HOW TO HIRE THE BEST AND RIGHT PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE JOB.
You might be looking around to hire the right photographer for a shoot that you need to be done. How do you know if that person or business is up to the task? It could be a commercial photographer, wedding photographer, or even a freelance photographer to to a simple job. We will give you some tips on how to know whether the photographer is up to the task and the tell tale signs that you might want to look somewhere else.
1) LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S WHOLE BODY OF WORK.
Most likely, you would have spotted a photographer’s latest work on the website or Instagram account To really know whether they are just simply picking out a few good images to showcase, look through their portfolio and see if there is consistency in their style. Quantity with consistency is also a good way to see whether this person has enough experience for the job. Inexperienced photographers can also produce good images from time to time. However, the good ones are those who can bang out those images consistently over many projects. Those are the ones that you want to hire if you have the budget for it.
2) YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
Generally, really good photographers are very expensive. They dare command that fee as they know they are able to deliver the results with little fuss. They already have people paying that amount and they are usually established. If you like their work and they are charging a lot, it usually means you will get what you see. They usually will deliver the images on time and on budget.
However, in the case whereby you have a tight budget to stick to. You might have come across a photographer’s work that looks good but they are fairly young and inexperienced. Usually, they have lesser clients and have shot for small brands. However, they might be up and coming. They tend to have the eye for good images but lack the experience and consistency the better ones offer. You are paying less but you are taking on risk as they might not be able to run the shoot properly and lack the know-how to rectify problems on the shoot which might result in less than ideal images which might result in spending more to hire someone better. If you are planning an important shoot for a big brand that has a strict deadline, you will be better off spending those dollars on really good photographers.
3) THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.
You can tell whether this person knows his or her stuff by the answers and questions they give and ask you. Inexperienced photographers will hardly enquire about the details of the shoot. The really good ones are the ones who ask plenty of questions down to the smallest details. You might wonder why so many questions if they are good. The reason is, that they want to make sure they focused on getting the right type of images in the most efficient way possible. There are many ways to get to the end product. Often than not, there are a lot of extra images that are not being used in the end. They will take up time and money just to get them with very little usage. The good photographers will check the details and formulate a plan to get the shoot done. They have experienced mistakes or delays due to lack of details or miscommunication before and therefore, checking all the boxes is essential to make the shoot work.
Here at The Finishing Touch Studio we always check the finest details with our clients to make sure we are on top of the shoot and to ensure that we minimize miscommunication as much as possible. The time spent on planning before the shoot is long, with plenty of meetings. That ensure that we got our bases covered, enabling the shoot days to be as smooth as possible.
CONCLUSION
Hiring the best photographer for your job is crucial if you have a job that needs to be done. Hiring the right one takes some trying out with different people. However, if you found someone that you have tried shooting with and has proven to be consistent, stick with them as they will produce wonderful results for you. However, do give the young ones a try if you can take some risk, it will benefit their career and one day they will become one of the best photographers around.
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