Frequently Asked Questions ___
Weddings
1. Why is wedding photography so expensive?
-Labor Costs- A photographer's work doesn't end when your wedding does. After the 5-10 hours of work they've put in shooting
your wedding, the photographer then spends spends hours and hours editing your images so that you get a wide array of perfect
photographs by which to remember your special day. It's not uncommon to work a full 3-4 says editing a wedding. This time is even more valuable when you factor in the limited number of weekends in a year there are for a photographer to work.
- Staff Salaries- If you decided to book an extra assistant or a 2nd shooter to help shoot your wedding the cost goes up. In return
for getting more images from various places on your day, your photographer is going to have to pay the assistant.
- Insurance- Because camera equipment cost so much, a photographer is smart to insure them. Just in case equipment gets
damaged by a guest, or sadly, equipment getting stolen.
- Web Site/Advertising- Photographers spend alot of money on advertising their buisness. They use things like ads, newepaper,
buisness cards, brochures, Web Site.
- Photo Extras- If you knew how much albums cost you'd have a heart attack. Albums are extraordinarily expensive and are often
added into the wedding photography prices. Don't forget the time it takes to design them as well.
- Education- The more educated a photographer is the better techniques and specializations will be used while shooting a wedding.
As everything else, that education comes at a cost through instructors, college degrees, extra classes, and seminars, etc.
1. Why is wedding photography so expensive?
-Labor Costs- A photographer's work doesn't end when your wedding does. After the 5-10 hours of work they've put in shooting
your wedding, the photographer then spends spends hours and hours editing your images so that you get a wide array of perfect
photographs by which to remember your special day. It's not uncommon to work a full 3-4 says editing a wedding. This time is even more valuable when you factor in the limited number of weekends in a year there are for a photographer to work.
- Staff Salaries- If you decided to book an extra assistant or a 2nd shooter to help shoot your wedding the cost goes up. In return
for getting more images from various places on your day, your photographer is going to have to pay the assistant.
- Insurance- Because camera equipment cost so much, a photographer is smart to insure them. Just in case equipment gets
damaged by a guest, or sadly, equipment getting stolen.
- Web Site/Advertising- Photographers spend alot of money on advertising their buisness. They use things like ads, newepaper,
buisness cards, brochures, Web Site.
- Photo Extras- If you knew how much albums cost you'd have a heart attack. Albums are extraordinarily expensive and are often
added into the wedding photography prices. Don't forget the time it takes to design them as well.
- Education- The more educated a photographer is the better techniques and specializations will be used while shooting a wedding.
As everything else, that education comes at a cost through instructors, college degrees, extra classes, and seminars, etc.