how to choose a Family photographer

It is so important choosing the right Family Portrait photographer!  This is the person that is going to document the most important people in the world as they grow from tiny bundles of joy to bratty teenagers!  Every stage along the way is beautiful in it's own right.

Careful research regarding professional skills, artistic style and personal demeanor are extremely important when choosing your family photographer.

Before you begin researching photographers, you'll need to first decide what type of photography style you prefer, as that will help determine which kind of photographer you'll want shooting your family portraits.  The main differences with family portrait photographers will be the shooting style.  There is formal posed style, the more candid style of capturing moments and the blend of the two.  

We feel the blend of some posed photos mixed with some great candid moments will yield the best portrait session!

The website portfolio is a great place to start!  You want to love the images and ideally have some emotional connection to the portfolio.  This is where the photography style comes into play.  If you don't love the images and style, the rest of the items won't matter.

Simple enough! You can find out a lot about a company from googling them. The reasons are simply this: legitimate active businesses with consistent contact information and a descent web presence will show up well on a google search!

Make sure to always take these review sites with a grain of salt because websites such as Yelp do their fair share of “online bullying” by filtering out real reviews. BUT, with that said, you will still get a good feel for a companies reputation by checking out review sites such as Yelp. You can also learn a lot if the company has very few or no reviews. This usually occurs when the business is relatively new or they are working only part time.

Would you want to meet your heart surgeon at Starbucks or their house? I wouldn’t! I would want to meet them at their nice office in a respectable area! A brick and mortar location says “I have been in business for a while and must be doing alright.” At this meeting, consider their dress, attitude and overall rapport. I feel that general rapport between you and the photographer is the most important!

Portfolio

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In Person Meeting