Questions & Answers

• How many months in advance do I need to reserve your services for my wedding date? That depends on my schedule. The earlier the better..

• Who exactly will be taking pictures at my wedding? Do you use subcontractors? I photograph all of my weddings. For the most deluxe package I do bring in another photographer. She is wonderful..

• What are your standard payment terms? How much is the deposit? One fourth of the package price is due at the booking of the date of the wedding. One fourth is due the morning of the wedding, and the final half is due upon delivery of the proofs..

• What is your event cancellation policy? If the customer feels that they need to cancel my services and the date has been booked there is no refund of the deposit..

• What is your customer satisfication cancellation policy? I will do whatever I can to satisfy my customers. If, for some reason, they feel that they are not happy with the images then I will refund half of the package price and, of course, keep the photos..

• What is included in your basic wedding packages? My basic packages is called the Silver Package. It consists of my services for the day (I only shoot one wedding per weekend regardless of the package size) 75 4X6 proofs, 6 5X7 prints, 3 8X10 prints, 1 8X10 engagement photo (suitable for the newspaper announcement, 1 proof CD, and the wedding photo album..

• Can guests view and order shots on-line? How soon will the photos be put on-line? Yes they can. The photos go online within 5 days..

• Will you be taking digital photographs? Is there an extra charge for this service? I only shoot digital. It makes for the best images and remains uncorrupted as the years go by. You will have those images provided for you on a CD. They will never fade or shift their colors..

• What new ideas have you implemented in the last couple years? Are you current with latest trends? There's an old saying: "Everything new is old." I do some things in the digital darkroom that used to be done years ago such as double exposures, hand tinting black and white photos, etc. I use PhotoShop and it's just amazing what can be done. .

• What kind of equipment will you bring with you? Do you bring backup equipment? lighting? I use professional digital photographic equipment. And yes I have a backup setup..

• Can I keep the negatives? the proofs? Is there an extra charge for this service? How much? You can keep the proofs, They are part of your wedding package. There is no extra charge for this. In fact, your friends and family will be able to go online and choose from the proofs there as well..

• Do you bring an assistant to the wedding to help coordinate portraits? I do..

• Can we request both that both color and black & white photography be used at the wedding? Piece of cake. Sure..

• How far are you willing to travel? Is there a travel charge? There is a travel charge if I must go further than 35 miles from Modesto, California. The rates are reasonable and always negotiable..

• How would you describe your photographic style? What does this mean? My style is photojournalistic. This means that in addition to the normal posed exposures, I am quick to spot the unusual and capture that image even though its unplanned..

• How many pictures do you take? Can I provide a list of posed photos for you to take? Yes, I do work from a list made up during our consultations. I take hundreds of photos. .

• How many weddings have you photographed? I honestly can't remember how many..

• How quickly will I receive my prints? Your prints will be in your hands within two weeks..

• What makes you different from other local photographers? Why should someone hire you? I am incredibly innovative. And I specialize in unusual weddings..

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