All newlyweds want their wedding to be captured for years to come in cool and professional photos. But for the photos to turn out high quality and really high quality, it is important to have a professional wedding photographer do the shooting and processing. And the services of such a master will not be cheap.
Technique .
The main reason why wedding photographers charge so much for their services is the cost of the photographic equipment with which the master works. A semi-professional or, better, a professional full-frame camera, 2-3 high-aperture lenses, flashes, batteries, memory cards – this is the basic set of a professional wedding photographer, which is quite expensive and will cost him $2-5 thousand.
Equipment for post-processing
In order for a wedding photographer to give customers really high quality and cool pictures, they need not only be taken on a professional camera, but also carefully processed after the photo session. To do this, the master will need a powerful personal computer with good technical specifications.
Advertising and promotion
It is important for a professional to constantly promote his services and develop his personal brand. That’s why the honor of funds regularly goes to the promotion of the photographer’s website, his social networks and advertising.
Training and professional development
Every photographer, in order to start his professional activity, should first get a basic special education. Mastering the technique of photography and different genres, the ability to process, retouch and create beautiful and really high quality pictures – all this requires an investment of time, effort and financial resources.
Other factors
There are still some reasons why a good wedding photographer is usually expensive. Additional factors also affect the price of the master’s services.
Duplicate photographic equipment
In addition to the fact that the master must have high quality professional equipment, he can not go to the customer for a photo session with one set of equipment. If something fails during the shooting, the photographer must have a similar apparatus for replacement. It turns out that there should be two sets of professional photographic equipment and 2-3 sets of rechargeable batteries. This is a necessity, and it costs a contractor a lot.
Depreciation of equipment
Every photographer takes into account depreciation of equipment and photographic equipment in the cost of his services, which wears out and has a certain limited lifetime (no more than 5 years). Also, from time to time it is necessary to update the software and some equipment due to wear and tear and obsolescence. Such periodic modernization is also expensive and affects the prices for the master’s clients.
Author’s style
Customers are much more pleasant to receive their photos not on a disposable dummy, but on a beautiful flash drive made of wood or leather, and the photo book – in a presentable package or box. These costs are not so big, but they are also there and form positive impressions from the customer’s work with the photographer.