There are new weddings that can be seen on the #WeddingPhotography pages of the Demuth Photography site now and some new photos added to the Weddings Portfolio pages. This is a busy time of year for me with lots of meetings with couples to discuss weddings.
The decision on whether or not to book a wedding photographer is normally down to three main things: First, the quality and feel of the actual photography. Second, how comfortable a couple feels with the personality of the photographer. Third, the price.
For weddings I work with a combination of film and digital cameras. It is essential that a couple likes my work and on my site you can see complete weddings, not just the best 20 or 30 wedding photos. As I will spend a lot of time with the wedding couple on their wedding day it is really important that there is a good rapport between us all. The final factor is price, and I try to be transparent with my pricing so that couples can budget easily, I also try to keep everything affordable and only charge £100 per hour.
The price includes all retouching, a set of prints, a high res disk and web gallery. If you consider that most weddings are 4-5 days work when you take into consideration, meetings, actual time taking photos, selection, retouching and creation of web gallery and disk, then it puts the price into perspective.
Recently there has been a massive increase in the number of wedding photographers, as cameras have improved more people have decided to become photographers, which is a mixed blessing. Yes, couples now have more choice and the prices have been driven down, but there are a lot of new photographers out there under-cutting prices and offering a poor service on the day and a poor end-product. Your wedding day is probably the one day of your life when you have all your friends and family with you and when you will want excellent photos that capture the day, from the spontaneous magical moments through to the family group portraits. Why would you gamble on the photography, the photos become the memories of the day.
If you are interested in finding out more about my wedding photography please email me at: paul@demuth photo.com