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Wedding Photography in Ipswich,
Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and
surrounding areas.
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| Q. |
What is
your style of Wedding Photography?
Traditional or Reportage? ...and what
does that word mean, anyway? |
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I try to
capture a range of styles, from
traditional/formal, reportage (photo-journalistic,
capturing the events as they happen),
and fashion (a more stylised, partly
directed approach to shooting the
couple and bridal party).
However, if your preference is
particularly towards one style of
photography more then another, it can
certainly be arranged. |
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Will you
shoot traditional family groups? |
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Yes,
unless you really don't like them. We
will shoot the most common combinations
by default, but requests can be
included. |
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Q.
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What
happens if it rains? |
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Among the
things I will discuss with you, the
couple, during our 'pre-wedding chat'
(approximately one month before the
wedding) is wet weather options -
alternative (generally indoor) locations,
such as for family group shots. I have
studio lights and other equipment suitable
for indoor work.
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Q.
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When
should I book my photography?
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I'd
recommend booking a photographer as soon
as the date of your wedding is certain. As
with most photographers, I work on a
'first come, first served' basis. Once a
completed booking form/contract is
received, with corresponding deposit, your
date is safe.
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Q.
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Why do
you supply two photographers?
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For many
reasons. For example, some combinations of
shots are impossible to achieve with only
one photographer (despite my best efforts,
it's simply not possible for me to be in
two places at once).
There are often also some great
'alternative angles' on scenes to be
found. It's often the case that the bride
and groom really like the look of these
less formal photos, as taken by a second
photographer.
It's also a great insurance. The second
photographer is there to 'back up' the
most important shots in the very unlikely
event of equipment failure, accidents or illness.
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Q.
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Can I
order a CD with all the photos on?
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A.
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You
certainly can. In fact, all DaveBulow
Photography packages now include a CD
featuring all images. Please read on...
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| Q. |
Can I
make my own prints from the CD you
supply?
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Absolutely!
You will always receive a CD featuring the
full resolution, fully edited &
optimised images. You will also find
enclosed with your disc a letter of
permission allowing you to make prints,
canvases, posters, or anything else you
like at your local photo lab. Most
law-abiding photo labs will ask to see
such a letter before allowing you to print
your own photos from a professional
source.
Services will vary from photographer to
photographer, so a few things you would be
wise to check when booking your
photographer and purchasing a 'CD' of your
images are these:
- Will I get all good photos or
just a selected few?
- Will I have to pay extra for the
ones I actually want?
- Will I get full, high resolution
images (the same as those the
photographer keeps) or will he only
supply smaller versions, limiting me
to smaller print sizes due to
resolution issues?
- Will every image on the disc be
fully optimised, ready to print? (Even
some top photographers only edit
images if they are to be printed, thus
saving them time, but this means the
images you receive on disc are largely
unedited and not of optimum quality).
- Will I have permission to print
anything and everything, or is this
right limited or even completely
withheld?
- Am I allowed to share these images
with my friends and family, and are
they also allowed to print from the
images?
You may be surprised at the answers you
get. Be assured, though, that with
DaveBulow Wedding Photography you will always
receive a disc of all images, fully
optimised & post-processed, at their
full, high resolution. You have my full
permission to print or share any or images
with family and friends.
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| Q. |
How soon
after the Wedding will I get my photos?
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All your
images will be ready, edited and supplied
to you on disc, generally within one month
of your wedding. You, as the couple, get
to see the photos first. A gallery will be
made available online via this website for
you to show your wedding photos to your
family and guests. This gallery will be
password protected (and the password
divulged only to you). You can share the
password with whoever you wish. If and
when you would like the password removed,
just say the word!
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| Q. |
What
is 'Digital Darkroom' editing and will you
do this to all my wedding photos?
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'Digital
Darkroom' is what I call the process all
your photos will go through after the
wedding date, and before you see them.
It's so named because it's far more than
just tweaking a few colours, and turning a
few photos black & white. It more
accurately resembles the manner of work in
which negatives used to be handled,
individually, in the 'old days' of
enlargers and darkrooms. Each
chosen negative would go through
individual adjustments for
contrast and maybe colour. Some individual
areas within images would receive special
attention, known as burning and dodging,
to lighten, darken, and selectively
improve contrast, creating beautiful
prints. It was an artform in its own
right.
Thankfully these days the process is a
little quicker, and there are far more
possibilities than ever before! But with
your wedding photos, each image still gets
optimised individually by hand (on a
computer screen), burned & dodged
digitally, and carefully edited until I'm
totally satisfied. No image goes
untouched. You receive all the finished,
edited images on your disc, meaning that
the photos you print should (if
printed on a decent printer), look just as
good as those I could print myself,
without requiring any further work.
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| Q. |
How
can I reduce the cost of my wedding
photography?
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Please
check the prices page regularly for
special offers & discounts on wedding
photography. Or, if you prefer, visit
my blog and subscribe to either
Email updates or the RSS Feed, as news of
any special offers & discounts will be
posted there first.
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| Q. |
What
happens if there is an emergency meaning
you can't come?
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While
hopefully this won't occur, there's
unfortunately no way of ruling it out,
hence it's a valid question! Actually I'm
part of a small and select network of
photographers. Should it ever
be unavoidably necessary to do so, I would
contact one of these photographers, all of
whom I would trust to shoot your wedding
to a very high standard, and they would,
along with my already assigned second
photographer, take care of photography
on the Wedding Day itself.
Should this hopefully very unlikely
situation occur, all further work of
post-processing the images (photo
optimisation) would still be performed by
myself, thus the overall look to your
images would be in keeping with the style
you would expect from DaveBulow
Photography.
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| Q. |
Where
are you based and how far are you willing
to travel for a wedding?
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DaveBulow
Wedding Photography is based in Ipswich,
Suffolk, but I'm willing to travel
anywhere in the UK or even abroad in some
cases. If your wedding is taking place
more than 100 miles (traveling distance)
from Ipswich or requires extensive
traveling between venues then an expenses
fee may apply.
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Q.
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Do you
do Engagement Shoots?
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Yes! An
engagement shoot is a great way for you to
get to know me as your photographer, and
likewise for me to get to know you. Please
check the prices
page for details and occasional
special offers!
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Do you
do 'Trash The Dress' sessions?
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Yes. Going
by various names, such as 'Trash The
Dress', 'Cherish The Dress', 'Treasure The
Dress', 'Rock the Frock' and many more, a
post-wedding photo shoot of the couple is
a really fun way to make the most of your
photography. If you've paid for an
engagement shoot but haven't taken
advantage of it, then you can turn it into
a post-wedding shoot instead! Please see
the prices page
for details and occasional special deals.
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Q.
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I
notice you're not a member of the MPA
(Master Photographers Association) or the
SWPP (Society of Wedding and Portrait
Photographers). Why is that?
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That's a
very interesting question. It's also quite
a long one, which is why I'm saving it
until last. Even among photographers the
explanation is a matter of personal
opinion. I'll try to keep mine as
brief as possible!
You've probably seen the logos of many
different photographic societies on many
photographers' websites. In the past (in
the days before photographers had
portfolios on their websites) these
qualifications were much more useful than
I believe they are now, since, without
seeing a physical portfolio, it was hard
to get a real impression of the
photographer you would be booking. Would
they disappoint? How could you know?
Various societies were set up to 'approve'
photographers to help with this issue.
These days things are a little different.
While I would never criticise any
photographer for joining one of these
societies, the reason I don't is this:
Photographers are required to submit a
handful of photographs each year (and pay
a regular fee each month) to be allowed to
carry one of these 'qualifications'. The
standards of work required to join are
understandably (considering these
societies are commercially run) not
designed to be too difficult to achieve,
meaning it's not really (in my humble
opinion) a very accurate gauge of
photographic skill. Instead, I personally
recommend couples (including those not
eventually booking with me) to look for a
photographer whose style and standard of
photography they particularly admire.
These days it's not so difficult to do,
considering most good photographers have
portfolio websites.
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