Do you hold dates?
When a bride or groom schedules a consultation with me I hold that wedding date until the day we meet. After our consultation, if the date is not booked, that date becomes open again.
My sister got the CDs with her pictures on them, but each picture had "copyright by..." written right in the middle of them plus they were low resolution so she couldn't print any of them. Even if she could print them the photographer's name was on them. To get copies she could print and that didn't have the photographer's copyright on it she had to order them from the photographer. Do you do this with your CDs?
No. I never did get the negatives from my wedding photographer 30 years ago and it has annoyed me ever since. Today I can't even find him and he has the only copies of my wedding day. I didn't like that kind of treatment so I have never treated my brides that way. You receive DVDs with all of your edited images (I used to give negatives to all my brides, but in today's digital world it's DVDs). They are high resolution; non-copyrighted images you can get printed anywhere you would like. If you would like to get prints from me, that's great! I would love to work with you on your re-prints! But if you would like to get re-prints somewhere else that is fine with me. I do not want you to feel like you are being held hostage on where you can get YOUR pictures printed.
I was in a wedding recently and the bride got her DVDs but she lost one. Her photographer charged her $600 for a new copy. What is your charge for copies?
If you lose your DVD(s) I will make you a new one at no charge. Burning DVDs takes 5 minutes. I also suggest that you make copies of your DVDs for your own archival purposes.
A friend of mine's DVDs stopped working after 90 days! The photographer had some sort of time code on it to make it stop working. She had to buy new ones. Do your DVDs expire?
Never.
I was in a wedding this summer and my friend, the bride, was expecting 2 photographers for 8 hours. Two photographers showed up, but it was for 4 hours each. So to get the rest of her wedding day photographed she had to pay the photographer more money right there to stay. She also had to choose if she wanted 2 photographers or just one. To avoid this kind of stressful situation at my wedding, could you please explain your timing and how it works for each photographer?
Wow! That would stress me out, too! When you book me; you get me and my very able assistant for eight+ hours of photography time - two photographers for the price of one - both using the finest photographic equipment available! While I'm concentrating on the formal shots, my assistant captures the in-between moments - all day. Together we focus on capturing the love and romance - the emotions of your wedding day. It's a great system! You'll love it!
My friend hired a photographer but someone else showed up to photograph her wedding. She never even met him before and she had to tell him what to photograph. If I hire you do you show up to photograph my wedding day or does someone else?
When you book me, it's me and my assistant that show up to photograph your wedding. It's also the two of us that show up to photograph your engagement session. I don't know how other photographers do it - send another photographer to photograph a wedding under their name. I couldn't sleep if I did that! I connect on a very personal level with each of my brides and grooms, making you feel relaxed and beautiful in front of my lens. This is what I love most about being a professional fulltime wedding photographer.
When will my proofs be ready?
I know that brides and grooms are anxious to see the photographs from the most special day of their life. This is why I provide my free online, easy-to-use online wedding album for you and your guests to view your wedding pictures. Within one week after your wedding, I post your photos, including the Photobooth shots, into your private online wedding album for your online viewing enjoyment.
If you choose to get an album of your proofs, the album and CD will be ready in 4 weeks. If you do not receive an album, you will receive your CD within one week of your wedding.
I live in Dayton, Ohio, do you shoot weddings up here?
Yes. I shoot weddings within a two-hour radius of Cincinnati. This includes Dayton, Columbus, Louisville and Lexington. Beyond two hours, I am available to shoot anywhere in the United States as well as internationally. Please call or e-mail me with additional questions or to schedule an appointment.
* Engagement photo sessions are limited to the Cincinnati metro area.
My sister doesn't have any pictures of her wedding reception because the photographer's flash blew up just as the couple was making their grand entrance. Do you have backup equipment?
Because I make my living shooting weddings almost every weekend, I believe in the words, "You're only as good as your equipment". As such I rely on the very finest camera gear available. I spare no expense on my cameras and lenses because only the finest equipment allows me to capture the feelings that fill your day.
I have two of EVERYTHING - including two flashes. When I purchase a camera, I buy two. A new flash, I buy two. That means that all my gear is identical. Many wedding photographers have nice primary gear, but their back-up equipment is old, out-dated stuff. If something goes wrong, they're fumbling around trying to figure out how to get the old stuff working while you look on.
Because I earn my living as a full-time professional wedding photographer, if any piece of my equipment fails, my assistant simply walks over and hands me another camera/flash/lens or whatever, and it's absolutely identical to what I was just using. This allows me to move on with your wedding as if nothing has happened at all.
Expect nothing less.
Will you go to multiple locations?
Yes, I enjoy going to different locations such as parks so that you have a nice variety of photographs in your wedding album.
Do you shoot in black and white?
Yes. Any image can be turned into black and white. Additionally, retouching, cropping and artistic enhancements are available on Any/All of your images. Click here for Details.
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