How To Choose Your Wedding Photographer

When planning your wedding, it is so many things; it’s exciting, overwhelming and in a lot of ways quite an unknown experience. When before have you had to coordinate an entire event by yourself, or with two people, and expect to be in the know on everything from fashion to photography, from venue hire to food.

In Newcastle, there are a wide varity of choices in your wedding photographer. To be honest, I actually think that Newcastle is quite a hot spot for creative talent, and there is truly someone for everyone.

I have been at hundreds of weddings, and overtime there is so much that i’ve learnt. I am about to help you choose the right wedding photographer for you, and before you think, “hang on, I am on a wedding photographers website, of course he is going to point all this back to hiring him?”, think again. I would never want to photograph someones wedding who wasn’t a really good fit for me. In fact, it’s one of the worst things that can happen and I avoid it at all costs. The best thing for this industry is for each couple to find the vendors that are right for them. To get this best out of this blog, it’s great to be aware of not just what you think you want, by what represents you as a couple. Now, let me help you figure out who that is by asking a few questions. These questions are quite black and white, however you will get as sense as to where you sit on the spectrum of each:

ARE YOU MORE CONSERVATIVE OR FUN, WILD AND FREE?

DO YOU LIKE CLASSY IMAGES OR MORE RICH AND COLOURFUL?

DO YOU WANT A CLEAR PLAN OR SOMEONE THAT CAN GO WITH THE FLOW?

IN YOUR WEDDING BUDGET, IS PHOTOGRAPHY A HIGH PRIORITY?

DO YOU WANT YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER TO BE IN THE BACKGROUND OR A BOLD CENTRE PIECE THROUGHOUT THE DAY?

WILL YOU NEED HELP WITH HOW TO STAND, OR PREFER NATURAL NON-STAGES IMAGES?

ARE YOU HAPPY FOR YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER TO TAKE RISKS AND GET CREATIVE SHOTS, OR DO YOU JUST WANT GOOD SOLID, SAFE IMAGES?

WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU; THE SCENARY SURROUNDING A PHOTO OR LOOKING GOOD IN IT?

If you can answer these questions as you search for your photographer, it will help you make decisions that align with who you are and what you want. You should be able to get a sense of these things all from a photography website, however if you can’t, a simple enquiry asking your unanswered questions should do the trick. Not all of these questions are either / or, however having an understand of what to look for will help you make a better, more accurate decision when choosing your wedding photographer in Newcastle or Hunter Valley.

I wish you all the very best.