This time we bring you an article that talks about the 5 fundamental tips for hiring the video of your wedding, although it is not something that we dedicate myself personally, my vision as a wedding photographer can help you when making a decision about the right professional to make your wedding movie.

Here at Fuss Photography you’ll find them.

Is it important to hire a wedding videographer?

We assume that your wedding day will seem like a brief moment. So many and many preparations to finally have the feeling that everything has happened so quickly. That is one of the reasons why it is important to capture those moments, those details that went unnoticed by the majority. But above all, do not give up the possibility of remembering all the emotions that you and your loved ones had that day.

All can be good reasons that force us to keep these memories. If it is true that the first place in this type of contracting is usually for wedding photography, but the possibility of creating a more dynamic report, where movement and sound give a special plus to your wedding report is also complementary to the Photography.

Are you ready to choose the ideal video professional?

As a general rule, wedding couples arrive at this moment with the doubt of making an appropriate decision about the professional to choose, since they have never usually hired these video services, it is true, another doubt to the list of options when organising your wedding.

Knowing that you should expect in this type of professionals and be clear that you have to look, it is not always an easy task if we are looking for a high-quality product.

But rest assured, this choice does not become as complicated as it seems, with a few simple concepts it will be enough to find out which is the video professional that will offer you the best product according to your tastes. For this reason, next we will try to give you 5 simple tips so that you are not wrong in your choice.

1.- What style are you looking for?

Because be clear that there are as many styles as there are professionals available. Based on the fact that today the rise of audiovisual world has become a very important part of communication, a professional in the sector needs a minimum of knowledge and a defined style as with photography.

It is no longer enough to get behind the camera, press the record button and let it run throughout the wedding. This no longer convinces any couple.

From here, if you look, you will find a wide variety of styles; documentary approach, where what happens is captured, others closer to the film where everything is more prepared to get the final result sought, or even some with aesthetics of the best current music video.

First of all, if you are clear, you should look for the cameraman that suits your style, if the professional does not contemplate it, there is no doubt it is not an option for you.

On the other hand, if you are not clear about the style, see what they offer you and if it fits your tastes and vision of how you would like your wedding video to be.

2.- See their works

On paper, everyone claims to be good, but in the end, we can find videos with unstable images or inconsistent audios, or simply with poor and poor editing. Not to mention again the style and skills of the professional, it is important that their work does not become a real and boring bunch of images that do not count anything and end up in the drawer of forgotten memories. Believe me, you don’t want your friends to make excuses for dinner when they know you have the photos and video of your wedding.

Reviewing their work will let you know if that professional has the right knowledge and taste to carry out your video report. Evaluate their style, their assemblies, their frames, their effects and their abilities and good taste to tell the day of your wedding.

Another point to which we advise to dedicate some time is to contrast the professionalism of the videographer. A simple look at the internet can offer us a good handful of opinions and references about it. It is this sector is very common to have them, distrust if you do not find them. In this way we can see if customers are satisfied with their creations, if they meet the delivery times, if they are professional in their work, etc. It is always possible to ask for references to some of your wedding providers or even to the photographer, since they will work side by side and you may know him from other works in which they have agreed.

3.- The difference between the photographer and the videographer

Although there are companies that sell it together, it must be clear that photography and video are not the same.

As closely related as this, a photographer and a videographer have to have different skills, and if you want true professionals you will not find many highly qualified people in both disciplines, sure there are, but they are scarce.

Many photography studios offer the creation of video reporting for an additional bonus. But while recording with a camera is simple, when they reach the creative part of editing and editing, you can see the lack of moving from one discipline to another. Believe me, I try on a particular level and I feel the great differences of taking good photos and good videos.

4.- Explain what you want

Okay, he is the professional. But you are the customers and you know the final result you expect.

Tell you at all times what you like and what you don’t. What moments of the wedding are more important for you, the music that you would like to accompany it (although it may be a suggestion, on many occasions the music pieces are selected by the videographers to maintain the consistent rhythm of the piece and thus not lose quality ), as well as your tastes for concrete final results.

It is also important that you let the professional work and trust your professional judgment, if he has cared to meet you and know about your tastes, do not have any doubt that will meet your expectations.

5.- A price that fits your wedding budget

Unfortunately, we meet again with one more line of spending on your wedding budget, so this as other services, is still conditioned by our economic availability. For this reason, you must take into account:

The importance you give to video reporting. This will make you decide for cheaper options or decide to dedicate a little more money to this service.

That includes the price. We must be clear that they offer us in the agreed rate, how many professionals will cover the report, as will be the edition, the final footage, the equipment used. Perhaps we can negotiate some of these concepts separately or even some have extra services such as the use of a drone, the same day edit, etc.

With our professional service for cinema wedding in Sydney you can achieve the results you need, here at Fuss Photography we’ll help you.