Things You Should Trust Your Wedding Photographer With

 

He asked, you said yes! You picked a wedding venue, next you picked the wedding photographer! Here are a few things you should trust your wedding photographer with! Trust is the key ingredient to any relationship and this is true for the relationship you have with your wedding photographer. There’s a reason you chose them to capture the most important day of your life. While you may have a vision of how you want some of your images to turn out, for the most part, you are going to have to put a lot of trust in your photographer. Trusting your photographer a little more in these main areas will not only result in better images for you to remember your big day by but will also relieve you of some stress as well.

1. Choosing the Location of the Shot

You wedding photographer will have taken the time to familiarize themselves with your reception location or areas around your ceremony site to find the best places to photograph. They’ll know where gets the best light and where the best scenery is.  As a Dallas and Destination Wedding Photographer, the first thing I do when I arrive to a venue is to scope out the different areas of the venue. I will get an idea of where to do certain portraits and have a backup plan in case that just isn’t a doable thing after all.

 

2. Time of Day to Shoot

Lighting is key to creating beautiful images and using the natural light of the sun will produce the best lighting setting but that doesn’t mean any time of the day will give you the same results. Your photographer will know what time of day will be best to take those gorgeous outdoor shots that won’t leave harsh shadows on your face or when to sneak outside to take some night inspired shots.  A wedding photographer has to know how to shoot at all times of day and this is where trust comes in. You should feel confident that your photographers knows how to shoot in full sun, sunset, and nighttime!

 

3. Poses

Trust your photographer to know what pose is the most flattering for you. They can see how the light is illuminating you and what is in the background.  if your photographers says “lift up your chin”, trust them. They are most likely making you look your best in the portraits!

 

4. Editing Your Photos

Trust your photographer’s creative eye during the editing process. They will know which images will look best in black and white, color, cropped and which ones to add special effects to, if any. Part of the editing process is a part of their style and this is one of the reasons you hired them. Trust them to use their skills to make each image stunning.

5. Handling Printing Your Photos

Your photographer knows where to get prints made and probably has a long-term relationship with a reputable printing company. The worst thing you can do is have a stunning image, order a large print and find the colors are off, the image is blurred or it simply looks dull. Knowing where to get your prints made.  What size they should be done in, and which ones will look best in your albums, wall art or thank you cards is part of the package you get when you hired a professional photographer. Trust them and listen to what they think will look best for what you want. More often times than not, your photographer has their computer calibrated to their printing lab. Ensuring they give you exactly what you see on screen onto your print!

 

It doesn’t have to end here…check out more of this Dallas wedding photographer’s work by clicking over to our portfolio. You’ve seen it all and want to reach out to contact us for your own portrait session, wedding or event? You can do that by contacting us through our contact form.  Be sure and check out our other tips for brides here.

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