8 Things To Ask A Hawaii Wedding Photographer

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8 Questions To Ask A Hawaii Wedding Photographer
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What To Know Before You Hire a Hawaii Wedding
Photographer

• When you decide to say I do on any of Hawaiis
  tropical islands, from dazzling Oahu to relaxing
  Maui, you will have no shortage of wedding
  photographers to choose between.
• You can narrow the pool by studying the
  photographers packages, pricing, portfolios, and
  blogs, but dont make a final decision until
  youve actually spoken to your favorite
  candidates. 
• Interview your Hawaii based photographer
  beforehand, and fish out additional, essential
  information with these questions

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Can You Describe Your Style?

• You want to make sure that your wedding
  photographers eye aligns with your vision of a
  wedding in Hawaii.
• A solid professional photographer will be able to
  adapt the technique to many different styles.

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Does Editing Have An Additional Charge?

• Professional photographers are not only skilled
  at snapping shots but are also skilled at editing
  photos into works of art. They know how to
  retouch and color balance your photos.
• If your photographer tells you that they will be
  happy to just give you the card right out of
  their camera then they will not be editing the
  photos so ask them if editing comes at an
  additional cost.
• You will definitely want to have your photos
  edited, so if there is an additional cost,
  especially for something as important as stellar
  wedding photos, you need to know to include it in
  your budget.

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How Many Weddings Have You Photographed?

• Experience is one of the best indicators of a
  wedding photographers quality.
• An important follow-up question here is how many
  weddings do you shoot per week, month or year?
  Any experienced Wedding photographer can tell you
  what their average wedding count is per year. 
• Because Hawaii is a huge wedding destination
  photographers can be slammed, especially during
  peak wedding seasons.

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Do You Carry Liability Insurance?

• Can you honestly think of a worse scenario than
  arriving at your hotel on your wedding day only
  to find out that your photographer couldn't come
  on the property because they didn't have an
  insurance policy that covered them being there?

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Do You Have A Back-up Photographer?

• When a wedding photographer has to take a day off
  work, the consequences can be disastrous for his
  clients.
• Ask them do they have a second gun, means do they
  have back-up photographer?
• If they dont work with a back-up photographer
  and you really want to use them, try to arrange a
  second person of your own. 
• You dont want to be stranded at the altar
  without anyone to capture the magic of that
  moment!

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Can You Recommend A Videographer?

• A video is the only cure when you feel truly
  nostalgic for the sound of your newlywed laughter
  the dancing of tiki lights in the Hawaiian
  breeze.
• Make sure to inquire about videographers like you
  interview for wedding photographers.
• If your photographer has a videographer with whom
  he regularly works, coordination will be
  smoother, and your finished products will
  complement each other perfectly.

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Do You Travel Between Islands?

• Let your photographer know where youre planning
  on getting married and double check that they are
  willing to work with your choice of the islands.
• A good follow up question would be Which island
  are you based on? A photographer who is based
  near your wedding will be less stressed and less
  rushed and less expensive, since flying is the
  only option to an outer island.
• Oahu is the most populated island and home-base
  for most photography businesses.

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What Restrictions Do You Have About Sharing
Photos Online?

• The first we do, when seeing our wedding photos,
  is sharing them with the people we love.
• Most professional photographers take ownership
  over their work and impose restrictions about how
  you can share their photos because the photos are
  their source of livelihood.
• Ask if they offer a release or even special
  pricing for printing their images through the
  photographer's pro lab, where you will receive
  better quality than your brand X photolab.

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Bonus.Do You Follow a Shot List?

• There are a number of iconic images in every
  wedding album the grooms reaction to seeing his
  bride for the first time, the first kiss etc.
  These images form the Shot List.
• Ask your photographer whats on their shot
  list. And you might also suggest a few additions
  or omissions to tighten up your specific needs. 

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• Remember these 8 questions to ask when you are
  searching for your Hawaiian Wedding Photographer,
  they should not only have solid answers for you
  about these questions but be confident in their
  answers and ability to relate to you asking them
  questions. Trusting your wedding photographer in
  Hawaii is paramount to the success of your event.
• Hawaiianpix Photography
• PO Box 894842
• Mililani, HI 96789
• (808)-387-0869
• http//www.hawaiianpix.com/