Wedding photography is one item that should be selected very carefully and with a lot of thought. It is not as simple as just calling several photographers and asking their price. You should meet with your prospective photographer and determine if that person is someone you would like to spend time with on your wedding day.

Some questions to ask about wedding photographers:

• Are the photographs they create professional looking? Do you like them?
• Does the artistic style look like something you would cherish for your lifetime?
• Do you like the lighting in the photographs?
• When there are formal portraits or group poses, do the people look comfortable? Observe hands, feet, body language and how the girls are holding their bouquets. Did the photographer simply take the photograph or was the pose actually enhanced by the photographer?
• Who will actually do the photography at your wedding?
• Did you see their work?
• Did you meet that specific person?
• Do they have experience? How many weddings have they photographed?
• How many years experience?
• Are they “PPA Certified”?
• Does the photographer bring back-up equipment to the wedding?

You should feel comfortable with your choice of photographer ahead of time and not be surprised on your wedding day.

One of the newest changes in wedding photography has been the inclusion of “documentary style” or “photojournalistic (PJ) style” of photography. This involves capturing candid, emotional moments throughout the day without posing them. We always sit down ahead of time and visit with our brides and grooms and let them decide how much of this documentary style they would like blended with the traditional type of family portraits. We let you decide.

I have been photographing professionally since 1978. Many things have changed and evolved in photography over the years and I have always been on the leading edge of these technological and stylistic changes. Even though we don’t photograph weddings like we did five or ten years ago, the basics of photography as an art, will always be important, no matter what artistic style or equipment one chooses.

Making a commitment to my profession is also very important to me. I have earned my Certification through the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and my Craftsman Degree as well. I have also served as President of the Professional Photographers of Greater Omaha (PPGO) and President of the Professional Photographers of Nebraska (PPN) - our state organization.

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