FAQs

As Carol Bluestein Photography, I have been  photographing weddings for three years, doing photography for eleven, working with digital imaging for over a year and maintaining my own consulting business since 1983.  I have both back up equipment and a fully portable studio as well as connections to the professional photographic community.  In addition, I am fully insured and have a current sales tax license. (see About Us)

What follows is a compendium of information from my own experience and those of a select number of other fine photographers.  In an attempt not to reinvent the wheel, especially where we agree, I have footnoted direct quotes as well as given direct link to their sites in the  bibliography  so you can review their complete text as well as a few other sites for more wedding information..

• Section 1
• What are the advantages of hiring a professional wedding photographer? 
• How do we find a good professional wedding photographer?
• What should we ask in the initial phone call?
• What should we expect when meeting with a photographer?
• What kind of an investment in photography should I expect to make?
• What if we are on a limited budget?
• Why shouldn't we have a friend or relative do it instead of a pro?
• Section 2
• How can we tell if the photographer is good?
• What should we look for in a photograph?
• What should we look for in an album?
• What are the dominant photographic styles?
• How can we minimize the time spent on posing and/or formals?
• Should we do the formals before or after the ceremony?
• What can you tell me about proofs?
• Section 3
• Why are photographers so sensitive about guests taking pictures?
• What about disposable cameras? 
• What happens if the photographer has an emergency or a problem with the equipment?
• How do we maximize our photographic investment?
• What happens at the end of the appointment?

• ¹ Eliot Khuner, Weddings by Eliot 

• ² Mark Goldberg, Spectrum Productions

• ³How to Choose a Wedding Photographer by Derek Baker, Wedding Expressions, from the  The Maryland Wedding Guide 

• Good Wedding Photography: What You Can Do to Make Your Pictures Right., from the Wedding Ideas magazine

• Photo Tips for Wedding Guests by Chuck DeLaney,

  • New York Institute of Photography, from the Wedding Ideas magazine