快樂牛郎

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Another thing I realized after shooting Weddings for number of years is to not over spend your money on pre wedding pictures.  Spend the money on the wedding day pictures where the real emotion moments are.
chobit 發表於 2012/4/17 20:02

I actually think completely the opposite way. I would spend all on a pre-wedding shoot, because that's when you have complete freedom for poses, backgrounds and any artistic creativity. On the wedding day, you might as well shoot HD video and if you need stills, just take screen shots.

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Your friend should have do the picking what she wanted herself.

The problem is that they probably don't know what they wanted. A lot of this is based on marketing and peer influence. If 9 of your friends tell you that shxt smells good, you will find that shxt smells good.

But even people who hate the photos, they wouldn't speak out because they wouldn't want to irritate the person in the photo. Haha, so the cycle just repeats. These days not many people dare to speak out the truth. If your photo looks like shxt, I will just say how pretty you look.

FiChai

no it was my friend's friend who hired them
and her friend is VERY happy about the outcome

Just that both my friend and I are completely turned off by the images. I would be so ashamed to show these to my friends if I were the one being photographed.
快樂牛郎 發表於 2012-4-17 18:05

Ah I see.
Well honestly, engagement photos, pre-wedding photos and wedding photos should be treasured (or mainly treasured) by the couples themselves but not their friends and families. As long as the couples are happy, it's just not necessary (and actually can't) to please everyone they know. Maybe one day you pick your photographer to shoot for your wedding and turn out your friends feel the same as you feel today.

chobit

Let me try my best to explain.  Engagement photos are important, but spendinmg couple thoudsands on it, then left with no money to hire a photography during the wedding is a wrong move.
I know very few people who would look back into their beautiful pre-wedding photos years after.  However, I've heard from previous clients where they were so appreciate of the photos they received because they have the time and moments with their relatives and friends.
One of my client grand-mother passed away few months after their wedding, and another who have photos of thei relatively where they gather together for the first time since many years ago.  Those are true moment, and feeling where you can remember years after years when you go back to the pictures.
During your wedding, you have moment your true friends and family are expressing their true emotions, things they don't do and say in the past.  The good and bad moments.  That's what wedding days is about.
I have to admit that chinese wedding is quite diff. than western, where Chinese are mostly shy, and care about how they look (Like a show), vs the opposite.
I also believe I have better understanding of this after I am married, and getting older.  Something one my not understand until then..!

快樂牛郎

Let me try my best to explain.  Engagement photos are important, but spendinmg couple thoudsands on  ...
chobit 發表於 2012/4/17 22:31

Interesting. Very useful information. I will keep this in mind.

fibbi

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    Yeah I do agree wedding day picture is also important. Although I didn't spend that much on wedding day pic, I still feel lucky I found a nice photographer. Looking back, I probably shouldn't get that large pre wedding album it's so heavy to take out to just look at the pic. But yeah, wedding day pic are "memory"...where as pre-wedding is like.. once a life time look/feel like a "star"...if u know what I mean.

快樂牛郎

Looking back, I probably shouldn't get that large pre wedding album it's so heavy to take out to just look at the pic. But yeah, wedding day pic are "memory"...where as pre-wedding is like.. once a life time look/feel like a "star"...if u know what I mean.

you just need to friend with a good photographer. He/she can make you feel like a star every day.

fibbi

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but won't dress up/make up everyday la...

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