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Hepr opos ed! ! !Congr at ul at i onst hat ' sf ant as t i cf oryoubot h.Thi s i sat i meofgr eatj oyandt heoppor t uni t yt ohav eal otoff un pl anni ngf oryourdr eam weddi ng.Whet hert hatbehugewhi t e chur chweddi ngoral ow k eyi nt i mat eaf f ai r ,yourdayi syour s t ocr af t . Now youneedt of i ndav enuegetal i cence,f i ndTHEdr es s , bookyourphot ogr apher ,f i ndacak e,deci deont hemenu, choos eacarcompanys endoutt hes av et hedat es ,deci de who' l lbebr i des mai doht hel i s tgoeson.ST OPdon' tpani c!I am goi ngt ohel pyoumak es ur eyouav oi ds omeoft hebi g mi s t ak esot herbr i deshav emade.Thes emi s t ak esar er el at edt o yourphot ogr aphybutyoumayf i ndi thel pf ulwheni tcomest o book i ngot hers er v i cepr ov i der st oo. Wel lwhoar eyou?andwhywoul dwel i s t ent oyou,youas k ? Mynamei sDonnaE adeandIam apr of es s i onalweddi ng phot ogr apherbas edi nNor t hampt ons hi r e.Ihav ej us ts t ar t edmy 6t hyeari nt hei ndus t r yandIl ov emyj ob.Ial s opl anneda weddi ngonce,I ' v ebeenwher eyouar enow andIk now t he ex ci t ement ,Ik now t heant i ci pat i onandIk now t hewor r yov er budget s .I ' mi nauni quepos i t i onandI ' m abl et ous et hatt o br i ngyout he7mi s t ak esabr i demak eswhenhi r i ngher phot ogr apherandhow t oav oi dt hem. Sol et ' sbegi n
Mi st ak e1 UNCLEBOB. . . hial l .Ij us tneeds omeadv i cepl eas e. Igotmar r i edonaugus tt he2ndt hi syear , t os av eoncas habi taswasonat i ghtbudget ,wehadacol l ege s t udentwhoi ss t udyi ngphot ogr aphydoourweddi ngphot os ,we pai dhert hemoneyandwear es t i l lwai t i ngf ort hephot os .She pr omi s edmet heywoul dber eadyt heweek endj us tgonebuti v e hear dnot hi ngf r om herands hei snow notr epl yi ngt omyt ext s .I ’ m j us twonder i ngi fIs t andachanceofput t i ngi ns omek i ndofl egal compl ai nt ??whats houl dIdo?x Sar ahAl l s op Thi si sar ealbr i dei nar eals i t uat i ont hatIf oundi noneoft heweddi nggr oupsonf acebook .I twashear t br eak i ngt or eadandunf or t unat el yi t ’ snott hef i r s tt i meI ’ v er eadt hatphr as e‘ wewer eonat i ght budgets o. . . ’ . Thank f ul l yt hi sbr i dedi dl at erongetherweddi ngi mages . Butt i meandt i meagai nIs ees t or i ess i mi l art ot hi s ,abr i deneedst o r ei gni nt hebudgetandi t ’ st hephot ogr aphybudgett hatget ’ ss l as hed. Thi si smi s t ak e1.goi ngcheaporhi r i nguncl ebob.Y ouruncl ebob mayhav eaf ancycamer a,t hats t udentmayof f ert odoi tf ornextt o not hi ngbut . . .Uncl ebobwi l ldooneoft wot hi ngs ,bes oconcer ned byget t i ngwhatyouwanti npi ct ur est hatt heymi s st heent i r eday anddon‘ tgett oj oi ni nwi t ht hef ami l yandunl es st heyar eapr ot hey
wi l lmi s st hi ngsandnotgett heex pos ur er i ghtandyou’ l lendupwi t h adi s cofi magest hatyouar en’ thappywi t h.Ort hey’ l lhav eonet wo manyatdi nnerandt hey’ l lf or getwhatt heyagr eedt odoandyou’ l l endupwi t hadi s cofi magesf i l l edwi t ht hef ami l ymember suncl e bobwass atwi t h. ouwi l ldi s cov ers i mi l ari s s ueswi t has t udent ,es peci al l yi ft heyhav Y en’ ts hotaweddi ngbef or e.Theywon' tk now what ’ si mpor t antand what ’ snott heywi l ls hootwhatt heyt hi nkyouwantandmi ghtnotbe ascommi t t edasyouar et oyourday.Idon’ twantt ogi v es t udent sa badr apbutr eal l yt heys houl dn’ tbeouts hoot i ngaweddi ngal one t heys houl dbes econds hoot i ngf orapr of es s i onalphot ogr aphert o gett hei rex per i encedoyour eal l ywantt hem us i ngyourdayasa t es t ?Theyar eot heri s s ueswi t hhi r i ngyourphot ogr apherf r om t hes e s our cest oo.Whati ft hi ngsgowr ong?whati faSDcar dcor r upt sor t heybr eakt hei rcamer a?Nei t heroft hes epot ent i alphot ogr apher swi l l hav ei ns ur ancepr ot ect i onandwhati ft hes t udentt hent r i est os ueyou f ort hecos toft hei rcamer abecaus ei tbr ok ewhi l et heywer edoi ng s omet hi ngf oryou?Somet hi ngel s eIhav ehear dhappen.Now s ome hav epr of es s i onalphot ogr apher si nt hei rf ami l yandt hi si sal i t t l edi f f er enti ft heyar epr ot hent heywi l lhav ei ns ur anceandt heys houl d mak eyous i gnacont r acti fnotASKf orone.i t ’ sbes tt ohav ei tl ai dout i nB&W.Orchoi cet heni sdoyouwantt hem t oen j oyt hedaywi t h youordoyouwantt hem wor k i ng? Bot t om l i nei fyouwantpr of es s i onali mageshi r eapr of es s i onal .
Mi st ak e2 NO CONTRACT,NO COMEBACK . . . Ir ef eryoubackt oSar ah’ ss t or yofhi r i ngt hes t udentt ohi ghl i ghta mi s t ak emadebyt hos ehi r i nganyonepr oorot her wi s et ophot ogr aphert hei rday.Myf i r s tques t i ont oSar ahwasdi dyous i gnacont r act wi t hher ?Ial r eadyhadagutf eel i ngIk new t heans werbutIhadt o as k .‘ No’camet her epl y.It henhadt ot el lhert hatass hedi dn’ thav ea s i gnedwr i t t enagr eements hewoul dhav ev er yl i t t l echanceofbr i ngi nganys or tofl egalact i onagai ns tt hes t udenti fs hef ai l edt opr ov i de herwi t hheri mages .I twoul dbeherwor dagai ns tt hes t udent sand t hat ’ sahar dbat t l et owi natt hebes toft i mes .Thes ear eyourweddi ngphot ogr aphst heyar eyourl as t i ngmemor yofyourdayt heyar e yourf i r s tf ami l yhei r l oom t heyar et hepi ct or i alhi s t or yofyourweddi ngday.Y ouNE E Dacont r act .Don’ twor kwi t hanyoneunl es st hey gi v eyouacont r actt os i gnandmak es ur eyour eadi t ,ev ent hes mal l pr i nt .Y ouneedt ok now ex act l ywhatyourphot ogr apherwi l land won' tdoonyourdayaswel laswhatt heywi l landwon' tpr ov i de wheni tcomest oyouri mages .Copyr i ghtoft hei magesr emai nswi t h t hephot ogr aphert heyar ehi sorher si nt el l ect ualpr oper t ybutyou s houl dbeengi v enpr i ntr i ght st oanyi magespr ov i dedi ndi gi t alf or m. Pr i ntr i ght sandcopyr i ghtar et wodi f f er entt hi ngs( t hi scanhel pyou det er mi neapr of es s i onalf r om anov i ce) .Mak es ur et hei raddr es si s l i s t edont hecont r actandmak es ur eyouhav eacopy.Thi spr ot ect s youbot handbi ndsyouragr eementofwhati st obepr ov i dedbyt he phot ogr apher .
Mi st ak e3 I NSURANCEBE TTE RSAF ETHANSORRY. . . Asment i onedbr i ef l yi nmi s t ak e1i ns ur ancei samus t .Nots eei ngpr oof t hataphot ogr apherhasi ns ur ancei sagambl e.Andcoul dbeav er y cos t l ymi s t ak e.I fs omet hi ngwer et ogowr ongwi t hyouri mages ,SD car dsbr eak ,camer amal f unct i ons ,car dsgetl os t .Thenyouf i ndout yourphot ogr apherwasnoti ns ur edyoul os eal lyouweddi ng i magesandhav enopr of es s i onali magesofyourday,i magest hat youhav epai df or .Thi sbar esanemot i onalcos tmemor i esar epr i cel es sandhav i ngt hos ei magest ak enawayf r om youwoul dbedev as t at i ng. Ihav enev erbeenas k edi fIcar r yi ns ur anceorwhatt hati ns ur ance cov er sbutIhav ei tandIt el lmybr i desIhav ei tandt el lt heywhyi t ’ s i mpor t ant . Thi ngscangowr ongandi t ’ sa50/ 50chancet hey’ l lgowr ongon yourdayyouj us tdon’ tk now.Myi ns ur ancecov er smes ot hati fmy camer abr eak sIcanr epl acei t ,i tal s ocov er smySDcar dss oi fI wer e( heav enf or bi d)t ol os eaweddi ngIcoul dgett hem r ecov er ed andi ft hatf ai l edi twoul dcov eras emi r ecr eat i onoft heweddi ngday s ot hatwecoul dr ecr eat et hei magesf r om yourday.Al t hought hi si s al as tr es or ti tcanbedoneandatl eas tyou’ l lhav es omepr of es s i onal i magesofyouandyourhus bandi nyourweddi ngout f i t s .I ft her ei s noi ns ur ancet henyouropt i onsar el i mi t edandar el i k el yt ocos tyou mor emoney.
Mi st ak e4 IJUSTWANTNATURALI MAGE S. . . Thi si sapopul armi s t ak ebr i desmak ewhenhi r i ngt hei rweddi ng phot ogr apher .t heyhav el ook edonl i nes eenbeaut i f ulnat ur ali mages ofbr i desandgr oomsl aughi nghuggi ngl ook i ngof fcamer aand as s umet hes ear enat ur als hot scaughti nt hemoment .Ohi fonl ywe coul dbet hatont hebal lal lt het i me!t hef acti sasmuchasaphot ogr aphercanwat chyoul i k eahawkal lday( whi chi swhatyouar e payi ngf oraf t eral l )wedon’ ts eeev er yt hi ng.Al li tt ak esi sf oraLens s waporcamer achangeandt hemomenthasgone.Al otoft he i magest hatyouv i ew asnat ur als hot sar ei nf actpos edandcr eat ed t oper f ect i onbyt hephot ogr apher .Agoodphot ogr apherwi l lt ak eyou bot has i deandar r angeyous oyoul ookyourbes tandt hencr eat e s omet hi ngt ohappenof fcamer at ocat chyourat t ent i onormak eyou l augh.Thel aughi snat ur alt her eact i oni snat ur albutt hes hoti spos ed t ocapt ur et hi smoment .Ther ei sadi f f er encebet weennat ur al l ypos ed i magesandf or malandt hatIbel i ev ei swher et hedi f f er encel i es .So beawar eofwhatyouar eas k i ngf orast her ear ephot ogr apher swho dos hootphot oj our nal i s t i cal l ywhi chmeanst heydon’ tev eri nt er v ene i nt hedayatal lt heywi l lonl ycapt ur ewhati sgoi ngoni nf r ontoft hei r l ensandwi l lnotdoapor t r ai ts es s i onwi t ht hebr i deandgr oom atal l . Somak es ur eyouar ecl earwi t hwhatyouwantnat ur all ook i ngi nf or malpor t r ai t sandcandi dnat ur als hot sar et wodi f f er entphot ogr a pher s .
Mi st ak e5 NOTDOI NG YOURHOME WORK Ihav et oenl i ght enyounow t os omet hi ngt hathappensi nmyi ndus t r yt hatt r ul yups et sme.Pl agi ar i s mt heactoft ak i ngs omeoneel s e’ s wor kandpas s i ngi tof fasyourown.I t ’ ss omet hi ngt hatI ’ v es een happenwi t hi ncr eas i ngf r equencyi nr ecentyear swi t ht heev erex pandi ngf aci l i t i est hats oci almedi aandt hewor l dwi dewebgi v eus . Somev er ywel lk nownphot ogr apher si nt hei ndus t r ys uchasmy per s onalment or sandi ns pi r at i ongi v er s ,SueBr yceandSalCi ncot t a hav ebot hbeenv i ct i ms . Whathashappenedi nt hepas tandwhatcont i nuest ohappeni sa per s onpas s i ngt hems el v esof fasaphot ogr apherwi l lSTE ALanot her phot ogr apher si magesandl oadt hem t ot hei rowns oci almedi aand webs i t escl ai mi ngt hem ast hei rown.I ’ ms ur eyoucans eewher e t hedanger sl i eher e.How di s appoi nt edwoul dyoubei fyouhi r eda phot ogr apherof foft hei rwebpor t f ol i oonl yt ohav eyouri magesl ook not hi ngl i k ewhatyous aw? Asani ndus t r ywear eout r agedanyt i mewef i nds omeonehasdone t hi sandwewi l lgot owarf orourcol l eaguest omak es ur et hatt he wr ongsar er i ght edbutwedon’ ts eeev er yphot ogr apheronl i newe don’ ts eeev er yactofpl agi ar i s ms oyout hecons umerneedt obe v i gi l ant .As kt os eet hei rhar dcopypor t f ol i o,mak es ur et hatyous ee bi gi magesandt hatt hos ear equal i t ypr i nt s .( webi mageswon' tl ook goodbl ownupt owal lpor t r ai ts i z e) .Mak es ur eyoul i k et hebi g i magesyous eeandt hatt hei magesyous eeonl i neandt heones t heyar es howi ngi nper s on.
Mi st ak e6 ASKMENO QUE STI ONSI ’ LLTE LLYOUNO LI E S Thef i r s tques t i onIgeti show muchar eyourpack ages ?Wi t houtf ai l t hi si sbef or et heyhav eev encheck edi fI ’ m av ai l abl ef ort hei rweddi ngdat e.Now ofcour s ecos ti sal waysaf act orbutasIhopeyou hav er eal i s edbynow cheapi s n’ tt hebes twayt ogof oryourphot ogr aphy. I ns t eadofcheapyouwants omeonewhoi st hemos tyoucanaf f or d. Butt omak et hi si nv es t mentwor t hwhi l eyouhav et oas kt her i ght ques t i ons .Themi ni mum yous houl dl ookats pendi ngonyourweddi ngphot ogr aphyi s10% ofyourent i r ebudget .Sof ort heav er age £13kweddi ngyouar el ook i ngat£1300.Now £1300cangetyoua v er ydi f f er ents er v i cephot ogr aphert ophot ogr aphers ot heques t i on s houl dn’ tbehow muchdoyouchar gebuthow muchcanIgetf or mybudgetwhi chi s£XXX. Onceyou’ v ees t abl i s hedwhoi sav ai l abl eonyourdayandwhopr ov i deswhatf oryourbudget ,i ti swor t hs l i mmi ngyourl i s tdownt ot wo ort hr eeoft hos ephot ogr apher swhos eonl i nepor t f ol i oyoul i k e.
Thencal lt hesephot ogr apher sandaskf oraconsul t at i on.Al lphot ogr apher s shoul dof f ert hi sf orf r ee,unl essyouar eask i ngf oraf acet of acewi t haphot ogr apherwhol i v esal ongwayf r om youi nwhi chcaset heymayaskf or t r av elex penseoryoucansuggestaSk ypecal l . Whatt hi smeet i ngi sf ori s pr i mar i l ysoyoucanconf i r mt heyar ewhot heysayt heyar et hei ri mages ar et hei r sandt oseei fyoul i k et hei rper sonal i t y.Rememberbr i desyourphot ogr apheri sl i k el yt obet heonl yweddi ngv endorwhoi swi t hyoual lday youwi l lspendmor et i mewi t hyourphot ogr aphert hanyouwi l lyourhusbandupunt i lt hepoi ntt hephot ogr apherl eav es. Quest i onst oaskt oseei fyourhappyt ohi r et hem? How l onghav eyoubeenaphot ogr apher ? Hav eyoual waysshotweddi ngs? Whydoyoushootweddi ngs? Ar eyouaf ul l t i mephot ogr apher ? Whatt ypeofweddi ngshav eyoushot ? Hav eyoushotatourv enuebef or e? What ’ syourmostpopul arpack ageandwhy? Whatdoest hi smean?( i ft her ei sanyt hi ngi nt hepack ageyouar eunsur eof askasyou’ r epayi ngf ori tyouneedt ok now whati ti s) .Whi chpack agedo yousuggestf orus?( Thi si sagr eatonet oaskast hei rex pl anat i onofwhy canbev er yt el l i ngar et heyj ustt r yi ngt osel lt hei rt oppack ageorhav et hey r eal l yl i st enedt owhatyouwantandneed?)
I fyoul i k et heans wer ss of arandt hi nkyoumayhav ef oundyour phot ogr aphert hes ear ef ourques t i onst oas kbef or eyourf i naldeci s i on. How muchi sadepos i t ? Canwepaybyi ns t al ment s ? Doyouhav ei ns ur ance? Canwes eepr oof ? Doyouhav eacont r act ? orani deaofwhatt oex pectf ort hes el as tf ourques t i ons .It ak ea F 30% depos i tandt her emai nderi sdue30daysbef or et heweddi ng orIof f erapaymentpl anwhi chi s£150depos i tandev enmont hl y payment s; l as t i ngar ound12mont hs( butt hi si sdependentonhow f ari nadv anceyoubookandwhatt hemont hl ypayment sl ookl i k e,I t r ynott ol ett hepayment sbemor et hanar egul arbi l l ) .Mycont r acti s s i gnedatt het i meofdepos i tandIdocar r yi ns ur ancewhi chI ’ m happyt os how t omybr i deandgr oom.
Mi st ak e7 EXPE CTI NG SOME THI NG F ORNOTHI NG
Ik now wel i v ei nanagewher eev er yonewant ss omet hi ngf ornot hi ngandwe’ v ej us tbeent hr oughoneoft hehar des tcr edi tcr unches I ’ v eev erex per i enced.Butt heol ds ayi ng' paypeanut sandyouget monk eys 'i st r ue.Doyour eal l ywantt or i s kyourweddi ngmemor i es i nt hehandsofamonk ey?I ’ m nots ayi ngyouhav et opayt heear t h f oryourphot ogr aphy,t her ei saphot ogr apheroutt her ef orev er y budgetbutIdour geyout os pendasmuchasyoucanonget t i ng t hebes tyoucan.Thi nkoft hat10% r ul eandas kt hos eques t i ons . Choos et hebes tyoucanaf f or dandmak es ur eyoul i k et hei rwor k . Y ouri magesar et heonl yt hi ngt hatr emi ndsyouofev er ypar tofyour day. I tbr eak smyhear twhenIhearf r i endss ay‘ Iwi s hI ’ ds pentmor eon myphot ogr aphy’orev enwor s e‘ Ihat emyweddi ngphot os ’ .Ser i ous l ycons i derwher eyous pendyourmoney.I ’ v ebeenagues tat manyaweddi ngwher et hef oodwasl es st hanappeal i ng.Doyou r eal l yneedaf ancy4cour s emealt hatcos t st heear t h,orwoul da hogr oas tbuf f etbeamor eappet i s i ngopt i onf oryouandyourf ami l y? Doyouneedt obuyyouri nv i t esorcoul dyouandyourmai dshav e ani nv i t emak i ngpar t y?Doyouneedaf ancycart ot ak eyout ot he chur chwhenev er yonei si ns i deandcan’ ts eei tanyway.Icant el l youf ors ur et hatIv al ueweddi ngphot ogr aphyasoneoft hemos ti mpor t anti t emsonaweddi ngdayandper s onal l yI ’ l lf eedmygues t s f i s handchi ps ,hav emyr ecept i oni nat entwi t hl ot sofDI Y,Iwi l lbuy t hedr es sofmydr eamsagor geouscak eandt hemos tex pens i v e phot ogr apherIcanaf f or d.Becaus ememor i esar epr i cel es sandI wantt ol ov emyi magesf oral ways .
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