Budding wedding photographers?

Ardent

Hi all

I'm getting married in Dublin in late November and I'm looking for someone to photograph our wedding. We're trying to keep costs down and I figure there's loads of you guys on here who are more than capable of doing this kind of work for a reasonable price.

It'll be a small affair (< 50). I'm not too bothered about an album or loads of post-processing, just need someone with pro gear and experience to take some pro shots for us. If any of you are interested, can you please get back to me and we can discuss further. I'll probably need a quote and some examples of your work.

(Mods - if this is inappropriate for this forum, can you please move to a suitable location).

Thanks,
A.

melekalikimaka

i'd offer my services as help, wouldn't wanna take it all on, have done 3 weddings in my time, similar sized, 2 solo. but i'm still not comfortable doing this alone

helios

melekalikimaka wrote:

i'd offer my services as help, wouldn't wanna take it all on, have done 3 weddings in my time, similar sized, 2 solo. but i'm still not comfortable doing this alone

I wouldn't mind tagging along. I've done 1 before, and am certainly looking to do some more.

This is a wedding I did in March... link

unreggd

I'd be up for it alright, ill PM u some sample photos

Ardent

Some good stuff here guys. I'll get back to everyone after the weekend. Thanks for the replies and offers!

johndavidburke

Ardent wrote:

Hi all

I'm getting married in Dublin in late November and I'm looking for someone to photograph our wedding. We're trying to keep costs down and I figure there's loads of you guys on here who are more than capable of doing this kind of work for a reasonable price.

It'll be a small affair (< 50). I'm not too bothered about an album or loads of post-processing, just need someone with pro gear and experience to take some pro shots for us. If any of you are interested, can you please get back to me and we can discuss further. I'll probably need a quote and some examples of your work.

(Mods - if this is inappropriate for this forum, can you please move to a suitable location).

Thanks,
A.

try these guys
<snip> trying to get free advertising makes baby jesus cry </snip>
they are based in dublin and so a really good job.
good luck

rymus

Free? Hmm.. Wonder what the markup on prints is like if the service is free... John, you seem like an impartial observer who is in no way connected to the operation, what do you think?

Fionn

johndavidburke wrote:

try these guys

dont know if the op was looking for the more pro type service, theres' lots mentioned in weddings.ie and similar sites. Also the mods might take down your post because it's advertising which i think you need to pay for.

ah ya beat me to it lol

mathias

Free Weddings actually work out at nearly €900 , ( im basing this on a standard 40 sheet album , although no album would be included for the above price )

The price list is available on the site , unless you want matte photos , ( im my experience , not many people do ) then its about 23 euro for each 8 x 10 , making 40 of these come to 920 .

Also no formal shots , all reportage style , which is not everyones cup of tea and does not please the Mums and Dads , ( who always want formal shots of the Bride and Groom with the proud parents ).

Ive done a few weddings , one reportage ( a mix of formal in there too ) and most of the rest done the traditional formal way.
I am not a professional wedding photographer , ( but seriously thinking about it) , so I have not charged anyone anything like the above , my average sell is for €800 and that includes a leather bound album in a briefcase.



I still made money on that by the way , approx 20% profit. So " freeweddings" is not really free , unless 72dpi internet shots will do !

johndavidburke

rymus wrote:

Free? Hmm.. Wonder what the markup on prints is like if the service is free... John, you seem like an impartial observer who is in no way connected to the operation, what do you think?

hey there,
if you go to their site they have the prices there for you to check. if you have any questions just email them.. i did and they came back straight away with a reply..
all the best
john

rymus

Say John, you're not a salesman by any chance are you?

Fionn

whois

johndavidburke

rymus wrote:

Say John, you're not a salesman by any chance are you?

hey buddy,
no im not, but i think its a great service.

hmboards

johndavidburke wrote:

hey there,
if you go to their site they have the prices there for you to check. if you have any questions just email them.. i did and they came back straight away with a reply..
all the best
john

Uh huh :rolleyes:

http://www.whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d=freeweddingphotographers.com&tld=com

rymus

Gee whizz, I didn't see that one coming!

John; all do respect but even though you do free weddings, we don't do free advertising. If you want to advertise your services, contact the admins for a quote. Had you been upfront from the beginning and said it was your operation, I may have gone a bit easier on it.

_feedback_

rymus wrote:

John; all do respect but even though you do free weddings, we don't do free advertising. If you want to advertise your services, contact the admins for a quote. Had you been upfront from the beginning and said it was your operation, I may have gone a bit easier on it.

Ah rymus.. he mightn't be involved at all. I'm sure it's just coincedence that he's called john burke, and they've a load of people called john burke working for the company

hmboards's link above wrote:

Registrant:john burke burke Administrative Contact: burke, john burke Technical Contact: burke, john burke

mloc

I wouldn't mind doing this with melekalikimaka, we've worked together before.

jubi lee

john burke is the guy who runs it :-)

rymus

I think we figured that out in July last year... Thanks for dragging up an old thread though

bradnailer

Ardent wrote: »

Hi all

I'm getting married in Dublin in late November and I'm looking for someone to photograph our wedding. We're trying to keep costs down and I figure there's loads of you guys on here who are more than capable of doing this kind of work for a reasonable price.

It'll be a small affair (< 50). I'm not too bothered about an album or loads of post-processing, just need someone with pro gear and experience to take some pro shots for us. If any of you are interested, can you please get back to me and we can discuss further. I'll probably need a quote and some examples of your work.

(Mods - if this is inappropriate for this forum, can you please move to a suitable location).

Thanks,
A.

Why not make the day a Boards photo meet you can have lots of photographers for "free". The best way to keep cost down is don't do it:D