Never Hire a Photographer Without Doing This First
Whether they’ve hired a photographer to take a family portrait or to shoot their engagement or wedding, it isn’t uncommon for people to be disappointed with the results. The tendency in these cases is to blame the photographer for doing a bad job or not listening to the desires of the client. While some of this may be the photographer’s fault, there is actually some responsibility on the part of the client to make sure that the photographer they’ve hired is one that they like. That’s why it’s so important that you do your research ahead of time to see which photographer is right for you.
Never hire a photographer without first looking at some examples of the work they’ve done. This past work is the best way to tell if you’ll like the work they do for you. Anyone who has worked as a photographer before will have a collection of their best work available for people to look through. Some photographers put their portfolios online on their websites, while others have physical books that you can look through at their studios or offices. Whether you’re looking at the actual photographs or copies of them online, you’ll get a great idea of the work that they do. Here are the things you should be looking for.
First, you need to gauge whether the photographer is competent. All photographs should be properly focused and color balanced, for example. There are no rules governing who can start working as a photographer and that means anyone with a camera can try to pass themselves off as one. It’s up to you to judge whether the person is capable of being a photographer or not and the best way to do that is to look at the photographs they are most proud of.
That said, photography is an art as much as it is a craft. To that end, you’re looking through the portfolio to see what kind of artist the photographer is. Art, though, is highly subjective, and how you feel about the work should be your guiding principle. It’s important that the work is something that you actually like, or you’ll be disappointed later.
You’re looking for tone and style. It helps to know what it is you’re looking for when you do this, that is, what sort of tone and style you want your pictures to have. If you’re looking for a funny or fantastical sort of look, make sure the photographer has done that kind of work before. If you want outdoor shots, you don’t want to work with a photographer that does studio work exclusively. When you take the time to do this, you’ll end up with pictures that both you and the photographer are happy with.
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