1. WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY STYLE?
For wedding photography Elisa E. is primarily a photojournalist with hints of fashion and fine-art influenced wedding photography techniques. However, Elisa E. given her vast portfolio and extensive training Elisa E. can work with whatever style you would like.
2. HOW MANY WEDDINGS HAVE YOU SHOT, AND HAVE YOU SHOT ONES SIMILAR TO MINE?
This is a great question to get an idea of how much experience your photographer has in general. Years are not a good gauge of experience since some wedding photographers may work part time, and only shoot five weddings a year on weekends. Thus, maybe they have five years of experience, but they have only shot 25 weddings. Elisa E. is primarily a fashion photographer, but she has worked many diverse weddings and won awards for her wedding photos.
3. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU WORKED SPECIFICALLY AS A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER?
This question is designed to find out if the photographers are specialized in wedding photography or they are “one-stop-shop-photographers.” More specifically, you would be better off looking for a photographer that specializes, not only in wedding photography but the style of wedding photography. Elisa E. Photo is primarily fashion photography, but we have worked many diverse weddings and won awards for our wedding photos. I like to think that our fashion influence is what makes our wedding photos unique. Also the fashion industry is very fast paced much like a wedding.
4. HOW MANY OTHER EVENTS WILL YOU PHOTOGRAPH THAT WEEKEND?
Larger studios will often double and even triple book dates. Often running into issues. Smaller studios may plan multiple weddings on a weekend without having the resources. Elisa E. Photo makes sure that your date is blocked off and no other event is booked that day.
5. WILL A CONTRACT OF THE SERVICES BE PROVIDED? IF SO, CAN I GET A COPY?
There are a lot of studios that don’t create contracts for their wedding photography clients. You should require a contract from your photographer that details what services they will be providing, pricing, termination resolution terms, etc. A contract is created for your protection, and for the wedding photographer’s protection. It is best to hire a photographer that will build a contract with you, and be wary of photographers that “don’t typically create contracts for clients.” Elisa E. Photo always provides a contract for your protection.
6. DOES THE PACKAGE I AM INTERESTED IN INCLUDE AN ASSISTANT?
If your wedding has 50 or more guests, you should make sure you step up to a package that has an assistant photographer. Aside from the wedding site, there are many moments in which one single photographer cannot cover completely alone. There is no way to capture the first kiss, and at the same time, turn around and get the tear in mother’s eye. I do work with some amazing assistants and they can be added to your packages.
7. DOES YOUR STUDIO ALLOW ME TO CHOOSE A CERTAIN STYLE OF POST PRODUCTION?
Another factor in how your pictures will look is the style of post production that the studio employs. That is to say, they do post-produce your images. Be extremely careful, as many studios don’t post-produce your images, rather they give them to you unfinished and straight from the camera. In this situation, you are not receiving a finished and professional product. At Elisa E. we always consult with our clients to make sure they will like the finished product. (Depending on your package type, you may be able to choose from our unique Post Production Catalog. While we specialize in timeless post production techniques, certain packages allow the client to select which styles of post production they like which we use to then post-produce their images.)
8. WILL YOU COLOR CORRECT MY IMAGES?
Since color correction is the basic post production, it should be used on every single image. Many photographers will not color correct any, or will only color correct “select” images from your wedding. This means that you may have a lot of pictures where your skin tones are orange, yellow, red or even blue.
Elisa E. Photography color corrects every single image from your wedding to make sure each and every image is a professional quality product.