Student photographer for wedding

GrumpyDil

Whatever you choose to do hope you have a great day but if you choose to go with a student/non professional then be aware that they won't be able to restage the wedding for you. That said with he proliferation of good quality camera phones I'd expect there to be hundreds of decent images around anyway.

Gloomendoom

The quality of the camera is of secondary importance.

I own some reasonably high end photographic equipment and am a keen photographer but there is no way I would agree to be the main photographer at somebody's wedding.

onomatopoeia99

Gloomendoom wrote: »

The quality of the camera is of secondary importance.

I own some reasonably high end photographic equipment and am a keen photographer but there is no way I would agree to be the main photographer at somebody's wedding.

I completely agree with this. I also own high quality DSLR kit and enjoy my photography as a hobby, but wouldn't take wedding photos either for money or as a favour.

caprikid1

As stated, if you go to a wedding fayre and see the difference between a good photographer and an average one , its night and day. A student photographer to take some snaps is just a waste.


Photographs will be the main memory of what is an expensive day. It's the last thing to skimp on.


Incidentally ask the guests to e-mail theirs after the even ,often will be some of the moment gems.

Red-Squirrel_2

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

A student is unlikely to have insurance sufficient to restage the whole event if something goes wrong with their photos (e.g. corrupt memory card or similar). Would you be happy if they said "sorry, no photos, here's your money back?" or would you expect them to pay to hire the venue again, get all your guests back for the group shots etc?

Is this something that people expect from a professional photographer? I've never heard of that!

Gloomendoom

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Is this something that people expect from a professional photographer? I've never heard of that!

I've heard of people reshooting their wedding photos and assumed that it was at their own expense. I think wedding insurance policies do cover it if it is necessary because something went wrong but probably not if the the couple just don't like the pictures.

ska_lover

FirstTimer4Me wrote: »

Thanks for the postings

Ways we can cut the costs down

Do we need an album, not necessarily, we can make our own.

Do we need a photographer for the whole day, not necessarily, probably, only 3 or 4 hours.

Students from a night school sounds appealing.

Seriously consider why people are telling you this is a bad idea - everyone is telling you its a bad idea - your photos are one of the few mementoes of the day - photos that you will look back on for years.


It really is TOO BIG a risk, to skimp on this and end up with rubbish memories to look back on


My sister had her photos done by a student and they were properly awful. She was devastated to say the least and has never displayed a wedding photo.


A decent photographer will have flair and imagination and use their experience to get the best of the day and may even have a few props - and not just present you with dozens of virtually identical bad quality pictures of various family members standing in a badly organized group.


You don't need an album, a professional will give you your copies on a CD or USB stick no problem - then you can do what you like with them


You would be much better advised to save a few hundred quid elsewhere, a cheaper dress or cheaper location - show us your wedding budget and we can possibly help.


Also, if you only have a photographer for 3-4 hours, they will cover the wedding, then early part of the reception and then leave, potentially missing out the bulk of the reception and fun

Batman2017

GrumpyDil wrote: »

Whatever you choose to do hope you have a great day but if you choose to go with a student/non professional then be aware that they won't be able to restage the wedding for you. That said with he proliferation of good quality camera phones I'd expect there to be hundreds of decent images around anyway.

What a load of tosh. I am an amateur photographer myself who has recently been to a wedding. The couple used an app that guests could download on their phone so they upload their wedding photos to one convenient place for the couple and everyone else to view. I can tell you now that as somebody who used an experienced photographer that these 'camera phone photos' are rubbish in comparison. People have no idea how to take a photo. They just point and click as if it were that simple. Don't expect to cheap out and then get great photos.

[Deleted User]

I'd rather a professional photographer with an iPhone took photos rather than an inexperienced student with a dSLR and set of lenses.

Also - undercutting professionals is a bad idea for us all. Would you use an amateur electrician? Or a student gas engineer?

Gloomendoom

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Also - undercutting professionals is a bad idea for us all. Would you use an amateur electrician? Or a student gas engineer?

Get a grip.

I doubt anybody has ever been killed by a duff wedding photo.