WTD: photo tog in Ross on wye

[Madpup]

Hi guys, my daughter is getting married next year (4 june) and we need a photographer, my daughter will not let me do it as she wants me in the photos for a change lol (although i will smuggle my camera in) so does anybody fancy a job? not a lot of money in it (im paying) a few beer tokens and £200 is about the best i could do. any takers? daughter would love to see work you have done in the past, heres hoping,

Mark.

 

[LongLensPhotography]

No offence - how much are you spending on drinks for the wedding?

 

[neillewi]

All depends on what date

But im available to help you out

 

[Madpup]

No offence - how much are you spending on drinks for the wedding?

None taken, im tea total so nothing, as for the other guest thats down to them,
and i do know the very best togs will cost: £500+.
But this tread was not put up to debate how much a tog should or should not earn
i came here to ask a favour from my fellow togs,
ps: Double what i earn in a day is not a bad price,

 

[Madpup]

Thanks Neillewi, i'll let you know.

 

[Richard King]

None taken, im tea total so nothing, as for the other guest thats down to them,
and i do know the very best togs will cost: £500+.
i came here to ask a favour from my fellow togs that might live in the area and could do a solid for me and i wouild do the same in the Kent area if asked.

Some of the best professional wedding photographers are charging £1000 - 5000+

 

[Madpup]

Richard you posted after i edited mine, i can see this going down hill fast,
mods please delete thread.

 

[Byker28i]

It's a regular type post on here though MadPup so you'll forgive a few people suggesting that wedding photographers are in the region of £1k-5K (or more depending on how rich you are).

What you need to think about is what you want from the photographer. Do you just want to pay £200 for his time (& how long for - weddings can be a very long day), or are you expecting prints, cd of images, the photographer to relinguish all rights etc.

Then we've had the whole discussion about post processing of shots and whether the photographer hands over the raw unprocessed images, or produces the final results. Then there's the discussion about what to do with the failed/rubbish shots.

Then we could get into the whole value of photography discussion, where people will pay £3-5k on a honeymoon, £1000 or more on the dress, a fortune on the reception and bar bill, yet want a photographer for next to nothing. Hopefully a wedding is once only so it's a value call on recording the unique moment in time. The photographer will have several overheads, several thousands of pounds worth of kit to get the job done, insurance etc.

Hope this gives a little more insight for the responses.