IMPORTANT:
Joseph is willing to provide professional
services in New York for small travel fee
($400) in addition to our standard prices. We offer this service
to outside of San Francisco Bay Area customers. If your wedding
is in Bay Area, please visit our home page for more information.
Questions & Answers:
Q:
Where are you based?
A: We are in San Francisco. We provide wedding
photography services both in Northern California and across
the country.
Q:
What is your style?
A: Joseph's style is blend of traditional
and photojournalism styles. It is also called illustrative
style.
Q:
Why are you willing to travel to New York
for such a small fee?
A: Offering our services
around the globe for practically nothing will serve to strengthen
our reputation in different regions. Because Joseph booked
almost every Saturday to photograph San Francisco weddings,
out-of-state wedding is his opportunity to travel.
Q:
What does this photography service include?
A: It includes package based photographic
(one or two photographers*) coverage and digital negatives,
prints, standard and designer
albums, online galleries, etc.,
Q:
Can we order prints from you?
A: Yes. We use our own high quality archival
printing process for all packages.
Q:
Do you offer online photo gallery?
A: Yes. All images will can be viewed as
well as ordered online.
Q:
How many photographers will cover our wedding?
A: By default Joseph will travel alone. If
the clients wish to have second full-time wedding photographer,
they will purchase a second air ticket and order an extra
hotel room or pay flat fee of $800.
Q:
What is your previous experience traveling outside of Bay
Area?
A: Joseph has photographed weddings within
and outside of California, including San Diego, Washington
D.C. and Philadelphia, and he is familiar with making travel
arrangements.
Q:
Can you provide us with the references?
A: Please visit our references
page. Please contact us to receive information needed to communicate
with our previous clients.
Q:
Where can we see your portfolio?
A: Joseph will show his portfolio upon request.
Unfortunately he unable to meet outside of Greater Bay area.
You can find samples of his work on the web site, at the galleries
page. If you would like to see more images, please contact
me and I will send you link with high-resolution files.
Q:
Is there a contract to sign?
A: Yes. The contract
will be sent to you by mail or email. You will also be asked
to fill out and enclose an event details form and return both
to us. To secure our services, you will need to make a 50%
deposit.
Q:
What equipment will you be using?
A: Joseph uses professional digital SLR camera,
back-up camera, and minimum of three top class lenses (wide,
normal and telephoto)as well as strobes, tripod(s), diffusers,
light meters and other photo equipment.
Q:
Does the photographer keep the negatives?
A: No. The negatives will also be yours after
a few weeks. We reserve the rights to use the photographs
for our personal and/or business purposes.
Q:
What dates you are available to photograph our wedding in
NY?
A: Please contact us to inquire about available
dates.
Q: How many rolls of BW film will you use
to photograph our wedding?
A: It is up to the clients to decide how
many black and white rolls they wish to use (add $40 per roll).
Q:
About how many exposures will you take during the wedding
day?
A: Utilizing state-of-the-art digital equipment,
I can produce 500 - 800 images during a full wedding day coverage
period.
Q:
Will Joseph use other then digital wedding photography
equipment?
A: By default Joseph works with digital equipment
only. Any 35mm, medium format or BW roll charged $40.
Q:
What is your deposit policy?
A: We require 50% deposit fee from the clients
upon signing the contract. The rest is due on the date of
the event.
Q: What if I decide to cancel the wedding
photography contract?
A: We will not request any cancellation fee
but deposit will not be returned.
Q:
What are average prices of wedding photography coverage?
A: The average price for full day wedding
coverage ranges from $500 to $10000. It depends on a photographers
rate, the duration of the session, and how many images you
wish to purchase.
Q:
Who is responsible for making your travel arrangements?
A: Client can choose to pay a flat fee of
$400* or reserve non-stop roundtrip airfare
to New York, three nights hotel accommodation,
three days rental car. Client will agree to pay all necessary
out of pocket expenses (second option only).
Free
consultation:
We're happy to discuss any aspect of our business and how
we can create a special package to suit your tastes and budget.
Please contact us today to learn more about our professional
services in New York and across New York.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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