Questions
How long have you been photographing weddings?
I have been photographing weddings for 7 years, and have photographed over 200+ weddings.
How many weddings do you take a year?
It has taken many years of photographing 40+ weddings a year to realize that quantity is not correlative to quality. As my experience has increased, so has my expectations for the best and most comprehensive client experience possible. It is so important to me that each and every one of my clients has my full attention, capabilities, and energy. For this reason, I only accept 15 weddings per calendar year.
How would you describe your editing style?
Clean, vibrant, and editorial imagery is my specialty. I have spent years perfecting my editing to give you the most true to life colors (with a little dazzle), so that your wedding will remain timeless among the decades, and photography “trends” that will come and go. I want your photos to feel relevant for the rest of your lives, and in doing so I pay extra attention to nuanced details in color, skin tones, and the environment around you on your wedding day.
Do you help us make a timeline?
OH YES I DO. Once I receive a day of schedule from you, I create a pretty little detailed photo timeline for you so you know what to expect and when. Don’t know where to begin with your day of schedule? Just ask and I can send you an example timeline from past weddings so you have somewhere to start!
Do you offer album services?
Heck ya I do. I love designing albums, and truly think it’s the best way to bring your photos to life after you receive your gallery. I run an annual album sale around the holidays, but you are welcome to order an album any time after receiving your full gallery.
What if you get sick or can’t show up to our wedding?
This is covered in my contract! If anything were to happen to me, I have systems in place so that you would be covered with an equally qualified photographer.
How many photos do you deliver in a wedding gallery?
This is a great question and probably my most frequently asked. For my 6 hour packages I start at a minimum of 300 photos, and for my 8 hour packages I start at a minimum of 500 photos. There is no cap to how many photos I deliver. I want to give you as many bomb-ass, unique, and flattering photos as I can that tell the story of your day, so the more the merrier.
What is it like working with you?
The consistent thing I hear from my clients is that they feel like they have a hype woman, a true professional, and a best friend as a photographer that has integrated seamlessly with their guests and families. I am in the business of people, and the experience you have with me means the world to me. The proof is in the pudding; you can read all of my reviews here.
Have you shot at our venue before? Does that make a difference?
A huge part of my job as your wedding photographer is to walk into a room and immediately know the most flattering light, angles, and composition. For these reasons, it makes little difference whether or not I have shot at a venue before, because the best photos are completely dependent on the light, setting, and timing of the current moment. However, I love being familiar with my venues so if it is one I haven’t shot at before, I will always show up early to scout locations for your photos.
Can you give me some “adjustments” in Photoshop?
Here’s the thing; it is my job to give you the most flattering, sexy, emotional, photos of yourself you have EVER seen (yes, that’s a tall order but I’m confident in my abilities). This means making you look like your best YOU in your natural state. I do not do any body modifications in Photoshop for this reason. If there is something you are self conscious about, let me know beforehand, I would love to put more focus on the things about yourself that you L-O-V-E.
Do we receive RAW images?
RAW images, or unedited images as some would call them, are essentially massive files that take up space on your computer, and include blinking, sneezing, stank faces, and the moments that don’t necessarily tell the story of how beautiful your wedding day really was. That’s why you hired me – to take care of all that for you. Giving out RAW files would be like giving you all the ingredients to make seafood enchiladas but no recipe. So in short, no, I do not give out RAW images because they are not your final product.