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Without having seen their websites its hard to say...but 800 for a wedding seems really cheap. And most often in wedding photography you get what you pay for...
If you can afford it, don't skimp on the photography. That is your lasting memory and worth every dime. $800 is cheap, but that usually means the experience and education you're getting is also low. Not only is the quality of the work low, so is the service of the photographer. Even $1825 is low, but it is understandable if all you're getting is the images on CD. Take a close look at their work. Especially the 800 one. Sometimes you get a quote from a company that has several photographers and they show you work of some of their best, but that is not the work of the photographer you will actually get. Good photographers know how to capture those important moments and put romance in your photos. Cheap photographers just pose you and take photos.
Good luck.
Where in Florida are you getting married? and what is your budget? perhaps some bee's can help with some suggestions for photographers in your range.
800 seems soooo cheap to me. for me, photography was the most important thing as it's the only wedding expense that's really going to last a lifetime.
we are paying 2400 for 6 hours for our photographer, but that includes ALL the images from the wedding and a 2 hour engagement session at a location of our choice.
make sure you look at a lot of the photographer's work to make sure you love their stuff. also, try to go with someone that is going to give you a high-res disc of ALL the images. It's nice to have a joint copyright so you can print them yourself and not pay the photog to do it (expensive).
By the way, my photographer lives in Naples part time and Seattle the half of the time. I think he is listed as a Florida photographer.. so you wouldn't have to pay travel fees. you should check him out... HE IS SOO GOOD!
www.clanegesselphotography.com
Thank you so much ladies for your explanations. Like i said, i'm still waiting on 2 other quotes. Heatherroby, i tried visiting the link and it didn't work.
As for the 2 photographers that gave a quote, yes, they both will provide hi-res dvd from the day.
here is their websites, if you don't mind taking a look, i would appreciate it very much!
1st, the $800 one:
http://www.shootingstarphotography.com/
2nd, the $1825.00 one
Thank you again!! I let you know what the other 2 quotes will be once i get them.
I think you would be very disappointed if you went with the first one. Their pictures are not very high quality, and almost look ammetuer. The second one definitely looks a lot more professional....you can even tell just by the website!
thank you for the link, i checked their work and prices, they are a bit over what i want to pay, and i see that they include an album with 6 hours package, the 8 hours is totally out of my league LOL. The work is nice :) I will have to ask intruecolors for a quote with an album. What do you think albums go for? Are they awfully expensive? I might just call and set a meeting and see what they have to offer.
Anything in particular i should ask?
Thank you again for your help!!!
I'd stay clear of the first one. Take a good look at the difference in the photos. Most people who have had two or three advance photo classes can take the type of photos the first one takes. Did any of those photos make you say AWWWW. Do they really capture any moments? They all look posed, and poorly at that. A good photographer knows how to compose. That includes placement of hands, feet, background, horizon, etc. Did you know there is a proper way to take a photo of a couple kissing. You have to do it just right or the faces look awkward!
The 2nd quote is better. They have some photojournalism style and the composition is better. Of course there is still better but that 2nd one surely beats the first by far!
To me, that first photographer isn't worth even $800. I really like the second one though!
That first photog is not worth the gamble. Bad lighting, horrible edits, poor exposures. The second one is light years ahead.
You pay for talent and experience - that's where price differences come into play.
Well, thank you everyone for your comments. I never got another quote from the 3rd photog and 4th photog is booked, so i called and setup a meeting with Marina with in true colors. She sounded very nice over the phone, and she will bring albums to show me if i'd like to get one.
Wish me luck on Friday!
It seems to me that the $800 only gives you 7 hours on your wedding day, and one picture. If you want any more pictures it seems you would have to buy them and pay more.
The higher ones seems like you get 7 hours on your wedding day and 30 digital images from the engagement session. Any other pictures you want to buy would cost more.
Does that sound right?
I'm paying an insane amount ($4,900) but I have been following her work for years and refuse to let anyone else shoot my wedding. It comes with engagement session, CD of all the engagement photos (edited), a full day on my wedding day (doesn't matter how long or short she begins when you want her to), CD of all the wedding pictures (edited), and a large journalistic wedding photo album (with pictures printed on thick, water-proof photo paper).
You may want to ask your photographer if they will provide you with ALL the pictures they take (and full rights to print out whatever you want, whenever you want). Also make sure the pcitures are edited if they give you digital ones on a CD/DVD. Ask them what size the digital prints are and how big you can blow them up to. A proper size allows you to order a picture life size and it still be clear and beautiful!
Hope this helps.
kperry, thank you, and yes, both photographers will provide dvd with images from the day. You seems to be getting good package, I just can't pay that much money, unfortunately.
The first one offered 7 hours with dvd, and engagement shot with 16x20 print. They didn't mention if they edit images or not.
2nd offered 7 hours with dvd, engagement with cd of 30 images. She said she edits all her images. I also asked about albums, she said that flush mount albums start at $900.00, but she does offer cheaper photobooks.
Wow!! There is such a huge difference between the two photographers!!
Also some other reasons for price differences (in the world of photography) from a photographer:
-Cost of equipment (just one high end professional lens can run over $2000.) Photographers more passionate about their work will invest in proper equipment and post production software. This can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
-Time in post production. Photographers educated in exposure/color correction and editing take time in correcting your photos. Trust me, they never come that way out of the camera! A 5 hour wedding can take over 10 hours of editing. Lots of late night work and coffee :)
-Education. A proper education from an art/technical school can be $40,000 just for a two year degree. Trust me, it's worth it in the long run!
-Overhead expenses. Some photographers own a studio which costs $$$ to rent (or lease/own), they also have to pay their assistants, editors, etc. Some photographers do all the work themselves from their home. Same talent, equipment, same software, same result, cheaper price! It's true. But they're hard to find.
-Students. Sometimes students who are just as talented as many professionals are out there just trying to get their feet wet in the industry. Some students just suck (pardon the expression but I couldn't put it any other way). Some brides on a seriously serious budget are dead set on trying to find a talented student who cares about their work and can be more affordable than the professional who's been photographing for over a decade.
Either way, photography is an extremely complicated profession, therefore hiring a photographer should require a lot of research. It all comes down to what you get and what your pictures will be, because you'll have to look at them for the rest of your life.
Hope that helps :)
We chose Jason Angelini as our wedding photographer. He is super nice, and works out of his home. He's affordable, $1195 is the base price (only includes him coming out and shooting the wedding, and putting pictures in an online album). The disc is $500, but if you order an album its free... we're going to decide after the wedding if we want to just get the disc and make our own album, or be lazy and let him do it :)
I totally stalked his blog before we even got engaged haha. good luck!
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Hi girls, i have a question regarding wedding photographers, i have requested 4 quotes today for 7 hours with dvd and engagement photos, and i got 2 quotes back:
1st: $800.00 with 16x20 print from engagement session
2nd: $1,825.00 with cd of 30 images from engagement session.
Why is there such a price difference?? I have not received the other 2 quotes yet, but i was kind of surprised.