Photographers for Your Wedding Day in Burwash
Whether you live, or your wedding venue is in or around Burwash, I’d love to have the opportunity to cover the event. I am Burgess Hill based, but will take on events anywhere in the South East. Please check out the rest of the site and the gallery and video of images. Do get in touch if you want to know more.
If you are thinking of cutting costs on your wedding photographs, rather than seeing them as an investment, you probably haven’t really understood how important they are.
Your special memories, even those of your amazing wedding day, can become blurred over the years to come. Professional photography ensures that every special moment is captured and that every memory is retained fresh in your mind for a lifetime.
In life, few things are as special as your wedding day. Having a good photographer who can document it all, without missing the details, is essential.
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Why Wedding Photography Is Important?
When it comes to planning for your wedding day in Burwash, there is so much to do and hiring a wedding photographer may not be at the top of your to do list.
However, it is important enough that you should bump it up your priority list. It needs to be budgeted for and thought of well ahead of your special day in Burwash. It is important to have a talented wedding photographer who has the skills and experience to perfectly capture all the precious moments of your wedding day. Your wedding images will be the way you share your memories of the day with friends, family, children and future generations.
Your wedding photographs will take on a special place in your heart, as they have the power to resurrect those happy memories and feelings of that special day. After your wedding day in Burwash, you’re unlikely to be wearing your dress and shoes again, the flowers will be cleared away and all the cake will be eaten. but the photographs of your wedding will always be with you to share, enjoy, laugh and maybe cry over. So please take the time to find the right professional!
Why you should hire a pro-wedding photographer
If your wedding is coming up soon then you have probably planned most of the necessities. You’ve planned the catering side of things, chosen the cake and booked the venue. You have chosen your wedding theme colours, selected your flowers and your wedding gown is hung up and ready to go.
You’re now planning on the best way to achieve the quality photographs your big day deserves. Perhaps you’re considering asking your nephew to do it since he’s an amateur photographer.
The money you save on the photographs could be used to cover other wedding expenses. You should definitely not go down this path.
A professional wedding photographer should take your photos
The savings you make by using an amateur photographer are not worth the risk you are taking of being left with poor quality images to look back on. Remember, the glances, the smiles and the connections that happen at a wedding are subtle and to capture them photographically is a skill.
The benefits of having an expert wedding photographer
Having hired a professional wedding photographer in Burwash, you are assured of the highest quality images, created and edited using the best expertise, cameras and photo editing software.
When you hire professional photographers for your wedding in Burwash, you get privileged access to the best photography knowledge and skills, together with the best equipment and software to produce the best quality pictures possible.
The cameras are just part of the equation when it comes to taking fantastic photographs. The advent of camera phones has for some become a tempting way to try and save money on wedding photography. This is a big mistake. Everyone wants beautifully composed and captured photographs of their wedding day. Let’s delve deeper into what a professional wedding photographer in Burwash can bring to your wedding day and how they add value.
A detailed knowledge of their camera equipment and how to deal with variable lighting conditions. A photographer won’t be able to do the best job possible if they don’t have the lighting options or lenses they need, or the skill to use them. Professional wedding photographers are better, not just because of their skill and experience, but also the equipment that they use. Anyone can buy a DSLR camera, but it takes great skill to unlock the potential of the equipment. The type of equipment used is crucial, but just as if not more important, is the person handling the equipment. The ideal scenario is that you have the best equipment available and a highly skilled professional photographer to be able to get the most out of it. The lighting available at your venue, in the church and outside the church or in any other outdoor setting will vay markedly; it takes skill and appreciation to consistently take great photos in different lighting situations.
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The Roles of Expert Photographers
Another very good reason to engage the services of a professional wedding photographer in Burwash is that theyíre going to be far less likely to become distracted than a family member or relative charged with capturing the dayís event. A professional photographer wonít be looking to get involved with the celebrations like a family member would.
They won’t miss that crucial loving moment because they’re eating cake, downing a beer, or chatting with wedding guests. They’ll be concentrating on the job in hand, candidly capturing some of the best images they can for the duration of the event.
Wedding shoots also tend to go much better when guests are engaging with paid, professional photographers. Photoshoots taken by a relative tend to be less organised and taken less seriously than those arranged by professionals.
The Style of the Photography
In order to get a specific photographic style, you need a professional photographer whose style matches what you’re looking for. If you want to ask an amateur photographer, the chances are that theyíre not familiar with the differences between traditional, contemporary, fine art, or photojournalistic styles.
Can an amateur really deliver the pictures that are going to inspire you forever? Often, this is not the case. Have a long think about this and make sure your wedding photographer’s style is in sync with yours. Make sure that you hire a wedding photographer who can quickly comprehend exactly what it is you want to achieve.
Communication Skills and Timeliness
There are numerous other factors that contribute to a professional photographer being a better choice than an amateur photographer or enthusiast. Any wedding day has tough moments to overcome, whether it is getting a large group together while meeting a deadline with a photoshoot in session and a professional brings a mass of experience to help deal with this.
A professional will be able to carry the wedding party along and subtly communicate where your guests need to be. They have the experience to do so using body language, cues and verbally, without obstructing your guests, or spoiling the celebration of your big day in Burwash. An amateur photographer, no matter how much effort they put in, will not be able to maintain a balance between the necessary distance, humour, intimacy and support while still getting the perfect shots.
Professional Wedding Photographers Are a Better Choice
You spend more time with your wedding photographer than anyone else on your wedding day. They will be with you from the preamble shots all the way to the departure.
Your photographer remains constantly around you, having been hired to capture every memory and every moment without being noticed. Good wedding photographers will only be noticed when they need to organise a photo session. The photographer is the one who notices every detail out of place such as lipstick stains on the teeth, or wonky button holes etc.
By fixing any little issues they can help you get better images. Your wedding planner will not be your shadow all day in Burwash, but your photographer will. The photographer will help the wedding party and guests be where they need to be and help to calm any emotions.
A Patient Demeanor
As a couple, you need to hire a professional photographer that you are comfortable with. Youíre going to be spending a lot of time with this person on your wedding day. You want to be happy that you made the right decision.
The professional photographer should have an incredible amount of patience, but also a good deal of empathy and subtle powers of persuasion. They need to flow with you and help the lens to capture your personality at its best throughout your special day in Burwash. Rarely does a wedding go exactly to plan and a wedding photographer should always remain calm and in control throughout the day. An expert wedding photographer will adapt to the needs of the day and remain professional at all times.
Your Wedding Photographer and What to Expect?
For a lot of wedding couples, their wedding day is the first time a professional wedding photographer has their camera lens pointed at them. This can cause anxiety, especially if you are camera shy or tend to look awkward in photographs.
If you have spent a bit of time selecting the right wedding photographer for you, the photographer in Burwash will do a few things in order to make the process better.
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Good Time Keeping and Professional Standards
You can be reassured that the photographer will be professional by researching their reputation, their previous work and their passion for what they do. Itís important that the wedding photographer you choose gets there on time, has a great attitude and gets on with people. Your photographer should get to your wedding venues earlier than the guests so that they can get a feel for the environment; they will probably have been to some of the venues already in order to understand the limitations and possibilities.
Wedding Day Rehearsal (The day before)
In many cases, church wedding ceremonies have a rehearsal during the week before the wedding. The wedding photographer ask to come to the wedding day rehearsal to scout the location and to find out from the Vicar where they should be standing throughout the service. If you choose to have a civil ceremony, then it will most likely be a chat with a registrar on the day of the wedding in Burwash.
The Wedding
Your wedding photographer will tend to arrive to take photos of the bridal presentations, the timings will have been agreed. He will stay with you for the entire day and will mirror you through the day without interrupting. Jeff Woodall photography prides itself on its ability to remain unobtrusive but to always be available for questions and to keep spirits high, ensuring that no beautifully precious moment is lost. The goal at Jeff Woodall photography is to ensure that every precious moment is captured, but to remain unobtrusive and in the background until such a time as you have questions to answer, or you need some help.
At some point in the night, often after the first dance, your wedding photographer will check with you to find out if thereís anything else you would like to be pictured. The backing up process will begin if you are happy for your photographer to call it a day. Jeff Woodall photography backs up all wedding pictures captured on the day to separate hard drives and then keeps them safe in a permanent backup until the end of the editing stage and provided to you. We fully understand that your photographs are precious and need to be looked after.
Getting Your Wedding Photos Edited
Editing the images is an important part of preparing your wedding photography package, completed in the days after the wedding event in Burwash. At the start of the editing stage, the photos need to be sifted through so that the best ones can be selected. The selected photographs go through a light touch approach that enhances them subtly.
The images provided to clients by Jeff Woodall photography are always high resolution. Some editing work is carried out as required, mainly consisting of colour balancing and cropping where necessary. Style filters may be applied to some of your wedding images to create a specific look and some will be converted to black and white.
Once through the editing process, the images are exported to both USB and an online password protected gallery, for viewing by everyone that you want to give access. Sharing your wedding photos is great fun and so we provide you with the USB stick with high definition pictures and instructions of how to give access to your online gallery to friends and family.
Client support - follow-up
We know that you may want to put your photos in wedding photo books or maybe looking for a special wedding album and Jeff Woodall photography will be available to discuss how best to present your images after the wedding. You probably have decided beforehand whether you wish to opt for a digital photo book album, the styles and colours etc., but it won’t be a short time after the ceremony that you decide which images you would like it to contain.
In most cases the photo book capacity will be around 80 images. The design of the album is then carried out by your photographer.
What is included in a wedding photography package in Burwash?
Take a look below to see what is included in packages for wedding photography
Here is a summary of what you will typically find in a wedding photography package. Some of the items you’ll need to make some careful decisions about, whereas others take care of themselves. Number of events to be photographed
You need to decide whether you want the photographer at your engagement party and bridal shower, whether the photographer stays for the after-party and of course what time he arrives at the wedding ceremony. This would equate to how many days the photographer provides to you and will be early on in the decision-making process. Once you have decided on dates, you need to get them in the photographer’s diary.
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How much time you want for the shoot in Burwash
Each assignment a photographer takes is normally broken down into a number of hours. Although we tend to use this pricing method for most events and for portrait shoots, the process has been simplified for our wedding packages, to fit the scheduling needs for each wedding and ensure that we remain flexible enough to go with the flow of your day.
Photographers often [I used to] have different packages in Burwash i.e. Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, etc. It all gets quite complicated, especially if different photo album packages are also added to the mix. With me you get a full day’s coverage for a set price. I’m not a clock watcher and won’t mind doing an extra hour or so. Accommodation and travel to and from weddings. If your wedding destination is a long way away, we’ll need to negotiate expenses for accommodation, flights, fuel and food.
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How Wedding Styles Really Differ
Fine Art Photography
Photojournalistic specialists and fine art photographers don’t normally tend to shoot many purely traditional images. They prefer to take an artistic view and capture elements, events and people with that mindset, always looking for dramatic lighting and backgrounds. The Fine Art photographer in Burwash prefers to pack their photos with art and drama, often using black and white as a filter.
Vintage Style Photography
This style of photography was borne partly from the popularity of vintage photo filters. The market for couples who want vintage style weddings and photography has become quite large. Something about old, timeless photographs appeals to people, maybe itís the feeling of nostalgia which this style of photography evokes. The use of colour filters and lighting can help to transform images into works of art during the process of capturing images of a vintage theme in Burwash.
Traditional or Classical
With traditional or classical photography, details of shots are considered staged, even those that you may think look spontaneous. With this style of photography, you are likely to get more static images than spontaneous flowing, action shots, although the images you get won’t feel overly staged. Traditional photographers are likely to want to record of the formalities of the wedding ceremony and to portray the dignity and meaning of the ceremony, with subtle lighting.
Photojournalistic or Reportage
Similar to a documentary style, photojournalism photography is about recording the event, rather than orchestrating them. Group shots will be taken as required, as well as candid and spontaneous images. There are few formal shots, other than those you require. Photographers with a photojournalistic style will shy away from orchestrating too many moments during the day, except those formal group shots, or bride and groom images they need to take. They prefer to record close-ups of the bride, groom and wedding guests and really document the dayís actual emotions and feelings.
Black and White (Monochrome)
This style is excellent for timeless, classical, emotion-packed photographs. Colour images are preferred by some clients, while some appreciate how the mood of their photos can be enhanced by the desaturation of colours. Preference is what matters here. Monochrome images aren’t always liked by everybody, but using this style can really draw attention to particular aspects of the sceneís composition and subject matter. Black and white images can be effective in portraying an atmospheric, or nostalgic and timeless feel, that is sometimes elusive in the colour version.
Colour Popped and HDR Techniques
This area of photography requires skill in techniques that involve shooting with a lot of attention to detail and the post processing becomes a little more complex too. The photographer chooses the appropriate moment with which to use these techniques, finally skillfully uses the right processing software to produce quality images with colours that pop and emphasises particular areas of a scene.
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