Photographer Hunting Etiquette
Photographer Hunting Etiquette
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If you are in need of a photographer here are some tips on etiquette to get the most enjoyable experience out of the photographer you end up choosing.
Don’t leave us hanging
Don’t leave us hanging. It’s fine to shop around. I recommend it. When you decide on a photographer after talking with multiple photographers, let the rest know you won’t be working with them. Put the others out of their misery so they don’t have to hold that date you inquired about. This is important for wedding date and portraits where the photographer has fifteen, twenty, or thirty minute time slots.
Not a Bazaar
We are not in a bazaar in Belarus. Please do not haggle over the pricing a photographer offers. I’ll let you behind the curtain for a minute. Photographers have expenses, especially if they have a studio they work out of. The only thing, in my opinion, you should ask is if paying cash drops the tax. No photographer wants to drop their price but the less experienced photogs will out of fear of losing the client.
Pick One
If you are having a wedding or an event at a large venue and feel you need more than one photographer, don’t hire two separate photographers. Pick a photographer you like and tell them you would like a second shooter. Nine times out of ten, that photographer has a pool of photographer friends who get along and photograph similarly. It will be more cost effective also since all 2nd shooters give their images to the main shooter to edit. Two separate photographers not working together are charging you full price since they are handling the session as if they were by themselves.
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