Those Are Great Photos! She Must Be a Model.

I often scope out other photographers websites. It gives inspires me, gives me great new ideas, challenges me, and keeps my work fresh. There are some AMAZING photographers out there. (My favorite has to be Almasy in Atlanta. Dan and Anne, you guys rock.)

I did notice while I was browsing websites this week that there are some wedding photographers who appear to use models on their websites. Nothing wrong with models. They are gorgeous and you DO want to show off gorgeous work on your website. The problem is that working with models dressed in gorgeous gowns in very controlled environments is NOT the same as shooting a bride on a her wedding day. So many things happen on a wedding day. There are nerves and crazy emotions seeping out of all the people involved. There is love. And chaos. Many things happen that cannot be repeated, and if a photographer misses a shot he can't just ask for the act to be redone. A photographer CAN work this way for the posed shots part of the day, but the posed shots are not catching any moments. What we love to catch are those beautiful little glances, touches, and grins.

So, when you look at photographers for your wedding, keep this in mind. If there are only a handful of shots on the website, and most of them are the same few girls looking gorgeous, maybe they are models. Want to know for sure? Ask the photographer. Request to see an entire wedding if you are curious.

We have a few weddings posted on our website for you to browse. Each of these has about 100 photos, all very real. But, we probably take closer to 500 pictures for a 4 hour wedding. We'd be happy to give you access to see what the rest of the shots look like. Really. All you have to do is ask!

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