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If I am looking for
classic/traditional wedding photography, am I in the right place?
No...probably not. But
that being said, you may not actually know what classic/traditional is.
I am a documentary portrait photographer. I'm interested in
photographing you, as unique as you are, with your natural smiles and
postures. I shoot portraits, but they tend to have a photojournalistic feel
and be more "in the moment"
and less "posed." Basically, if you like what's on my
website...you probably don't want classic/traditional.
What does “documentary
photographer” mean?
This basically means that I primarily shoot in a photojournalistic
style for your wedding or whatever else you ask me to shoot. I
“document” your day and event so that when you look back at your
pictures, it’s not a collection of people lined up, uncomfortable and
awkward, but, rather, the actual day and all the emotions and events and
moments, both the perfect and the imperfect.
What is online proofing?
How quickly will my pictures be online for previewing?
Online proofing means
that your pictures will be available to preview and/or order online.
You will be receive a web address for the location of your online
proofing site and that will be available from about two-three weeks after your
wedding to 270 days after it goes live (they will not be there forever).
What’s the deal with proofs? Do I
get to keep them? Do they say “proof” or “kaiti bierdeman photography”
on them? Are they in some kind of album?
I offer actual proofs
with my standard and premium rates. This means you get first generation 4x6
prints of all the finished photographs from your wedding. They don’t
say “proof” or any other fun thing on them. Just the picture. All for
you. I don’t want them back. I wrap them up in a cute little
box and then you can pick and choose ones that you want to use for
whatever your heart desires.
How does album ordering work? How
do I know I’ll be getting what I want?
Album ordering is not as
complicated as it seems like it is. The first step in ordering an album
is contacting me to talk through the process. You need to decide what
style you want (“contemporary magazine” or “grunge”), what size and
somewhere between 30 and 40 key images. From there, you can place the
order online to pay with a credit card or send in a check if you’d
rather pay with that. I’ll design all the pages, send you a pdf, get
your approval, and then send to the printer. It takes about 30 days for
me to get the album back from the printer.
What’s the difference between the
prints I can order from your website and the prints I can order from
Walgreens?
In my humble opinion,
there really is no comparison. I know with the “Premium” package you
can have prints made wherever you like, but PLEASE let me recommend
going to good, high-quality printers…this means you’ll have to pay more,
but, really, it’s worth it. All prints ordered from my store come from
a professional lab that I contract all my printing through. They use
the highest quality of paper and inks to produce the best results. The
best.
Do you shoot alone at a wedding or
do you have an assistant?
I GENERALLY shoot alone.
I’ve always felt quite comfortable doing that. I do OCCASIONALLY have
an additional shooter, though, who would be some young-buck who is
interested in getting into the business and works as my intern. (If you
are interested in being that young-buck, drop me an email!)
Any more questions?
Let me know.
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