FAQs

What’s your style?

Apparently, for many people “style of shooting” and “style of editing” are equal. They are not. For example, a very popular demand for “light and airy” is about editing (how the photographer uses professional software after a wedding). And, let’s say, “photojournalistic” is about shooting (what the photographer does with his camera during the wedding).

So, my editing style can vary from “light and airy” to “dark and moody” based on lighting conditions, the client’s preferences, etc.

My shooting style is also versatile leaning toward photojournalistic. I’m usually trying to avoid unnatural posing, fake smiles, etc. Of course, during getting ready and the first look and portrait session of bride and groom there will be a lot of posing (always with my advice, directions, etc.), but during the ceremony and reception, I prefer to move around as much as possible and change angles, distance, camera’s lenses for max versatility of shots.

Is a second shooter included in packages?

After a few dozen of weddings, I figured that for 80% of them one active, not lazy, energetic, and creative photographer is more than enough. For about 20% of weddings (usually with complicated logistics) the second shooter can be helpful, and I have a list of trusted professionals. So, the answer to this question is “No”, but if we decide we really need a second shooter - for a very reasonable extra $ we will have one.

How many photos do you include in your wedding packages?

Unfortunately, there is no exact number that can be guaranteed. Based on your total number of hours of coverage, timeline (getting ready – yes or no? civil ceremony or ceremony at church? session after ceremony only with bride and groom or with whole bridal party and family?), number of locations, intense of your Big Day, number of speeches and dances a final number of photos can drastically vary. My experience says for a full wedding day (8-10 hours) you can expect about 700 good edited unique photos.

Edited photos? Can we have ALL photos from my wedding?

The short answer is “no”. To capture every important moment in the best way I must take a lot of photos. Some of them are blurry, over-exposed or under-exposed, with closed eyes, awkward poses, yawning people, or just not perfect in terms of angle or composition. Some of them are just duplicates – for example when a bride walks down the aisle (just two minutes of the wedding day), I take about 50 photos of this moment. Let’s be honest, 1-2 perfect photos of this moment are more than enough, so the rest of it (48-49 photos) will be gone forever.

For editing purposes, my cameras save photos in a special format that can’t be read without special software. Just imagine your favorite pizza place. Now try to imagine how you ask them to give you uncooked pizza, i.e. a piece of raw dough, non-melted cheese, and cold pepperoni. That’s what you ask when you want RAW photos – unfinished product.  

So, I will deliver to you only good, unique, and edited photos.

Do you give CD’s or USB’s with edited photos to your clients?

I can. But it’s 2023, so I prefer to use up-to-date tools. And the most convenient and popular way today to deliver edited photos is a digital gallery. After your Big Day, you will receive a web link from me (protected with a PIN number), and you will be able to check photos (one by one or as a slide show), share this link with friends and family, and download the whole gallery at once in original size and web size or one-by-one.

P.S. Please, don’t fall in love with these fancy wooden USB drives, most of them are made from the cheapest electronic components somewhere in China, and even though look pretty nice but in terms of reliability they are… let’s say.. meh!