking at a photog's portfolio. You can get the feel of their style and their personality much quicker that way.
I'd say important but not TOO much. I wouldn't not book a photographer because they don't have one... but I will say that what convinced me to book my particular photographer was because I loved one of her blog posts so much (I already knew I loved her pictures but lots of people take great pictures... this post convinced me that I would love HER).
I agree that it's important as well; I feel like it's pretty common to find brides who are planning from afar, not getting married where they live (like me!), and we do a LOT of stuff online, and can't necessarily meet you to see your portfolio, etc.
When a blog 1) doesn't have much content or 2) doesn't use tags so I can easily bypass seeing pages upon pages of babies and just filter for weddings, it drives me craaaaaaaazy.
That said, I didn't add my photog to my RSS feed until I was working out our contract with her, and even though she only updates about once a week, I get really excited when she does.
Also, this may sound silly, but I'm excited about the possibility that she'll blog us. And then I can link to it here on the 'bee and let you all see some of our pictures that way. :D I can more or less promise it'll be the only blogging that ever happens of our wedding, and I'd be sad if she didn't feel us blog worthy (or if she didn't have a blog).
I stalk my photog's blog! I love to see her recent work, she always impresses me :)
Wow! Thank you all so much for the responses. I want to take time and go through and read them all. Clearly, blogging is very very important to a lot of you. After seeing the first few votes on this earlier today, I prioritized writing a new blog. Unfortunately I still have to shrink the pictures to "blog size" and post it up, but once I have one written I usually get it up pretty fast. Thanks again!
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So I saw another litttle post on this and tried to chime in, but as usual, I'm a thread killer and my question/comment never really got addressed. I thought I'd start my own post to really find out how important photographers blogs are to all you brides? I Have one, but I don't update it frequently AT ALL, and I'm concerned some of my existing clients would think I'm not busy because of it when in reality the reason I haven't updated lately is because I'm TOO busy and it's not the most user-friendly setup so it takes time. So I'm wondering how important is your photographers blog to you? Was it a deciding factor when you book them? Do you hold it against the photographers who don't have blogs? And finally, which is worse for a photographer, to have a blog and update it only rarely, or not have one at all? I don't expect anyone to answer ALL these questions, but any help addressing any of them would be appreciated! Thanks!