FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

HOW MANY IMAGES WILL WE RECEIVE? 

IMAGE NUMBERS LARGELY DEPEND ON HOW MUCH COVERAGE YOU OPT FOR IN YOUR PACKAGE AND WHETHER YOU ADD A SECOND PHOTOGRAPHER. DURING A TYPICAL FULL WEDDING DAY (BRIDAL PREPARATIONS THROUGH TO DANCING), AND WITH JUST ME AS THE PHOTOGRAPHER, YOU WILL RECEIVE ROUGHLY BETWEEN 600-800 IMAGES. YOU ARE ASSIGNED FULL AND UNRESTRICTED PERSONAL USAGE RIGHTS TO PRINT AND SHARE/DISTRIBUTE YOURSELVES.

HOW LONG DO YOU SPEND AT MORNING PREP?

USUALLY I WILL ATTEND THE MORNING PREP ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE CEREMONY. THIS IS AMPLE TIME TO CAPTURE ALL THE LITTLE FINER DETAILS OF THE MORNING; HAIR/MAKEUP, ACCESSORIES, CROISSANTS AND THE CRAIC.

SHOULD I ADD A SECOND PHOTOGRAPHER?

SECOND PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE IDEAL FOR WEDDINGS WHERE THERE ARE MORE THAN 150 GUESTS TO ENSURE MORE CONSISTENT COVERAGE OF WEDDING GUESTS IS ACHIEVED. IT'S ALSO USEFUL TO ADD A PHOTOGRAPHER WHEN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS ARE INVOLVED.  FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU’D LIKE PREP PHOTOS OF BOTH YOU AND YOUR PARTNER ON THE MORNING BUT ARE GETTING READY IN SEPARATE LOCATIONS. 

DO YOU DO POSED COUPLE PORTRAITS AND IF SO, WHEN? 

TYPICALLY I’LL SPEND 15/20 MINUTES WITH COUPLES DURING THE BEGINNING OF THEIR DRINKS RECEPTION. MY PORTRAITS ARE SIMPLY A BI-PRODUCT OF A NICE WALK IN A PRETTY ENVIRONMENT. I DON’T GENERALLY DO LOTS OF POSING AT THIS STAGE.  INSTEAD, I WANT THESE PORTRAITS TO BLEND SEAMLESSLY WITH THE NATURAL FLOW OF THE DAY. YOU CAN SEE EXAMPLES OF THE SORT OF COUPLE PORTRAITS I LOOK TO CREATE IN MY PORTFOLIO. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, I MAY ALSO TAKE COUPLES FOR A LITTLE WALK LATER IN THE DAY DURING THE GOLDEN HOUR, THAT MAGICAL LIGHT SHORTLY BEFORE SUNSET.

WHO OWNS THE PHOTOS? DO WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT COPYRIGHT?

WHOEVER OWNS THE COPYRIGHT OF A PHOTO OWNS THAT PHOTO AND THE RIGHT TO DO WITH IT AS THEY WISH. AS WITH THE MAJORITY OF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE UK AND IRELAND, I OWN THE COPYRIGHT OF THE PHOTOS I TAKE AT YOUR WEDDING. I THEN GIVE YOU A LICENCE TO USE THE PHOTOS FOR UNLIMITED PERSONAL USE. THIS MEANS YOU CAN POST THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SHARE THEM WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND GET ALBUMS AND PRINTS MADE. YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH DO AS YOU PLEASE WITH THEM. THE ONLY LIMITATION IS USING THE PHOTOS FOR COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS USE. FOR EXAMPLE IF YOUR COUSIN OWNED A WEDDING PLANNING BUSINESS AND WANTED TO USE SOME OF THE PHOTOS I TOOK AT YOUR WEDDING FOR HER WEBSITE, THE PERSONAL LICENCE WOULDN’T COVER THIS. YOU OR YOUR COUSIN WOULD NEED TO CONTACT ME TO ASK PERMISSION TO USE THEM FOR THIS PURPOSE (IN THIS EXAMPLE I’D MOST PROBABLY WOULD SAY YES).

WHERE ARE YOU BASED AND HOW FAR WILL YOU TRAVEL? 

OUR STUDIO IS BASED IN CRAIGAVON BUT MOST OUR WEDDINGS INVOLVE TRAVEL ALL OVER IRELAND. WE’VE ALSO BEEN COMMISSIONED TO SHOOT WEDDING IN MAINLAND EUROPE AND USA.

DO YOU OFFER ENGAGEMENT SHOOTS (AKA PRE WEDDING SHOOTS)?

YES, I DO. ROUGHLY HALF OF OUR COUPLES EVERY YEAR DECIDE TO ADD AN ADVENTURE SHOOT TO THEIR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY PACKAGE. THE AIM OF THIS SESSION IS TO ALLOW US TO GET USED TO WORKING TOGETHER PRIOR TO THE DAY BUT TO ALSO HELP COUPLES OVERCOME ANY FEARS THEY HAVE OF BEING IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA. THEY ALSO END UP TO BE JUST A GENERALLY ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL IMAGES CAPTURED ALSO.
LOOK THROUGH THE ADVENTURE SESSION PORTFOLIO TO SEE THE SORT OF IMAGES I LOOK TO CREATE DURING THESE LOCATION SESSIONS.

HOW LONG AFTER THE WEDDING WILL THE PHOTOGRAPHS BE READY? 

YOUR IMAGES ARE NORMALLY READY WITHIN 8 TO 12 WEEKS FOLLOWING THE WEDDING. I ALWAYS AIM TO TRY AND DELIVER THEM SOONER THAN THIS IF POSSIBLE.

CAN WE MEET OR CHAT? 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHAT OVER THE PHONE, MEET ME IN PERSON OR OVER ZOOM, JUST GET IN TOUCH AND WE CAN EASILY GET SOMETHING INTO THE DIARY.

HOW DO WE BOOK? 

IF YOU’D LIKE TO BOOK US TO PHOTOGRAPH YOUR WEDDING THEN YOU'LL NEED TO CONFIRM HOW MUCH COVERAGE YOU'D LIKE TO GO FOR AND PAY YOUR £300 BOOKING FEE VIA BACS OR CARD.