In this module, we explore the ways you should and should not find a good, professional wedding photographer. We also give you some options to finding someone competent at a less expensive price. There are always choices to be made.
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As usual, word-of-mouth is the best method to finding a great wedding photographer. Ask around your friends and relatives, and check out any wedding albums that you can.
Wedding Planners and Coordinators meet wedding photographers at every wedding they are involved in. They know the inside scoop on all of them—the photographic styles they excel at, which ones are reasonable and which ones are out to get as much money as possible out of the newlyweds. Contact a local wedding planner for some suggestions.
Bridal shows are another place to find a wedding photographer.
Of course, there are the yellow pages, and online listings. Make sure you ask for references if you go this route. Really good wedding photographers usually don’t advertise a lot because they have enough business without it.
Contact your local photography school or college to get a few referrals of recent graduates. Another place to find a good photographer is from newspapers. The newspapers have experienced photographers and, they may be interested in shooting a wedding. They have the journalistic style of photography down perfectly, which may be what you are looking for.
Whatever you looking for in a wedding photographer, word-of-mouth is still the best way to find one. Ask family, friends, coworkers and acquaintances, and when you find one, make sure you ask for references.