Whoa, you're on fire!
We love your enthusiasm, but that's a lot of enquiries sent today which means a lot of responses coming your way...
Don't worry, you've done nothing wrong but just so that you don't get overwhelmed with suppliers contacting you over the next few days, we limit the number of enquiries you can make per day.
Pollard Photo
Hi Alexandra,
I've just seen your question and thought I could offer some advice for you too - seems like you have some great answers here already!
You could certainly find someone to cover your wedding with photo and video for that price, however it is quite low for a professional to provide a long day's coverage if you wanted someone with experience and who is well established.
There are a lot of extra costs associated with covering a wedding - all the camera gear, insurances, computer equipment, training, backup drives to keep your photos safe, as well as the many hours spent before your day to prepare and after your wedding to select, edit and deliver the best photos to you.
There are many reasons for a lower price being offered by photographers, some of these may be:
- Someone starting out generally will offer lower rates to get the experience and build their portfolio - they may have all the skills but just lack experience and the photos they need to market themselves and their photography to other couples
- They may have low overheads, eg saving money on things like not investing in much equipment (eg backup gear in case things break on the day, multiple lenses, computer equipment, backups etc - the costs add up fast!), not spending much time editing your photos, may not have insurance, or other things like that
- A more experienced photographer may be able to lower their price by photographing for less hours
I don't want to sound negative at all, just providing some additional information to help make your decision - everyone values things differently and a higher price certainly does not always mean better quality!
It's totally up to you and what you're after, have a look at people's portfolio and prices and see what fits for you. Their price, personality, and their portfolio photos all form part of it and it's completely to your own preference!
Hope this helps!
Please feel free to contact me if there's anything else I can help with