&Section1=Testimonials&Description1=Sadly, no.
Both still imagery and video have their strengths, We are not anti%2Dvideo. I %28Graham%29 had some video at my own wedding.
However, if you are planning to have a videographer it is vitally important we talk about who the videographer will be, and your expectations from all of us.
Some videographers believe all of their clients want a Big Brother style of raw%2Demotion%2Dwith%2Dthe%2Dlens%2Dinches%2Dfrom%2Dyour%2Dface coverage, regardless of what the clients say beforehand. %28Perhaps some do%3f%29 This is simply their shooting style.
Because our working style is candid documentary, we believe we would be stealing people%27s money if we let them book us for a wedding that will have such a videographer.
Choosing a photographer and a videographer %28if you%27re having a videographer at all%29 with similar styles, will help keep the day stress free, and help ensure an end result from both that you%27re truly delighted with.
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&&Picture1=faq01.jpg&&Client1=%22Do we work with all videographers%3f%22&&Width1=135&&Height1=165&&Section2=Testimonials&Description2=If you%27ve ever been in a bridal party where the photographer was the director, the bridal party were his/her cast, and the wedding was his%2Fher show production, you%27ll understand this question.
To be honest, there ARE times when we%27ll try and move a bridal party along. You probably don%27t want photos of them sitting around drinking beer all afternoon. Cooperation with your photographer WILL mean better photos.
Having said that, the single most common compliment we receive is that the person hardly knew we were there, or barely saw us during the entire ceremony. %28We use long telephoto lenses and tend to stay out of sight.%29
Our aim is to document your wedding in the most visually beautiful way we can. However, the wedding day isn%27t about the photography, it%27s ultimately about the vows, and what they mean.
The sad thing about photography%2fvideography is that having a camera in your face actually changes the day. Rather than being spontaneous, people tend to be more measured- because the camera%27s right up their noses.
Look through the %22hug time%22 images at the end of the ceremony%2dgallery on this disk. Many of those moments would not have occurred, never mind been photographed, if someone had been in the people%27s faces with a video or still camera.
At the other extreme, our advice to couples overly anxious about cooperating with their photographer, is to do their best to forget we%27re even there, and concentrate instead on each other. That will give us something truly special to capture%21
&&Picture2=faq02.jpg&&Client2=%22Will you boss me around all day%3f%22&&Width2=135&&Height2=165&&Section3=Testimonials&Description3=I get asked this question a lot, especially by people who%27ve had a friend%27s wedding shot by a pro with a half baked semi%2Dpro digital camera %28or several years ago with a top end pro camera%29.
The answer is%2D both.
In 1999 we began having our film bulk scanned at ultra high resolution.
This let us edit the images before having them printed out onto photographic paper, by Australia%27s premier pro photo lab.
Printing digitally from a high quality scan, actually reveals more detail than printing with the negative in the traditional manner. You get a higher quality print when it%27s done with the right equipment. And apart from the extra detail, there is absolutely no way to tell the difference, even with a powerful magnifying glass and a trained eye.
Because we were already editing the images and able to produce %22magazine albums%22 we were in no rush to start using digital cameras when they began appearing. Especially when for so many years even the true pro camera bodies %28ie %2415-30k%29 simply couldn%27t touch the resolution of good old film. So why change%3f
Well, we have%21 The last round of %32%31 megapixel pro cameras yield far better files then our high res scans from film, so we changed.
Bottom line%2d we don’t skimp on our equipment in order to cut costs, and the results speak for themselves. However there are plenty of wedding photographers doing digital cheaply and badly, so it%27s certainly an important question to investigate.
If you are a film lover with doubts, come in and see if you can tell which almost life sized wall enlargements are which. %22The proof%27s in the pudding.%22
&&Picture3=faq03.jpg&&Client3=%22Do you shoot digitally, or with film%3f%22&&Width3=135&&Height3=165&&Section4=Testimonials&Description4=We love shooting on rainy days, and some of the most beautiful wedding photos we%27ve ever seen were taken in wet weather. The quality of light can be extremely beautiful.
If it rains, we%27ll be pulling a bag of umbrellas out of our car and suggesting we keep shooting as planned.
If the heavens really open up, obviously we%27ll need to find shelter, but this isn%27t automatically a disaster.
This is where some of the value in having booked a seasoned, flexible professional, who can shoot in all kinds of circumstances and lighting, will show.
&&Picture4=faq04.jpg&&Client4=%22What happens if it rains%3f%22&&Width4=135&&Height4=165&&Section5=Testimonials&Description5=If your%27s is a standard sit%2Ddown reception, then usually, no.
As standard we photograph clumps of happy guests eating%2fdrinking before they all sit down (presuming we get to the reception venue before they do), table decorations, the cake on it%27s own, your entrance, and some overall room shots%2d enough to leave a feel in your album of %22and they partied on%22. %28If you have special requests here, simply say so.%29
On request we will also take a set%2dup cake cutting shot at some discrete moment before leaving%2d presuming your actual cake cutting won%27t be till after speeches and we%27d otherwise miss it.
As most people hate being photographed while eating, the next photos usually aren%27t until speeches, which are really more of a video thing anyway.
If you would like us to stay though, there is a modest charge, and we prefer to be placed on a guest table. This way we will be in the same room as the action, get to eat at the same time as your guests %28not after everyone else, just when the action we%27re there to photograph is starting again%29, and can make sure we don%24t miss any special candid moments.
If you have friends photograph your reception, you are very welcome to bring in their best images for inclusion in your album, if you%27d like this.
&&Picture5=faq05.jpg&&Client5=%22Do you stay right through the reception%3f%22&&Width5=135&&Height5=165&&Section6=Testimonials&Description6=The negatives are available to you in digital format, 12 months after your wedding for %24200, or two weeks after your wedding for %24500.
We recommend you keep a copy of them at a different location to you album, so that a house fire or similar can%27t destroy both together.
Years later, laughing at how much hair everyone had, what they were wearing, etc, becomes wonderful family history.
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