Qualities to Look for in a Destination Wedding Photographer

Qualities to Look for in a Destination Wedding Photographer

 

Author: Enrique L

‘Exploring life' is the buzzword. Be it vacation or weddings! More and more couples each year want to have destination weddings, which essentially serve both as a family get together and a time to celebrate and vacation as a family.

Most couples look for deals that can offer them the whole package. And that includes photographers who are familiar with the destination. From thousands of choices, how do you go about choosing the right destination photographer? Here are some tips to hire the right person.

Openness to Creativity

When you interview the destination photographer, go through his/her works. Look for creativity and use of the location. Though you might not be a great expert on taking photographs, you certainly can tell the breathtaking ones, form the not so great ones. Destinations weddings are wild and offer a great deal for any photographer to explore. Probe on how well the person will utilize the scenario to capture once in a lifetime photographs.

Even if the photographer has visited the same location 5 times, he or she should be able to create different moods on each occasion. Openness to creativity is important.

Quick and candid photos

Weddings are fast paced. Only a quick-fingered shutterbug catches the best moments of the day! The loving look, the raised eyebrow when the groom is groping for the ring, the stifled laugh when your significant other mispronounces you ‘my awfully wedded…' are just too cute not to be clicked. Candid photos are quite often among the favorites compared to casual and posed photos.

Knowledge regarding the Destination

This is one of the major reasons couples tend to choose locals over flying outside photographers. Locals have good knowledge about the spots and locations. A destination photographer travelling frequently to the same destination will have equal knowledge as the locals. The basis of choosing should be more on their experience and talent, rather than knowledge.

Sometimes hiring a person who is new to the location might result in more bolder and creative photographs rather than time-tested safe ones. However, it is necessary that a photographer new to the place takes minimum time to adapt to a new location.

These are the innate qualities you need to look for in a destination wedding photographer. Budget and holding license for taking photographs in foreign countries are among other necessary things you need to check before hiring one.

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