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Where to look for photographer?

  • 02-11-2020 1:30pm
    #1
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,153 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    When looking for a photographer what 'resources' are the most popular? Word of mouth recommendations would be the highest I'd presume.
    From magazines, websites etc. which ones do people use, would you recommend?
    Any other areas you'd look at- e.g. flyer in a hair dresser, wedding dress shop etc.?

    Thanks,
    Pa.


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  • #2
    woodchuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,411 ✭✭✭✭woodchuck


    There's a lot listed here:
    https://www.weddingsonline.ie/suppliers/wedding-photographers

    Your venue might recommend a photographer.

    We also asked around our married friends too for recommendations. We also found that when we contacted certain photographers that had been recommended, if they weren't available themselves, they'd make recommendations too.

    Make sure to check out their website and see if you like their style. Think about if you want off the cuff documentary style photos or more formal portraits or a mix of both.

    Google extensively for online reviews. Some people have been badly caught out by not researching their photographers properly.

    Once you have a short list, get in touch and ask to see an album capturing a full day. Anyone can have a couple of dozen nice shots of a day on their website, but it's important to see that they have consistently good quality photos throughout the day. There was one person we were very serious about hiring until we saw one of her full albums (it was a very dull day and a lot of harsh flashes were used indoors - it literally looked like about half of the photos were taken at night, when it was still the middle of the afternoon. Of course none of those photos featured on her website). We also asked if they are familiar with our particular venue and asked to see photos they've taken there.

    We also chatted to a couple of them on the phone before making a decision. If you're hiring them for the whole day, you want to make sure they're sound! And we had a LOT of questions for them too. I can try to dig them up if you like. The photos are important to us, so we spent a lot of time and effort researching photographers before making a decision.


  • #3
    pullandbang
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 4,948 ✭✭✭pullandbang


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Hi all,

    When looking for a photographer what 'resources' are the most popular? Word of mouth recommendations would be the highest I'd presume.
    From magazines, websites etc. which ones do people use, would you recommend?
    Any other areas you'd look at- e.g. flyer in a hair dresser, wedding dress shop etc.?

    Thanks,
    Pa.

    Hi Pa,
    Long time no see :-)
    If I'm not mistaken you're looking for resources to list yourself.
    Forget print magazines and newspaper ads - waste of time.
    Flyers in local venues, hairdressers, wedding dress shops etc are worthwhile.
    There's a couple of free groups on FB which are swamped with photographers and they're a real race to the bottom in terms of prices.
    Weddings Online is ok and can generate a lot of enquiries. They also have their own FB page which is pretty busy. That one is going to cost €x each month depending on the package.
    Word of mouth is a biggy but it's Catch 22. You need to get a start before you can get recommendations.
    The big wedding fairs can be good but they're not going to happen again anytime soon and they are wicked expensive.


  • #4
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,153 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    pullandbang wrote: »
    Hi Pa,
    Long time no see :-)
    If I'm not mistaken you're looking for resources to list yourself.
    Forget print magazines and newspaper ads - waste of time.
    Flyers in local venues, hairdressers, wedding dress shops etc are worthwhile.
    There's a couple of free groups on FB which are swamped with photographers and they're a real race to the bottom in terms of prices.
    Weddings Online is ok and can generate a lot of enquiries. They also have their own FB page which is pretty busy. That one is going to cost €x each month depending on the package.
    Word of mouth is a biggy but it's Catch 22. You need to get a start before you can get recommendations.
    The big wedding fairs can be good but they're not going to happen again anytime soon and they are wicked expensive.

    Hi,
    Thanks for that. Ya, you're correct. I have my website- http://patrickdinneen.ie/ but want to know where to put marketing effort & resources. I've been onto weddings online & will try them out. Hopefully it'll generate some interest and weddings. Fingers crossed.
    Cheers,
    Pa.


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