Photographers

• Pre-Wedding Shoots

  Courtship is a beautiful time in a couple’s life and pre-wedding shoots aim to capture the blooming of this unbound love. Couples choose majestic destinations or specially designed studio venues to add character to their pre-wedding shoot. Some couples prefer to have their pre-wedding shoots in the hustle-bustle of the city and make it look authentic. What would you choose?

• Traditional Photography

  If you are looking to capture your wedding in a series of well-defined shots focusing on the couple, close family and classic rituals of a wedding; traditional wedding photography should be your choice. It is relatively economical as minimal creative inputs are required here

• Candid Photography

  Candid photography is the art of capturing unique moments with minimum or no direct intervention of the crew. It’s entirely focused on capturing the real emotions of the subject without making him/her conscious of the presence of the camera. The result is a stunning set of pictures capturing joyful giggles, heart-warming hugs and deeply engaging romantic eye contacts that leave you spellbound for years to come. Candid photographers require sound expertise and experience and you can find plenty of them at Fab Weddings.

• Fashion Wedding Photography

  With lighting setups, chic poses and model like expressions, this style is imported right from the fashion shoots of Cosmopolitian or Vogue. If you are looking for a really glamorous portrayal of your wedding look; you should go for this style. It's a real niche and hence only good quality fashion photographers can pull it off.

• Cinematic Wedding Videography

  Cinematography videography is made for the social media age where sharing over the internet is the primary choice of all couples. Cinematography aims at representing the entire wedding and its main events into a film story like experience with teasers, highlights and other snapshots that are custom made for youtube and Instagram sharing. Millennials have cinematography as their top choice these days as it integrates their entire story from the pre-wedding shoot to the wedding in one engaging, shareable piece of multimedia.

Before you go to the shortlist, you need to do some basic homework. Afterall how would you shortlist if you don’t exactly know what you are looking for. Here is some actionable help on choosing a wedding photographer & wedding videographer.

• Now that you have the above variables with you; we are ready to create the shortlist.

  Step 1: Jump on to the < Photographers in India > page and filter from a large range of vetted wedding photographers and wedding videographers on the basis of budget, reviews, services offered and more.

  Step 2 : Go through the portfolio images & reviews on each of the photographers & videographers’ profile in the list and mark the ones that you like most as favourites. Those vendors will get saved to your favourite list on www.fabweddings.in.

  Step 3 : In case you are confused about a vendor; it might make sense to call the Fab Weddings Concierge at +91-9016540186 with Wedding Photography experts to advise you or provide more information. You could also check the social pages of the photographer on Instagram & Facebook.

  There it is. This should leave you with a shortlist of 3-5 photographers. Next comes checking their availability and you can easily do that by calling the Fab Weddings Concierge at +91-9016540186. They will connect you to the photographer and also check the availability on your behalf.

• Pinterest Wedding Board

  Pictures or videography like other creative arts is a very subjective filed. You may like the classic; candid style of shooting but your spouse might despise it completely. Therefore it’s important to be on the same page before the search begins. Fab Wedding’s photography experts suggest creating a Pinterest board together with your spouse in order to get a broad idea of what kind of shots, styles and angles you are both going to like.

• Make a list of your VIP Guests

  Most photographers would ask you the number of expected guests in each of your events. They want to understand how many people their crew needs to capture & shoot as it helps them assess the number of crew members they need. It will be sensible to identify the tentative number of your VIP guests and focus on highlighting that in your interaction with the wedding photographer or wedding videographer.

• Tentative Schedules for each day

  Its absolutely vital that you know when & where the wedding photographer & the wedding videographer need to be at during the course of all events. Hence, a schedule in line with your expected deliverables; for example, candid photos at the makeup studio or early morning videography of the chooda ceremony. Having it written in a schedule or a WhatsApp message will go a long way in having clarity.

• Kind of music you would like in your videos

  While the rest depends upon the couple’s mutual choice; its important that you highlight that you need copyright free music. This will help you share the content with your loved ones vide Youtube and also add a unique element to the entire wedding videography.

• Things to notice or discuss during the meeting or call with wedding photographer or wedding videographer?
  • Punctuality
  • Clarity of communication
  • Are you on the same page from a creative standpoint?
  • Does his portfolio have elements similar to those on your Pinterest mood board?
  • Professionalism in conduct and pitch
  • Is he/she forthcoming to provide references or cagey?
  • Is he/she empathetical to your requirements in the deliverables
  • Is he/she willing to share the copyrights of the content with you? Yes, as per copyright laws the content belongs to him unless contracted otherwise. We insist that you do to prevent misuse later.
  • Payment terms
  • Delivery Schedule and willingness to include penal clauses for delay
  • How does he create a contingency backup for all the pictures & footage? If yes, how? If not, choose somebody else.
  • What kind of time do you need to commit for post-production processing of the material?
• Things to do after you have hired
  • Create a whataspp group with your spouse, key family members and photographer or videographer
  • Draft a basic contract; if you struggle to find a basic format call the Fab Weddings Concierge at +91-9016540186. They will help
  • Create a strong understanding of priority shots vide Whatsapp or Pinterest so that all of you are on the same page
  • Share a family tree and pictures of close family and friends that you want the wedding photographer or wedding videographer to cover during the events