Wedding picture ratio?

12 years 6 months ago #157419 by LL Jazz
I wanted to get an idea of the ratio of the types of pictures most wedding photographers give to their couples. Is there such a thing?

I mean, lets say you give 200 pictures to them. How do you divide them up?

33% ceremony
33% bride and groom after ceremony
33% reception
etc.

Just trying to figure out so I know what I should pay more attention to.

Any suggessions would be appreciated. Thanks


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12 years 6 months ago - 12 years 6 months ago #157422 by photobod
I submit at least 600/800 images to my clients, I have no ratios at all but there are plenty of images for each stage of the day.
I also use lots of 4 gig cards rather than a couple of large ones just in case anything corrupts.
You need to have 100% focus from start to finish.
I also use a 2nd shooter to pick out all the small details and also she supports me if some things clash like getting ready, sometimes the bride and groom are at different locations so she does one and I do the other.
She also helps with set ups and lugging gear around, holding stands and watching for trip hazards, she is also the fixer, carrying needle and thread plus pins and safety pins, she knows which side flowers go on the men and women and I always get good reviews thanking her especially for rescueing various difficult moments.

I remember my wedding photographer submitting 800 images to us and

we still wanted to see more.

www.dcimages.org.uk
"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn

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12 years 6 months ago #157425 by LL Jazz
Thanks photobud. I'm glad I ask. I didn't know if photographers normally shoot X amount of photos only at the church, and many more photos at the reception etc.. I guess overall, just shoot every moment there is and let the client decide what they want.

Your 2nd shooter sounds like a big helper. I never photographed a wedding yet, but I have a feeling when that time comes, I'll be alone. Is it difficult to photograph a wedding by yourself?


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12 years 6 months ago #157429 by Camp 89
I got married last summer, and the photographer gave me close to a 1000 photos. It didn't seem like there was a ratio. So, I imagine that 200 photos you posted was just a number off the top of your head, and not really what you would shoot. I think I had 200 photos just from the ceremony alone.

It's more about how to tell the story, as apposed to a quadratic equation.


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12 years 6 months ago #157434 by 35 IOU

Camp 89 wrote:
It's more about how to tell the story, as apposed to a quadratic equation.


:agree: I remember browsing through my sister's wedding album and it told a story. Every single photo is important as the previous one, to the next one after.


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12 years 6 months ago #157477 by rmeyer7

LL Jazz wrote: Is it difficult to photograph a wedding by yourself?

You don't want to find out ;)

Seriously, I've never attempted it alone, and I don't plan to. Fortunately one of my closest friends happens to be a very skilled amateur photographer and has been a great assistant for me.


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12 years 6 months ago #157485 by photobod

rmeyer7 wrote:

LL Jazz wrote: Is it difficult to photograph a wedding by yourself?

You don't want to find out ;)

Seriously, I've never attempted it alone, and I don't plan to. Fortunately one of my closest friends happens to be a very skilled amateur photographer and has been a great assistant for me.


Very well said, It can be done but only by a very experienced photographer, most photographers have a second shooter, I am lucky my ex-wife is my second shooter so I trust her as she has been trained by me, not in the sewing department mind you :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

www.dcimages.org.uk
"A good photograph is one that communicate a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective." - Irving Penn

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