How to tell the difference between a good and a bad wedding photographer

How to tell the difference between a good and a bad wedding photographer

June 13, 2020 Off By Sarai Pellum

How do you tell the difference between one photographer at a wedding and the next? Wedding photographers searching through the sea can be a huge task. I was given the task of choosing our wedding photographer when I got married and looked at websites of many different photographers. Some were less expensive and some were more expensive but I was often unable to say the difference between the actual images. If I could say I liked the work of one photographer better, then I didn’t know why. This left me with very little confidence to pick a photographer for a wedding.

I want you to be able to pick a trustworthy North East Wedding Photographer . Let’s answer the fundamental questions, then.

Why could I not tell the difference?

The reason you and I couldn’t tell the difference is that the photographer’s best work is most of the work being put online. All the images that you see on the websites are great pictures. They would not make it on the platform if they weren’t. If you had a camera and one day went out shooting a thousand photos, I ‘m sure you could take at least 1 good picture.

Some photographers do just that. They are taking weddings and coming up with 2 or 3 decent pictures from the wedding. These are the pictures posted on their web site. You’ll never see any of the other videos. A bad photographer will take only 1-10 good photographs of your day. A good photographer from your wedding day will be able to shoot some 30-70 great photographs. Maybe a great photographer will take 50-100 great photographs.

Real Wedding images

The use of fake wedding images is another trick photographers use to build up their online portfolio. Some photographers can hire some models and go to a beautiful place, taking pictures for a whole day. They are going to put these shots on their website, and while the shots are great shots, They are not real marriages. They can take the shot and realize there is something distracting behind the scenes. They are not going to have this much time on your wedding day. On your wedding day, you won’t get any pictures that look like those.

Some photographers can also go to a workshop where they’re taught by another experienced photographer how to take better pictures. Will your photographer be able to actually create those shots himself?

Ask to see a full picture wedding

So don’t necessarily pick a photographer by looking at the portfolio online. All of the photographers should have a great portfolio online. Meet the photographer and ask to view photographs from a whole wedding. The photographer should show you about 200 photographs from an entire wedding and see how many of those photographs are great shots you think are. It won’t all be perfect. Even the best photographers will have bad photos, but you know you’ve got a good photographer if there’s a large number that are great shots.