I'm meeting with a photographer next week and not really sure what questions to ask. I'm sure I should ask some, but I haven't come up with much.
I really like her work on her website - liked her photos immediately! I know she's been to my venues before, she already said she gets the CD to you within a week. She brings another photographer with her. And I know all about her pricing. What else should I be asking?
Re: Questions to ask photographers
With All the Trimmings
You might want to ask if they're expecting to eat at the wedding and if they have any special dietary needs. Otherwise, just chat and get to know them. If you're interested in prints or albums, ask if they do that. You might also want to know what kind of post-processing they do - PhotoShop etc.
- If you get the disk in a week (which is very fast), are any of the shots edited? Editing takes a long time, it's unlikely she could edit all the pictures in that amount of time. Just something to keep in mind.
- I also agree, ask to see an entire wedding from beginning to end.
Ask if she stores the photos on multiple hard drives. What if one crashes? It will all be lost. ( I keep my stuff all on 3 different hard drives. 3 copies)
A disk within a week sounds insane. How many images? and are they edited? Maybe they are just "proofs"? One week is really insanely fast. It can easily be done though, if she has nothing else to do all week. I can do rough edits on a whole wedding in a few hours. But that's rough edits, and not something I would show a client.
Does she do a lot of weddings?
Payment schedule (when is the deposit, balance deu)
Travel Expenses
If I have insurance (Liablity)
Album cost
A week is VERY fast to edit an entire wedding. It is almost impossible even with outsourcing. I would find out how many pictures you are getting on the CD (she could be giving you 50 of her favorites or something like that). Find out if you get the print release with the photos...and also what she will charge for printing if you don't get the release. Let me know if you have any other quesitons!
Lauren