FAQ: Your Photography Questions Answered
This page covers frequently asked questions about wedding photography and all other photo sessions.
Common questions to ask your photographer
4—8 weeks from the day of the photo shoot. During the first week after the photoshoot you will get a selection of specified number of photographs. So in a few days you will already have some pictures to show to friends and family.
The term of editing comprises cropping, light- and color adjustment and stylization of all the photographs to make them look smooth, as well as a basic retouching of portraits.
All the photos you get will be edited.
It depends on your activity and on how action-packed your photo shoot will be. I guarantee 50 photos minimum per each shooting hour, all the rest depends on you.
You will receive the photos in the form of a private, secure gallery link that can be shared with friends and family if desired. The photos are available for individual download or as a complete archive, without any loss of quality. The photos are provided in *.jpg format with a resolution of 300 dpi.
As a rule, I don’t. The selection of route depends on many factors: the season, the time of the day, on how long the shooting lasts, on your clothes, your temperament, actual situation in the city (repair works, demonstrations, etc.). Of course, if you would like to hold a photo session in certain places, I’ll for sure consider your preferences.
If you don’t need some edited photos/photos for viewing on screen/reduced photos for internet, they can be excluded from the package. But, however, the price will remain unchanged in this case :-).
Unfortunately, you can’t reduce the wedding package that has already been ordered. But you still can extend it (take extra hours).
Yes. The RAW format files can be purchased additionally, but only after receiving of the edited photos in JPEG format. The author’s fee will be discussed individually.
A compulsory condition of date reservation for a wedding photo session is signing a contract (in electronic format) and paying 30% of the advanced payment. The rest of the charge shall be paid on the day of shoot.
For other shoots the advanced payment is 25%. The date is reserved beforehand and is to be confirmed a few days before the expected photo session. The final choice is made depending on the availability of the client, the photographer and favorable weather conditions.
During the high season from April to October I can't guarantee the date earlier than 2 weeks in advance. Therefore you need at least 3 days as a backup plan.
The deposit is paid by PayPal or card.
Of course, I’m ready to meet your needs, to stay up nights and to move other couples, who are waiting patiently for their turn, but only on special conditions. Rush order (up to 7 calendar days) will make up +35% to the cost.
Yes. The transportation is fully and completely the client’s concern. As a rule, you don’t need a car for a photo shoot around the city, if you have comfortable shoes and minimum of things. But it would be helpful, if you need to move between some distant locations.
One of the solutions often practiced at weddings: a car gets you to the place of registration and then carries you around for about an hour or two after the ceremony. After that we take a walk.
The option with a rented car is also quite good, but in this case you need a friend to drive it. It is forbidden to park in the center of Prague.
Certainly! I am interested not less than you that the make-up wouldn’t melt, the bouquet wouldn’t wilt, the wedding master of ceremony would come in time, and that everything passed smoothly. I advise only those specialists, in whose professionalism I’m more than sure, and whom I would address myself without any doubt.
And this question always interests other photographers :) I always have two full-frame cameras, Canon R6 Mark II, with me. As well as a set of fast lenses with different focal lengths, from 20mm to 135mm.
This is quite new question to wedding photographer. I take photographs. But with pleasure I will advise you some operators who film professionally. I personally think that it's not possible to do both professionally at the same time.
I believe, the secret of a good photo shoot is not in taking the “proper” poses, if it is not about fashion photography, but just in relaxing and being yourself. I will plot a certain vector for your actions, but the more initiative and lively you are, the better will be your photographs.
Maybe, at least for the time of the photo shoot, you need to get back a little to your childhood when you could easily do a cartwheel in the middle of the street and you didn’t care what people would think of it. Relax, let the little child who is somewhere deep within everyone to come forward. If it is about a photo shoot of a couple, don’t be ashamed to show your feelings to your partner. Every second you should keep in mind how dear your partner is and how gently you love this person.
In every shoot there is always a part of classical performance when you really need to take a beautiful pose, and then I will also come for help.It would also be helpful to read Advice on poses in my blog.
The success of every photo shoot depends fully on its preparation. As minimum, make sure that you have thought over the clothes. A professional make-up is reeeeally desirable. Think over what you can be occupied with, so that we could diversify the shooting and you won’t just walk and embrace all the time. You may have ice-cream, fly kites, splash from water pistols; you can do anything, if only you have fun and it looks natural. All sorts of plates with inscriptions, moustache and spectacles on sticks, unfortunately, are as far from naturalness as I’m far from airplane control.
Please, see a separate article on preparation to the photo shoot here.
When it comes to a wedding shoot that cannot be rescheduled, firstly, plan ahead for umbrellas. Purchase transparent ones or ones that match your outfits.
Also, ensure that the interiors of your hotel or apartments are spacious, with large windows and not cluttered with too much furniture.
Generally, a light rain even adds a touch of spice and romance to your photos.
If we're talking about a shoot that can be rescheduled, it's best to do so. Of course, it depends on both my and your availability. That's why I always recommend having a few extra days as a buffer. In the case of mutual agreement, rescheduling the shoot is done free of charge.
Each couple is individual and inimitable; everyone has his own tastes and interests, so it would be great, if you plot out something that would specifically reflect your character.
The best time for a photo shoot is early in the morning and in the evening before the sunset.
Advantages and disadvantages of the morning photo shoot:
- beautiful light (but the sun rises quite fast);
- there is almost no one near the most recognizable Prague sights;
- you need to get up very early.
Advantages and disadvantages of photo shoot before the sunset:
- a softer light that remains longer;
- faces after a good night's sleep;
- stores and shops of all kinds are open, the city is full of life;
- lots of people.
A particular and interesting option is evening or night photo shoot in the light of the street-lamps.
A special article is dedicated to this question..
Wedding photo-shoot related questions
It is an original hard-cover photo album. The main difference from a “usual” photo album is that photos or collages wouldn't be inserted into special “pockets”, but are printed on sheets of the photobook, are based on general design and as a rule are arranged chronologically to tell your story.
More information can be found here.
Yes, sure. Moreover, I believe that a photobook is the best form to keep your memories. To receive more detailed information and some examples of photobooks, please, click here.
It takes 15 weeks to make a photo album from the moment of approval of the layout.
Sure. Many couples order a photo album for anniversary of their wedding. But if you consider such an option right now, you should tell me this on the day of shoot, because “shooting for a book” has its own special aspects.
Here is the album that was ordered for the first anniversary here.
Wedding photography is inflexibly associated with the wedding date, so date reservation with signing of a contract is a compulsory condition. Besides, wedding photography is more technically sophisticated, as it requires additional equipment, lighting and an assistant.
The earlier you reserve the date, the better. The “hottest” dates during popular months are often reserved even a year before. The cost of the photo shoot shall be paid on the day of shoot.
- Money transfer to a bank account in the Czech Republic.
- PayPal money transfer.
The minimum time needed to photograph one of the most wonderful days of your life is four hours. As a rule, it includes photographing of preparations, when you can capture the most delicate and moving portraits of the bride, and then shooting of the engagement and a short walk around the city. People, who don’t have any experience of professional modelling in front of the camera, need some time to get accustomed to the “all-seeing eye” following them, and only after a while they relax and start to be themselves. My basic concern is to take photographs, looking at which years from now, your children would say: “Mom, Dad! You were so happy and beautiful on THAT day”, and, as for you, you would be overwhelmed by all these emotions again, just as many years ago. And such photographs cannot be captured in a short while, because they cannot be staged—these are emotions, uprising from within, the emotions you are not afraid to show me, a person whom you trust.
90% of the weddings you see in my portfolio were shot by me alone, without an assistant. For larger weddings with challenging lighting conditions, I bring an assistant with me.
I’m afraid, such a shoot is of no interest for me in the creative aspect. The minimum shooting time is four hours. It has been mentioned above.
The travel time to the castle is not included in the shooting hours. The travel is billed separately at a rate of 15 Czech crowns per kilometer.
For sure! I pay special attention, first of all, to the family photographs. Also your guests will surely have group photos with the newly married couple. The rest of the creativity depends on the time we have at our disposal.
As a rule, there is no need to do it, if we have discussed all the questions by WhatsApp or by mail. But if you wish to preliminary get acquainted with your photographer, I’m at your disposal :-)
Usually, I come when the bride is almost ready and only the finishing touches are left in her make-up and her hairdo.
Don’t take them with you. Find them an occupation—send them on excursion around the city, on a river cruise, let them have some relaxing rest, send on an ancient tramway trip, or even just let them go to the hotel and have a rest before the banquet. Believe me, they will get bored in 10 minutes during the shoot (well, how else could it be? all attention is focused on you), while in their presence you won’t relax and pay attention to each other.
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