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Crowd sourcing Wedding Photos - Snapshot Sunday

Posted on May 12, 2013 at 1:30 PM

You’ve hired a photographer, but all she keeps doing is taking photos of you as a couple. And worse yet, they are all staged. When you think of your wedding album, the visions that flash through your head are in-the-moment, showing you and your guests having the time of your lives, and spontaneity. Instead this photographer is exactly the opposite of what you wanted.

You look around and your guests are having the time of their lives, capturing the moments on their iPhones. You’d love to have those photos, but there is no way you can contact some 200 people after the wedding and beg them to give you the photos. But how are you going to get the shots that show your guest living up the night?

Wedding Party is a free app that your guests can download onto their phones, and then it’ll store all of the photos they take that evening into one place, so you can access them. Your professional photographer can capture the glamor shots, while your guests get the subtle, fun, and candid moments that might be missed. Plus it’s so easy that even the flower girl can use it.

Another thing I love about this app (available for iPhone, beta for Android) is that it uploads the photos onto your personalized website in real-time, so if you have guests that are unable to make it, they can still see what’s going on.

Instagram and Twitter are also great alternatives for people who are signed up with accounts with those services. When you want to see your photos the very next day, without having to wait weeks to see the results of your professional wedding photos, this is a wonderful alternative.

Instagram is a fast and easy way to get multiple perspectives on your big day. Again, for guests who are unable to make the long-distance ceremony, this will give them a sneak peek into the happenings of your wedding.

So here are the steps you’re going to want to take:

Create a hashtag for your wedding so that all your photos will get stored in one place. When someone takes a photo of your day then they need to tag the photo with the hashtag. For example #EssenceofEventsWedding. Make sure the hashtag hasn’t been used before!

If you are less inclined to pick a hashtag for your wedding day, another option is to create a profile that people can follow and also tag photos to. If you already have an Instagram profile, simply log out and create a new account with a title related to your wedding day. This way you will always have a spot you can go to that is solely reserved for this event.

Make sure to provide some sort of handout or bulletin to introduce your guests to these ideas which explain the concept and also notes the selected hashtag and/or profile.

To learn more about different ways to capture the Essence of your Event, make sure to contact us. To set up your free, one hour initial consultation, email us at info@essenceofevents.com or call 253.292.1482

Written by Samantha Macrae

Sunday- Questions for the Photographer

Posted on December 23, 2012 at 8:00 AM

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Questions for the Photographer

Company: __________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________

Appointment Date: ______/_____/____ Time: _______ am pm

Contact: _____________________ Phone# :(______) _______________

Fax #:_______________________ E-Mail:________________________

Website: _____________________________________________________

Hours of operation:

Mon.-Fri. ______ to _____ Sat. ____ to ____ Sun. ____ to _____

Are you available for the date and time we have selected? YES NO

Are you licensed, bonded and insured? YES NO

Are you a member of any associations? YES NO __________________

How long have you been in business? ________________________________

Is this your full-time job? YES NO

What's you specialty? ________________________________________________

What is your style of photography? ___________________________________

Are you the one who will be showing up at our wedding? YES NO

If not, who will?

__________________________ (______)___________________

How many weddings have you photographed in the past year? ______________________________________

Past five years? ______________________________________________________

Do you have referrals and contact information for them? YES NO

Contact: _____________________________

(______) _______________________

Contact: _____________________________

(______) ______________________

How large have the weddings you've photographed been? ___________

What different types of settings have you photographed weddings in? _______________________________

Outdoors? YES NO

Do you shoot in both color and black and white? YES NO

Price difference? ____________

What are your fees? $________________________________________________

What does that include? _____________________________________________

What is your payment policy? _______________________________________

What is your cancellation policy? ______________________________________

Will you provide a contract for us to review and sign? YES NO

Do you charge by the hour with a minimum? YES NO $______HR.

Do you charge for travel? YES NO $__________

Do you require an assistant? YES NO

If so, who pays for that? _____________________________________________

What is the charge? $________________

What types of packages do you offer? _________________________________

What's included? ___________________________

Digital CD? YES NO Negatives? YES NO

Number of prints? _______ Albums? __________

Can we customize? YES NO

How many photos will you take? _____________

How much time do we need to allot for you to take the photos? ________

Do you prefer taking photos before or after? __________________

Are you willing to take location photos such as at a nearby park? YES NO

Will you scout locations? YES NO

Is there an additional fee for this? YES NO $_____________

Do you use digital cameras? YES NO 35mm? YES NO

Medium Format? YES NO

Lighting equipment? YES NO

Can we purchase negatives? YES NO Cost? $_____________

How long do you keep them? _________________________________

Cost for getting prints later? $___________

Cost of CD with digitals? $___________

Do you take reception photos? YES NO

How long will you stay? _________________

Do you allow family members or their guests to snap some photos after you set up the poses? YES NO

How long until we have the proofs? ___________________________________

How long until we have the actual photos? ___________________________________________________

Will you provide a contract for us to review and sign? YES NO

Can we see your portfolio? YES NO

Is the number of Photographs in the sample album the same as we will be getting? YES NO

How many proofs do you shoot at an average wedding? ______________

What format will our proofs be in? ________________

Will they be on traditional photo paper or a CD? ________________________

Will your company's name be stamped on the front? YES NO

Can we see proofs from a recent wedding? YES NO

Can you provide references of vendors you've worked with from recent weddings? YES NO

Contact info: __________________________________________________________

How many hours will you be at our wedding? _________________________

What are the overtime charges? _______________

What are your twilight charges? _______________

Will our money be refunded if your camera fails or equipment and our pictures do not turn out? YES NO

What do you think sets you apart from other Photographers?

Is there anything else you think we should know before we make our decision?

YES NO