need wedding photog

[no, not for me]

I am trying to convince my cuz to hire a photog who uses digital still cameras,
film video would be fine I guess, as it could be transferred to DVD.
Perhaps, the video should be digital as well?
Anyway, I am having a hard time finding wedding photogs in NYC.
Google&Yahoo dont list too many.

What equipment should I look for the photog to use? Nikon or Canon DSLR
with 4+mp shooting RAW?
Can the photog be expected to provide a CD/DVD of all photos to choose
enlargements/prints? Or do photogs keep digital files as they do negatives?

Developwebsites wrote:
[no, not for me]

I am trying to convince my cuz to hire a photog who uses digital still cameras,
film video would be fine I guess, as it could be transferred to DVD.
Perhaps, the video should be digital as well?
Anyway, I am having a hard time finding wedding photogs in NYC.
Google&Yahoo dont list too many.

Is there a business directory in NYC called the Yellow Pages?


What equipment should I look for the photog to use? Nikon or Canon DSLR
with 4+mp shooting RAW?
Can the photog be expected to provide a CD/DVD of all photos to choose
enlargements/prints? Or do photogs keep digital files as they do negatives?





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Developwebsites wrote:
[no, not for me]

I am trying to convince my cuz to hire a photog who uses digital still cameras,
film video would be fine I guess, as it could be transferred to DVD.
Perhaps, the video should be digital as well?
Anyway, I am having a hard time finding wedding photogs in NYC.
Google&Yahoo dont list too many.

Is there a business directory in NYC called the Yellow Pages?


What equipment should I look for the photog to use? Nikon or Canon DSLR
with 4+mp shooting RAW?
Can the photog be expected to provide a CD/DVD of all photos to choose
enlargements/prints? Or do photogs keep digital files as they do negatives?





--
--
Ben Thomas - Software Engineer - Melbourne, Australia

My Digital World:
Kodak DX6490, Canon i9950, Pioneer A05;
Hitachi 37" HD plasma display, DGTEC 2000A,
Denon 2800, H/K AVR4500, Whatmough Encore;
Sony Ericsson K700i, Palm Tungsten T.

Disclaimer:
Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not
relate to the official business of my employer shall be understood as neither
given nor endorsed by it.

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ATSPAM (Developwebsites) wrote:


Or do photogs keep digital files as they do negatives?

They do if they are smart and at least they get compensated for
providing the service.

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Developwebsites wrote:
[no, not for me]

I am trying to convince my cuz to hire a photog who uses digital
still cameras, film video would be fine I guess, as it could be
transferred to DVD.
Perhaps, the video should be digital as well?
Anyway, I am having a hard time finding wedding photogs in NYC.
Google&Yahoo dont list too many.

What equipment should I look for the photog to use? Nikon or Canon
DSLR
with 4+mp shooting RAW?
Can the photog be expected to provide a CD/DVD of all photos to choose
enlargements/prints? Or do photogs keep digital files as they do
negatives?

Don't worry about what equipment they use, worry about the results. I
would rather have a top photographer using a one time use camera than a
dunce using the best professional digital.

Negatives or prints can be scanned and made into a DVD if you like.

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Joseph Meehan

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Joseph Meehan wrote:
...
Don't worry about what equipment they use, worry about the
results. I
would rather have a top photographer using a one time use camera than
a
dunce using the best professional digital.

Negatives or prints can be scanned and made into a DVD if you
like.

Outstanding advice. There's a world of difference in the results that
different photographers achieve.

Ask the photographers to show their portfolios with examples of what
they did at other weddings.

Alan

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ATSPAM says...

[no, not for me]

I am trying to convince my cuz to hire a photog who uses digital still
cameras,
film video would be fine I guess, as it could be transferred to DVD.
Perhaps, the video should be digital as well?
Anyway, I am having a hard time finding wedding photogs in NYC.
Google&Yahoo dont list too many.

What equipment should I look for the photog to use? Nikon or Canon DSLR
with 4+mp shooting RAW?
Can the photog be expected to provide a CD/DVD of all photos to choose
enlargements/prints? Or do photogs keep digital files as they do negatives?

I'd look first at the prospective photographer's portfolios. If they do good,
creative work, the actual equipment is way down the list. Express your needs,
and see if they can handle it. Chances are if they are good (that portfolio)
they can figure out how best to do the work. Don't get hung up on the gear -
that is their job.

Hunt

ATSPAM (Developwebsites) wrote in
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I am trying to convince my cuz to hire a photog who uses digital still
cameras, film video would be fine I guess, as it could be transferred
to DVD.


You're looking for two different professionals if you want still and
video as well. It doesn't matter what gear he uses, as long as you like
the results.

The business model most wedding photogs use seems stuck in the negative
era -- do the shoot on the cheap and charge a lot for prints. The only
way that can work is if he keeps the originals.

Of course, all business transactions are open to negotiation.

Bob