A meet up with a potential customer will typically involve the bride to be or the wedding planner ask a variety of questions regarding different aspects of the applicant. These serve as a vital tool to determine whether or not they are competent at what they do as far as Wedding Photography Atlanta Georgia. The following are some more questions one may want to consider asking.

Look a good reference from a close friend or family to get you started. These may be having previous experiences with photographers and may do well to recommend an excellent one that may know or have heard of. Try to get linked up with them and start with asking to see their album, this is easy as what bride does not like to drag out and show off that?

Also keep in mind the type of marriage ceremony and reception you are having. The marriage photographer should be capable of taking pictures in a formal setting as well as an informal, more casual setting. Many brides and grooms prefer to have a more formal marriage with traditional marriage portraits and photographs. In the other case, current trends involve the marriage photographers employ a photo-journalistic style of photography. Depending on the style you decide to take on, make sure the marriage photographer has enough experience to provide you with the type of pictures you desire.

Will you make changes to the contract? Many photographers object to changing their contracts for any reason. You don't have to work with them. Never sign an agreement that you're uncomfortable with. I suggest the following list of additions to every photography contact. The photographer you are hiring should be named explicitly as the photographer who will photograph your wedding. The contract should list any prepayment as a deposit. It should not say retainer. In some states, you may have a difficult time being refunded a retainer if the photographer fails to perform the contract.

How long did the album take to arrive? How much where additional prints? Did they supply a CD of the marriage images that you could print yourself, if so how much was it? Don't limit yourself to asking just people who have been recently married, but also make sure to ask friends who may have attended at a marriage for their opinions too.

Finally, make sure you and your spouse-to-be have a friendly relationship with the photographer. You should feel at ease with the photographer because he or she will be giving you direction and moving you into position for portraits.

What file format do you shoot? Every professional photographer will use the RAW setting, which gives the client the best possible results. This file format captures 4,096 levels of color per channel. The JPEG format, used in every point and shoot camera, captures 256 levels. That's a massive difference in the subtleties of color tone within an object.

Having done this you will still be faced with a huge list as it seems that everyone who has bought themselves a nice camera for Christmas is trying their hand at wedding photography. So how to cut the wheat from the chaff?