Bride Before:

There are many different styles of bride before pictures that you can get:

- Bride in casual clothes racing to get changed (usually with brides maids, etc)

- Bride getting hair done; with people fussing over her

- Bride in Wedding Dress still in change room

- Bride talking with mother, and brides maids

Some of these Photography Poses could be candid, or actual set ups to make sure the story is told. It really depends on how much creative control you were given.

The important thing is to make sure you get as many pictures as possible of the bride, and make sure they are all appropriate too.

Groom Before:

The groom is not as important as the bride when it comes to the before pictures, however they still need to be in there.

Once you are done with the bride, you should head over to see the groom, and start taking pictures of him taking to his father, and mother, and of course the best man.

To make sure you get the story, you could set up some talking poses; such as the step father giving a talking to his new son in law before the wedding. This is always a classic, and usually ends up in the photo album somehow. If you can catch it candid that is way better, because then there is an actual story behind the picture.

Family Before:

This usually consists of taking pictures of family as they are arriving at the wedding, or as they are signing the book, etc. If you can get some hand shake shots in there with the groom, then you are good to go.

Now that you have read this article, you will be able to develop Wedding Photography Poses of your own through these 3 ideas in this article. The pictures you should always be taking are; the bride before shots, the groom before shots, and the family before shots. All of these before shots are of the bride and groom arriving at the wedding, getting reading, and talking to various people while they are in their perspective corners.

Studio packages – when you want your photos taken in a studio the photographer will charge you a booking fee for a session lasting about an hour. During this time he will take many shots of you in different positions and in many poses. You also have the option of changing into different outfits.

These pictures will be edited and printed for you. You have a variety of sizes of the portraits included in a package for a fixed price, then if you want extras like your prints in a disk or in high definition you may have to pay a little more. You get good quality photographs done in a professional environment and this makes a good bargain in photography prices.

Wedding packages – these are offered differently to suit individual needs. The photography price will include a pre wedding consultation, a professional photographer and attendance to the wedding from the beginning to the cutting of the cake. The prints and portraits will be edited for you.

Some big weddings will include two or more photographers, a visit to the bride’s home as she prepares, a studio visit after the official ceremony, a reception and an evening party. All these will also be captured on a video. These if included in a package will cost more, and the photography prices might offer some discounts like traveling costs and extra prints.

Location photography prices – this includes a call out fee, traveling fees and edited prints that can be in discs and printed copies. The photographer will expect to spend around two hours and may charge extra if they take longer.

Events packages – this is packaged according to the number of photographers needed and the time they will be expected to stay in the event. The photography price will include the editing and printing of the photos.

Commercial package – the photography price in this package is for a full days work or half a days work. It is flexible in terms of location and though some might charge traveling fees, most won’t as the distance from their studio is not normally a lot.

Photography prices are intended to fulfill individual needs. A model may want to make a portfolio which she will use to find work and the photographs will have to bring out the best in her and highlighting her best features. Therefore she may have to combine different packages such as a studio session and a location session.
She will expect high quality prints that will be taken to many modeling agencies. This means that she will also want many repeated sets of photographs in a format that can be accessed easily.

Photographs are used to capture different milestones in a person’s life, right from when you are expecting a child, (some love photos of the pregnancy) the birth and mother and child photos commonly referred to as Madonna.

As the child grows there are school photos, graduation photos and eventually wedding photos. All these will be packaged and sold as photography prices. With the advance of technology, more is now offered in terms of capturing images, storing them and eventually printing them.

One is not necessarily tied to a particular photography package, you can add on to it, say increase the number of portraits, include a choreographer in a photo session, or mix studio and location photo shots.

Photography packages are also subdivided, in categories that have different prices just to increase their flexibility. The most common photography packages include:

* Wedding packages; this can also be subdivided into, silver, gold and platinum. Silver being the least priced package contains about a hundred printed pictures, a framed photo of the couple and an album; all other prints are stored in a disk for future printing.

Gold package has about three hundred printed photos, three framed photos and a cd containing the other pictures.

A Platinum package has more then five hundred prints, a choreographer, framed photos and many other incentives like free transport, free reprints, all meant to attract the client to this most expensively priced wedding photography package.

* Family portrait; this photography package is meant for all members of a family taking photographs of themselves and this is mostly printed and framed. These will be treasured portraits and are found in most homes.

The packages include location photographs and studio photographs. Family portraits capture important events in a family life, the birth of children, the going to school pictures and school pictures, the graduations and later the weddings of the children.

* Events photography packages; different events require specialized packages. They could be marketing a campaign or it could be a multiple project covering many events of the same theme. It could also be a corporate event like a Christmas party, or end of year parties.

Events packages include the price for the time taken during the event, the professional editing and printing of the photographs and presentations. The cost varies with the event and location and the time taken including the consultations.

* Engagements photography packages; meant for engagement parties and events, they include the consultations, the photo sessions and editing and printing of the pictures.

An engagement is a happy and memorable event, many people want to capture it and keep the memories for many years, hence the big engagement parties and the photos that accompany them. Some packages include the engagements and wedding packages combined for a better deal.

Photography packages are meant to offer the best possible combination of photographs that cover an event, highlighting the major activities in it. The pictures are of the highest quality and are preserved for a long time. Therefore most photographers will try their best and capture the best moments and do a professional job.

The care and equipment used is normally of the best quality and they therefore are not cheap. If something is important to you, you will find the right company and be willing to pay a good price for your photos.

A photographer may be able to cover some spots, may make wrinkles disappear, but they will be limited by the cooperation of the subject. Adults find it difficult to fully relax in front of a camera. Their facial expressions are guarded and there is little a photographer can do despite the money you will be willing to pay for the photographs.

So what should you expect from photographer prices? Well not magic of course but the bare minimum should be good quality prints and professional work. Photos are meant to last a lifetime and sometimes even beyond a lifetime. It is worth getting a good job done, especially if they are meant to capture a once in a lifetime event.

Photographers use their skills, good equipment and a lot of their time in order to guarantee good results. Photographer prices will take this into consideration. So if you expect good quality, you should also expect it to be included in the photographer price.

There are other factors that determine photographer prices, they include;

- The market. This is the price that other photographers in the area charge. It is used as a guideline because photographers value work differently according to quality of work and equipment.

- The clientele. Some people are willing to pay more for quality and they can afford it, however some can only afford the minimum. Knowing your client helps determine the photographer prices that is affordable for them, without affecting the quality of the work.

- Investment. This is the time you will take to get the whole job done, from the evaluation, preparation, shooting, editing and printing, especially for event work like weddings and graduation. Divide this time by the price and see how much you will earn per hour. See if it is a good return on your investment as you set the photographer price.

- Expenses. This will affect photographer prices because it will be an additional cost to the work. It includes traveling cost, insurance on equipment on location, presentation and packaging.

- Established jobs. This is the number of jobs expected in a given time and the average earnings. This will enable a photographer to make a long term plan and be able to come up with photographer prices that make a return on investment and the job worthwhile.

Generally photography maybe a hobby or a way to make an extra income for some people, but it is serious business for some. Like any business, a lot is invested in it and one would expect returns and a reasonable income to sustain living. So photographer prices may seem exorbitant and unjustified, but any business with no returns is not worth undertaking.

No matter how much you may enjoy doing something, you will only be motivated to do it for long a long time if you can earn from it. Photographers may not like setting prices and most end up undervaluing their work, but good photographs will set good photographer’s prices.

The Wedding Dress:

This is one of the main symbols of any wedding that should never be missed.
What you will want to do, is take some be shots of the wedding dressed, preferable hanging in the window, so that you can catch the sunlight just right, and make the dress glow. That would be a perfect photo for the wedding album.

Then, you will want to take a picture of the dress on the bride, maybe surround by her bridesmaids laugh and hold hands, as they are all happy about this big day

Just Married Photos:

On this very special day, you are going to want to remember those first few moments together as a married couple.

So, besides the first kiss photo, you should have some photos of the bride and groom taken as they steal a few minutes away from their friends. Get them beaming about this very momentous occasion, and have it reflected in the pictures.

Into the Sunset:

Now, after the wedding, the married couple will depart; you will want to take pictures of them leaving into the “sunset”. This is them saying good bye to single life, and saying hello to the married life.

All these 3 ideas are memories that they are going to want to cherish for some time to come. So make sure you get these photo’s into the album so that when they look back on it, they will see all these great memories that happened that day. This can allow them to move forward, and cherish many more days together.

Now that you have read this article, you understand how important these 3 wedding photography ideas are to your wedding album.

These are pretty much a must have in any album. You will want to cherish those memories of your wedding dress before you put it on, and those moments with your friends as they smiled brightly at you with it on.

Then there are those few moments after you have been made man and wife that you will want to cherish before all the people begin to rush in. And the classical off into the sunset is a moment that you will part with your single ways, and grab a hold of each other, spending the rest of your life making one another happy. All these memories deserve to be in your wedding album.

Listed below are 20 important questions that you need to ask your photographer before you book them, just to make sure you are getting exactly what you want, and need for your wedding.

1.  What kind of photos do you specialize in?

2.  Do you use a film or digital camera?

3. Do you have any samples of your work?

4. How long have you been a wedding photographer?

5. How many clients have you served?

6. Can I ask your previous clients any questions?

7. Will there be other photographers with you?

8. How about any assistants?

9. What photo packages do you offer?

10. What are the prices of these packages?

11. How many locations will you shoot at?

12. What does it cost for additional locations?

13. Are there any locations that would be great for taking photos?

14. What happens if you have to cancel because of an emergency?

15. If you cannot make it because of an emergency, are there any back up photographers?

16. On my wedding day are there any other appointments you need to honor? Or is mine the only one?

17. Do you provide physical prints? Or just digital prints?

18. Is there a contract we have to sign for your services?

19. Do you have liability insurance in case something happens?

20. How much is it extra if we go over the allotted time?

There might be some more questions that you can think of, if so, then write them down as well, and add it to this list. You are going to want to have this list handy when you go see any photographer prospects. This way you won’t forget anything while you are there, and before you sign any kind of contract. Trying to do it all from memory might be a little too much in such a stressful time.

Now that you have read this article, you understand at least 20 questions that you need to add to your wedding photography checklist; questions that you need to ask your wedding photographer. These questions range from pricing options, to how many photographers, to insurance questions, and even over time questions if the need arises.

Low:

If you are on a very tight budget for your wedding, then going the low route might be the best option. The price of the low option is usually anywhere from $1000 – $1500.
This would normally include just the ceremony and scenes leading up to the ceremony as well. This phot shoot will typically last about 2 – 4 hours, depending on the photographer.

This price usually only consists of prints, or an online gallery you can share. Normally you will be able to ask for a few CDs and DVDs will the photos on them to hand out to various guests.

Medium:

This type of wedding photo shoot would costs about $1500 – $3000. It would be for quite a bit longer, and usually span at least 2 locations. This normally would include several prints of the wedding, all professionally done up in albums.

High:

This can be anywhere from $3000 and up. There have been costs of over $11000 for wedding photos. It really depends on the type of package you want; how many photos, albums, and locations covered in the shoot.

Alternative:

Now, there are alternative solutions to high scale professional photographers, and that is either family members not involved in the wedding, or a semi-pro, amateur wedding photographer.

The relative or friend is probably the cheapest bet, but wouldn’t do as good of a job as a pro, or even a semi-pro photographer. If you can find a semi-pro photographer, then snap them up, they will usually work for quite a bit less.

The only thing is they usually don’t do prints, but will usually give you CDs and DVD’s full of pictures; some of them might even give you the memory card all the pictures are located on.

Now that you have read this article, you understand that there are 4 main Wedding Photography Prices that you will find. The low range, the medium range, the high range, and the semi-pro range of prices. Honestly, it all really just depends on what you want in your photo packages, the more you want the higher the price ranges are going to go. The reason for this is; the more pictures you want, the more photographers will need to be there, which in turn increases the price quite a bit.

Take lots of pictures of the same pose:

Here is an example of what NOT to do:

When the bride and groom are up at the altar, take a single picture and then back away. Then go to another angle and take another picture. Then go somewhere else and take another picture of the bride and groom.

Here is what you do:

Yes you want to get different angle shots of the bride and groom. However, don’t just snap a single picture. You want to make sure you get around 4 – 6 shots each time you take a picture, especially of the bride and groom.

Why? Well that way you can pick and choose with the bride and groom which is the best shot to keep. Considering that 1 picture might not have turned out as good, especially if you aren’t paying attention.

And with the age of memory based cameras, just make sure you have lots of extra memory.

Get group shots:

You are going to want to get group shots of each family with the bride and groom, so that each side can have a good family shot for each other.

Then you’ll want to get the bride, and bride’s maids together, and the groom and groomsmen. These are very important groups in the wedding that you do not want to miss.

Get lots of candid pictures:

Candid pictures are of course pictures where there is no direction for poses or any such thing. You go about your business and take pictures of peoples arriving, people dancing, eating, and having fun. Make sure all the pictures are tasteful, but you can throw in a few of the groomsmen and bridesmaids making a fool of themselves, which they normally do at weddings.

Now that you have read this article, you will walk away with 3 great Wedding Photography Tips that will allow you to take amazing pictures, and walk away with some great stories to tell. Just remember take lots of pictures just in case, even if it is of the same “pose”.

Make sure you get lots of group shots of different people, especially the bride and grooms close family. And once all the posed shots are done, start in with the candid shots, everyone loves to see candid photos of weddings, as they all have a story that they can tell.

Time spent:

Time spend really has more than 1 meaning. First off it means a certain amount of time that the photographer is going to spend taking pictures.

And it also means if they will go to more than 1 location. For example; let’s say you had the photographer booked for 4 hours. And he spend 1 hour before the ceremony taking pictures. And then the ceremony lasted an hour, and then an after the ceremony with everyone leaving. That is a total of 3 hours.

However in the contract there is nothing saying he will go to more than 1 location. So he packs up and goes back to his studio.

In the mean time you assumed since he had an hour left he would take pictures on your reception. However, the contract only said 4 hours, and didn’t mention a 2nd location, so you ended up with no pictures for your reception.

Photo Type:

There are many types of photos, candid, group, “story” pictures. Make sure you tell the photographer which kinds of pictures you want. Plus then there are the double exposure and the fancy types as well. These usually drive the price up quite a bit, but if you want them, make sure you let him know.

Cost:

When it comes right down to it, all the stuff you ask for in your photo packages, will come up to some sort of price. Make sure that this is agreed upon in the contract before you give the ok. If you don’t, they might make up some price afterwards, and give you a bunch of add ins that they had to do, which jacked up the price.

Now that you have read this article, you understand 3 things that must be in all wedding photography contracts, and if they aren’t, it could cause troubles in the end. Remember to always have time spent, and amount of locations that the photos will be taken at. Agree upon the types of photos that will be taken, and the total cost of the entire package put together. If you leave any of these 3 out of your contract, you could spell disaster for you.

Different angles:

Creating pictures at different angles is a great way to be creative, so long as they are still viewable without giving someone a headache.

This means instead of taking pictures always coming at it from the same angle, mix it up. Get some lower shots, some higher shots. This will give people a different perspective of the wedding.

Just make sure that none are totally upside down, this tends to be hard to view, and might give people headaches when trying to look at them.

Pictures that tell a story:

There are several ways to get pictures that tell a story; candid, or staged.
What you want these pictures to do is let people know what’s going on before, or during the wedding.

For example, let’s say the father in law is talking to the new groom, you could have the groom roll his eyes, or the father in law look angry and pointing his finger at the groom, etc. Something like that, but if you can get them candid like that, all the better.

Different exposure types:

This is where you can put multiple images together and such. You can become quite creative with this. Just make sure that the bride and groom are into these types of photos. It is best to have some examples with you so that you can show them what you are talking about. This way they can decide if they want these types of pictures or not.

Now that you have read this article, you should be able to get some creative wedding photography done and impress any clients that come your way. There are different angles to shoot from, and don’t forget to create a series of pictures that tell some sort of story; either candid or staged is fine. Plus, when it comes to different types of exposures, you should be able to come up with something that will blow the minds of anyone looking at them, all in a good way of course.