FAQs
- What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
a) Look at their past pictures, do you see yourself in them? Does the photographer have a range of moods he/she can capture/create? b) Does the photographer engage you with multiple questions regarding your preferences and requirements? c) Do you receive the original digital pictures/all rights to your images or do you have to buy additional prints from the photographer, if you would like more pictures in the future? d) What camera does the photographer use? Medium format ($$$), full frame ($$) or a basic APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera ($). The key qualitative distinction here is sensor size, not megapixels per se. If you are looking for a high quality large print, a full frame camera would be necessary. In turn, a modern medium format camera can capture images to cover an entire wall - without you having to stand 30 feet away to make out the pixelated content.
- What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?
Taking a portrait represents only 15 to 20 percent of the time that goes into this profession. The rest is allocated toward marketing, scouting out new locations, image post-processing, as well as research on new techniques, approaches, and software.