Wedding photography is one of the few long-lasting tokens of your big day. Malta plays host to many talented photographers, thankfully. Get Hitched has been hard at work gathering the best of the best for you soon-to-be newlyweds, helping you to choose the right photographer for your wedding in Malta.
Any photographer worth their weight in gold will want the right client, not just any client.
1. Philosophy
For some vendors, their philosophy is not the most important thing on your mind – you’re more worried about the work they’re going to be doing directly for your wedding. Essentially, you want to find a photographer that you can vibe with and are sure to be on the same wavelength with.
Look for testimonials within their portfolios, or ask friends if you know that they’ve already worked with them before. Be sure to attend any meetings offered by potential wedding photographers, as well. This will help to ensure they’re able to live up to expectations. Sometimes it’s okay to go with your gut instinct.
2. Dates and Timing
Photographers are busy people – it’s a very demanding industry that requires perfect timing and punctuality.
Because of this, photographers are more likely to focus on the here and now and not the next five years ahead. It’s useless requesting a photographer to work with you in the next 2-3 years, because given the nature of their work they won’t be able to plan that far ahead into the future.
3. Style
While style is important to keep in mind, a far easier way to cross this off of your list is to take a look through their portfolios.
While it shouldn’t be thrown aside completely, you can worry less about their style of work and more about how their work speaks to you directly.
4. Post-Processing
A lot of the hard work in photography comes from the behind the scenes work the photographer does before delivering the final pieces of work.
There are 3 common types of processing finishes that are in fashion at the moment nowadays:
- Clean
Your images are processed as true to the original shot as possible.
- Light
It does what it says on the tin. This style incorporates a lot of light and bright hues into the editing process.
- Film Emulation
This style is intended to mimic the look and feel of classical photography processing. Think red rooms and developing solution.
5. Delivery
Don’t be afraid to ask your photographer for a timescale of delivery after the wedding is over. Be sure to be clear on the rights you will hold over the finished product.
Ask your photographer about having access to the unprocessed images, too. Photographers will usually ask that unprocessed work is never published, but you may find some personally touching shots that the photographer would have otherwise left out of your final collection.
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