Faqs

Do you offer framing services for enlargements?

We offer framing services for bridal, engagement, or wedding-day enlargements. Occasionally, the wedding couple does not have the time or inclination to deal with finding a suitable frame for their chosen enlargements (especially those that may be displayed at the wedding or reception). In those cases, we are often asked to handle the framing of display prints, and that is a service we can provide. Generally, our framing services are much less expensive than having a custom frame done elsewhere.

Who processes your images and who does your printing for reprints and enlargements?

We digitally process our own images and all reprints and enlargements are printed at a professional photo lab. We always use the best available professional photo labs and we never cut corners on printing. This gives our prints the highest possible quality for our clients.

What is your start time for wedding day photography?

Our basic start time for wedding days is at least one hour before the ceremony. This allows us time for equipment setup, assessment of the location for our shooting strategy, and taking a few shots of the bride, groom, and other wedding party members, etc., before the ceremony.

What shooting style do you use for weddings?

We use a combination shooting style, mixing a candid photo approach (occasionally referred to as a photojournalistic style) with the more traditional posed formal photographs. Much of the style that we use is determined by the agreement that we reach with the bride and groom concerning the type of shots that they want us to use to tell the story of their wedding. We generally adjust our shooting style to some degree based on what the bride and groom want from us, and we are usually able to determine what the bride and groom want in our pre-wedding consultations with them.

How many photos do you take during a typical wedding day?

With photographers working together, we tend to average about 125 photos per hour over the course of any given wedding, occasionally shooting over 1000 photos on long wedding days.

Do you allow other people to take photographs while you are working?

For the most part, there is no problem with friends and relatives taking photographs while we are doing our work. All that we ask is that any friends or relatives respect the fact that we have been hired to do a job as quickly and efficiently as possible, and that it is especially important that we have minimal interference during the posed formals session. It’s quite all right if someone wants to take a photograph after we have shot a given pose, but other people taking excessive numbers of photographs during this time can lead to delays in the formal session and thus delays in getting to the reception. We try to work in such a manner that the formal session is not any longer than necessary. Thus, too many interruptions in this specific part of our service can lead to inappropriate delays.

At the reception, are the bride and groom expected to make arrangements to feed the photographer and assistant along with the other guests?

No, this is not an expectation. If we are invited to join the guests for a meal, we usually accept, but we do not expect for the bride and groom to be obligated to include us as part of the guest list for the meal.

Are you willing to shoot portraits of small family groups as a part of your wedding and reception photography?

Yes, we are happy to photograph small family groups as long as the bride and groom wish us to do this.

What types of payment do you accept?

Currently we accept cash and check.

What do you wear to our wedding?

This depends on the type of wedding you are having. This is something we’ll talk about with you when we meet. We’re willing to make any accommodations you request. Typically we wear black or tan dress slacks, a black dress shirt and black dress shoes. We do our best to look sharp. We wear black because it helps us to be more inconspicuous when we’re moving about capturing your big day.

Will you travel outside California?

Sure! Just let us know and we’ll work out some sort of deal. (i.e. – gas mileage, hotel, etc.)

Where do you shoot the Engagement session?

If possible, we like to shoot the engagement session at the location of the wedding. If this is not possible, or you have another place in mind, we are flexible. If you need help deciding we can make a few recommendations, like the place where you met, or the place where you became engaged. We’ll talk with you to come up with a good game-plan. After all, the photo session is about you and your needs. Once we find out what you’re aiming for (or what your taste is) we can agree on a place. We’d prefer not to be cooped up in a studio and arm you with the same old standard studio props. There are so many photography studios that have that style covered. We like the natural, modern, fresh feel.

Will you retouch our portraits in Photoshop? If so, what’s the cost?

Yes we will retouch the portraits before they are sent to print. There is no additional cost for this.

Is there a charge for converting a portrait to black and white?

Absolutely not! We would feel really bad for charging extra money for clicking one extra button in Photoshop.