1. Why are your print prices so low?
In
a world of computers and DVD players, many clients ask me
for CD’s and DVD’s of their images. These media, like VHS,
audio cassette and vinyl records, will date and become ever
decreasingly compatible with new technology. Ask anyone who
had their wedding recorded 10-15 years ago, and chances are
that the video format is now outdated, and has not been
converted to a current technology due to the couple’s
limitations on time and cost of conversion.
Photographic prints and a high quality album will pass the
test of time, and allow you to instantly access your
wedding memories - allowing you to hand them down to your
children and grandchildren. For this reason, I price my
prints and albums to encourage clients to consider this
media instead, to ensure results of the highest quality and
lifespan.
2.
Where is your studio?
The
planning of your wedding day should be an enjoyable
experience. I want to help in that regard, by providing
consultations in your home. I can come at a time (and
place) convenient to you – even outside office hours if you
wish. You have enough to worry about in planning your
wedding day without having to drive all over Adelaide
during business hours.
This approach means that I do not require a shop front.
Also, the absence of the associated administrative and
financial overhead means that I can keep my prices low,
have more time for you, maintain high quality standards and
provide you with faster turn around times.
3.
What do you do with the images after the reception?
Within
hours of the reception, I make three backup copies of your
images. I then commence ‘editing’ the collection – removing
duplicates and other test images taken during the day.
Post-Processing comes next, whereby every single one of
your images is colour corrected and may also undergo
processing such as airbrushing of skin, blemish removal,
conversion to Black & White, sepia toning and much,
much, much, much more. For the average wedding (300-400
photographs), this process can take an entire week of solid
work, or more.
Colour correction is undertaken with every single one of
your images
More extensive post-processing such as subtle
skin-airbrushing & blemish removal is also performed
Throughout this process, I post-process every image while
keeping in mind that it may be used in your magazine-style
album, which I design along the way. I make sure that your
album
tells the story
of your wedding day. This means I design an album layout
that conveys more than individual images could ever do
sitting individually side by side.
This first draft of your album is usually online within ten
working days after your wedding – the perfect way to share
your wedding photos with friends and family so soon after
the event.
Several days later, all individual images are placed
online, allowing you not only to see all the photos of the
day, but be able to decide on any changes you would like on
your album before printing & assembly. I will give you
two free consultations, in your home, to discuss any
changes!
4.
Why do you source your albums from overseas?
For
a high-quality magazine style album, it is best for the
printed pages to be optimised for the assembly and binding
process. For this reason, I had to source an album maker
who produces the prints/pages for the album themselves.
However, with my desire to provide true photographic prints
wherever possible, I had to delve deeper to find a leather
album maker who produces their album pages on photographic
paper, using a ‘traditional’ photographic process, not
inkjet or the like.
As much as I’d like to support local industry, I was simply
unable to find a local supplier with whom I was as happy as
the album maker from California.
5.
Why do you discourage the sale of high-resolution images on
CD/DVD?
Printing
your images at home or through a local laboratory will not
do justice to the time, effort and money that you put
toward hiring a professional photographer to take artistic
and unique images of your wedding day. Only your
photographer understands the true colours of each image
(what your brain perceives on screen, is not necessarily
what is in fact on the screen or in the image file), and
knows how to best translate what is seen on screen to
printed form. Defaulting to home printing or
non-professional labs WILL result in poorer colour
reproduction. Poorer contrast and a shorter lifespan of the
print are often common issues with cheap/home prints.
...You wouldn't ask a fine restaurant to provide you with
their choice ingredients, only to attempt to cook the meal
yourself...
6. Tell me about your “true” photographic prints.
The prints you produce at home, or may have made at the
local lab, are produced by placing ink onto paper. Such
prints can be less fade resistant or even water resistant
than traditional photographic prints. Traditional prints
are produced by exposing light-sensitive paper to a light
projection of your image, then treating it chemically in a
bath. This is the process we use to produce your prints.
Keep this in mind when you look at our low print prices!
We are genuinely keen for you to have high-quality prints
at low prices.
7. Can you print on canvas?
We can print on canvas, matte paper, metallic paper, giclee
and more!
8.
Why are you so hung up on prints vs. digital images?
Digital
files have their place. For this reason I do provide your
album slideshow online “forever” for free, as I believe it
a great, quick and easy way to share the cream of your
images to your friends and family across Australia and the
rest of the world. All proofs are provided on CD, also free
of charge.
Your prints and album will be instantly accessible for
generations to come. Your children and grandchildren should
see the images as intended, without needing to worry about
finding the appropriate technology to view or convert your
wedding photographs.
Prints also do justice to the photographer you hired and
the money you have invested in his/her services. The
average home computer & printer setup (and lack of
knowledge about colour calibration) and low quality prints
from a home printer or local laboratory WILL produce
inferior results. Do justice to your investment...allow the
professional who took the photos to bring them to their
natural conclusion in print form.
9.
Tell me about your gift registry service.
Just
like they may in department stores, your friends and family
can contribute to cover the cost of your wedding
photography, album(s), prints, frames, calendars, or
anything else!
My registry service has meant that many couples, who had
budgeted for a modest album, were able to get a much larger
album with more of their favourite images of their wedding
day.
10.
Can you help with invitations, place cards, mens...and even
calendars?
Yes,
I can. With a resident graphic designer, I can certainly
help produce professional results. Many of our clients
enquire about this shortly after their engagement shoot, as
they feel it would be ideal to use some of the images on
their invitations and other stationery.
11.
Why should I have my enlargements professionally mounted?
We
offer a large selection of frames, and have your larger
images professionally mounted. This ensures that your
images will not sag or wrinkle behind the glass, nor slide
toward the bottom of the frame over time. You have invested
a lot of effort in your wedding day, and your photography –
Professional mounting simply does justice to your efforts
and financial investment into professional photography.
For this reason, we offer unique software built into our
client gallery, which allows you to pick the most suitable
frame and matt board for your favourite prints, and allows
you to order instantly online, if you wish.
12. So how much will my wedding photography cost?
Our
wedding photography is very much ‘A La Carte’. You simply
choose what you like – YOU are in control of the price and
products.
This can be somewhat daunting to many couples. For such
instances, we do currently provide a
“Special Offer”
on which the remainder of a wedding ‘package’ can be
built...and we are always happy to speak with you and guide
you through your needs and budget.
Why
not simply approach us with packages and prices you have
seen elsewhere? We would be happy to talk with you about
providing something similar.
Should
you have any more questions, simply
call or email
me.
I
look forward to hearing from you,
André Anagnos