Wedding photos are a must! Wedding photos are a story, a story of your family, of your day, a story that you will tell your children and remember for many years to come. Is this day really not worthy to stay with you in beautiful photos?
Think about it in advance, start following the photographers, their publications, portfolio updates, form your idea of what you want to see your wedding.
Where to look for a photographer?
First of all, you should ask your friends and acquaintances. No one will tell about the photographer better than the bride and groom he photographed. They know how comfortable it is to work with a photographer, how he interacts with guests, how he participated in organizing a wedding, and they will simply show you photos from their wedding. In addition to the recommendations of friends / acquaintances, be sure to visit specialized Internet sites.
What should you look for when looking for a wedding photographer?
Photo
No matter how trite it may sound, but first of all, you need to pay attention to exactly how the photographer shoots! See a lot of photos, follow new series, compare, choose exactly the style, color and emotions that you like!However, always ask the photographer to show a couple of weddings in full, exactly the material that his clients received! This will help you understand how consistently the photographer shoots, whether his style and quality are maintained throughout the day, or whether he succeeds only in staged shots.
Comfortable communication
A wedding photographer is the person with whom you will spend the whole day, from early in the morning, when he will take pictures of the preparations, and ending with the final fireworks at your banquet. Therefore, special attention should be paid to how comfortable you are personally in the company of a photographer, whether he understands you, whether he listens to your wishes, whether he can arrange you for shooting. In the end, you will remember exactly the mood that was at your wedding!
Price
Do not choose a photographer only by price, because there will always be someone who can do it cheaper. However, the disappointment of bad photos will last much longer than the joy of the low price!
Naturally, it is not always worth chasing only the most expensive, because again, the price is not always an indicator of quality. Think about what will remain with you after 20 or 30 years? Choose the photographer whose photos you like in the first place, because this is a memory for the rest of your life.
Just compare the cost of the photographer you like and, for example, the cost of the wedding dress you like.
Participation in preparation
An experienced photographer knows how to competently draw up a walking route, talk about the advantages and disadvantages of a particular location for shooting specifically for your wedding. Working in this field, photographers know many artists, hosts, designers, videographers, they can advise where to turn to make invitations or gifts for guests, and they simply have much more experience and will be able to warn you about some subtleties in preparation.
Treaty
Every self-respecting photographer has a contract for photography services. Yes, not everyone concludes it, for many, the presence / absence of an agreement is not an important factor, but someone, on the contrary, wants everything to be strictly official and documented. The contract will help you avoid possible problems with deadlines or serve as proof in case (I hope it never comes) of damaged photos. For the photographer, the contract can also serve as protection against unscrupulous customers who refuse to pay for his work or make unreasonable claims to the quality / style / processing of images. It is up to you to conclude a contract or not, but a responsible photographer will never be afraid of a contract, he is confident in his work and will not mind if you have such confidence.
Questions
Ask the photographer a lot of questions, even if they seem ridiculous or ridiculous to you. Your wedding is most likely the first time and a lot of questions - this is normal. Find out any details about the shooting that interest you, tell the photographer your thoughts and experiences, ask for his opinion and, most importantly - trust him!
It remains only to say one very important thing - a successful, beautiful and interesting shooting is only 50% dependent on the photographer, the rest is your work!
A section in which we publish useful materials and collections relating to all the subtleties of the wedding, and introduce you to the work of wedding photographers who have their own special and individual style of work.
Most recently, our editors have prepared a large material about. After the publication, we received a huge amount of positive feedback and requests from agencies asking them to introduce them to new wedding professionals. Therefore, today we decided to draw the attention of our readers to talented regional photographers.
Their portfolio includes thousands of frames, their arsenal of working equipment weighs several tens of kilograms, their work wins international wedding photography competitions. To decide on the choice of a photographer, you do not need to surf the Internet, call agencies or listen to word of mouth. Just read our material and choose. Here they are.
Sergey Bulychev
City: Nizhny Novgorod
Genre: wedding reportage
Considers: constant cooperation with the largest wedding agencies professional success
Against: to turn wedding photography into a photo shoot
Composed: in the world's largest associations of wedding photographers ISPWP and Fearless Photographers
Attracted: for publication in well-known international and Russian blogs
Sergey is one of those people who considers a recommendation from a client to be the best reward. However, he participates in professional competitions and exhibitions.
International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers, TOP-20 in the Humor category, 2016
- International Wedding Photography Award Wedaward (16 collection winner)
- Best wedding photography Wedisson Award 2016 (17 collection winner)
- Finalist MyWed Award 2014 in the nomination "Wedding erotica"
- Finalist in two categories of major international competition Sony Photography Awards 2008
About 3 years ago, I began to realize that I love wedding photography not so much for the shooting process itself (although this is also important and valuable), but for the opportunity to meet new interesting people. I love meeting the families of my clients, interacting with talented colleagues (organizers, videographers, artists, etc.) and discovering new parts of the world. All this thanks to the camera.
Of course, beautiful staged portraits are important, and I do them, but it is paramount to capture those moments when people experience the most vivid emotions: the dance of the bride with dad, the grandmother's hug during congratulations after the ceremony, or the very moment when the groom first sees his beloved in the image of the bride going to the altar. It is necessary to show not just how people look, but to convey their essence. This can only be done through the captured moment. "Look at the camera and smile at the count of three" doesn't work here. Most often, a person does not even notice that he was photographed. These are the frames that mark my models when they see their photos. After all, when a person looks at such a picture, he suddenly again begins to feel about the same as at that moment.
Wedding photography is one of a kind. Unlike portrait photo shoots, family shoots, image projects, the task of wedding photography is to remain relevant through many years. I wish that 20 years later, when looking at a photo book, my clients would not explain to their children that “this was fashionable before.”
What is the most daring photography experiment you have ever undertaken?
Once, for the sake of a professional experiment, I went to Chernobyl. I wanted to feel this atmosphere and learn more about the event that took place 2 months before my birth. The trip left a strong impression, and the photos are still on my blog in the "Travel" section.
More than I would like, and everything is necessary! Given the increased responsibility for wedding photography, you need to think about spare cameras, lenses, and flashes ... I'm not even talking about memory cards and batteries. I always work with an assistant, and for two of us we have at least 3 cameras, 10+ lenses, 4 flashes and 300+ gigabyte flash drives. My main suitcase weighs 15-20 kg depending on the shoot. Sometimes this becomes a problem, especially when I am flying to other cities and countries, and it is important to take all the equipment in my hand luggage, because everything will simply be damaged in luggage.
Eugene Tyler
City: St. Petersburg
Considers: that fashion comes and goes, but reportage and classic photography remain
Never: n e misses important points
Dreams: be the first to film a wedding in outer space
One day: became a member of the underwater shooting with whale sharks
Among the top five of the 1500 photographers of St. Petersburg on the most popular wedding portal of Runet Gorko.ru.
What is the most important thing in wedding photography? What result should you strive for?
I strive to ensure that every time, looking at their wedding photos, clients experience the same feelings as on that special day, and enjoy them again and again. All important and significant moments should be captured in the form of a beautiful family history in photographs.
For me, Moscow is new opportunity unleash your potential and show your eye for beautiful wedding photography. I am always charged with positive from shooting in new places.
This is a constant non-stop, which begins with meetings at the beginning of the year, professional development in the spring, filming in the summer and processing in the fall and winter. I combine all this with interesting projects, master classes, shooting for the soul and self-development. Free time, which is very small, I spend with my wife and children.
It is obvious that this cool people who love to smile and appreciate beautiful and high quality photos who you believe. All of them are certainly united by a craving for good, positive and kind, perhaps non-standard, which I always strive for myself.
City: Ufa
Genre: staged report
Dreams: shoot something extreme on the verge of breaking down equipment, for example, in a parachute jump, or hanging from the roof of a high-rise building
Proud of: the title of the best photographer according to the Wedding Alliance, a publication in the magazine L'officiel.
What is the most important thing in wedding photography? What result should you strive for?
I believe that there is no one main element in photography, everything is important here: technique, emotions, an interesting angle, choosing the most advantageous point and location for shooting. But the most important thing is the emotions and mood of the picture. If the moment is caught in the most effective phase of its movement, then you will be forgiven a lot: the composition or some technical mistakes, even the color or shade will fade into the background.
The frame should be easily perceived by the eye. If the viewer pays attention to some mistakes, or something confuses him, then the moment is lost, and the frame is simply not finalized. The photographer needs to strive to give a stable result not only in the collected series, but also in each photo separately.
How is working in Moscow different from working in the region?
In my opinion, there are more opportunities for creativity in Moscow. Plus, the Moscow customer is more demanding and more versed in many areas of fashion and style, including photography.
What was your first wedding in Moscow like?
I got to my first wedding in the capital quite by accident. The main photographer who was supposed to shoot the wedding had an accident on the way to the newlyweds. I was free that day and got ready very quickly, even managed to get to the ransom. It was back in 2007, weddings were completely different, many paid special attention to walking and staged photo shoots in parks. As a result, the newlyweds were pleasantly surprised by the result, everything went easily, I was confident in my abilities, so the result at that time was very decent for me.
How to find contact with the newlyweds and liberate them?
It is important to find out what the newlyweds are interested in, what their views on life are, when and under what circumstances they met each other. The photographer is like a doctor. Must be a psychologist interesting person, and an expert.
Phone: +79177591343
I remember that it was my first wedding. For the first time I filmed a wedding for friends with a very simple camera, as a student, at that time for an interesting $ 300 (I still don’t understand why they paid in bucks!). I started my work in Moscow, as I studied and lived here. The main question of my friends and colleagues is “Why did you leave Moscow for St. Petersburg?”. My answer is simple: "For love!".
Meetings are one of my favorite “procedures” at work. You get to know each other, find out what people live and are interested in, whether there are points of contact to freely communicate on these topics during the shooting day. Be sure to bring my photobooks, because on paper the work looks much more interesting than even on the best monitor. Usually 30-40 minutes are enough for a positive decision and the conclusion of an agreement, but only if we really agree that we are suitable for each other. It happens that at a meeting you understand that the couple wants to see what you don’t do or don’t like to do. I always honestly say that it is worth considering the choice of a photographer. And yes, I always recommend my cool colleagues if I myself am busy or do not fit according to some other criteria.
A difficult question, because in this genre, whatever one may say, shooting is mostly classical. The scenery, people, the tone of the holiday, venues are changing, but so far it has not been possible to experiment, probably this is a challenge! It's time to come up with something. In general, I recalled a case, during a walk the guys took soup surfers (inflatable boards the size of a real surfboard, you stand on them and row with an oar, the main thing is to keep your balance) and in wedding dresses right an hour before registration we went to surf the Neva. Even television has arrived. Not my experiment, but I'm glad that I took part in it and everything ended perfectly.
Who are your clients? What unites those who choose you as a photographer for their wedding?
Most often these are young couples under 35 years old. I don’t know how it happens, but in 60% of cases I shoot chamber weddings with up to 50 guests. Cozy, warm, very touching. With most of the couples I communicate now, with some we are even friends. What unites? Yes, perhaps, that we are on the same wavelength. We have the same sense of style, fashion, color, understanding of how a wedding can be held in our time and that a ransom is not an important part, and a limousine or a car with plastic rings on the hood does not mean the coolness or success of the event. Couples listen to me, I advise them, I advise makeup artists or where to look for dresses, so as not to be like a “wedding cake” and so on. In general, I want to become more than a photographer for my couples.
What trends, in your opinion, set the taste and style in wedding photography today?
Every year the trends change, but it's nice that now there are a lot of resources showing how you can hold your wedding. The same Instagram has made a huge contribution to the formation of stylish weddings in Russia, sites for brides. Most often, this is a light “European” style, pleasant decor, a fitted dress, natural colors and eco-materials. I like this style, maybe in a couple of years there will be something else interesting. This pleases, the main thing is not to stand still!
Lyosha Che
“I am the person who is engaged in one of the most aggressive types of art - photography,” Lesha writes on his VK page. He comes from Chelyabinsk, but works throughout Russia and even beyond its borders. She is not shy about being a child, loves to create new creative projects and cheerfully answers questions from the editors of our magazine.
What genres do you work in?
I work in absolutely every genre my client wants. But of course, I give my preference and low bow to reportage shooting. Reportage in its purest form is like capturing the notes of aromas in a fine wine. Difficult, but when caught - proud!
What is the most important thing in wedding photography? What result should you strive for?
To relive it all: to rejoice, empathize and admire, regardless of whether you were part of this day or not - this is probably the most important thing. And slightly wet eyes and a sweet smile of the newlyweds when viewing photos are the result that is my priority.
Nothing. Feelings, like GOST, they are all similar. Whether it's Moscow or the regions, it doesn't matter. We are all very similar when we begin to sincerely love. Only the background changes.
What is the most daring photography experiment you have ever done or want to do?
Those experiments that were in the past no longer seem so bold, so they are not even worth mentioning. And those that are still in the plans are so bold that I'm scared to talk about them!
What trends, in your opinion, set the taste and style in wedding photography today?
I believe that the West, no matter how it is considered, still brings us taste and style in everything. And wedding photography is no exception. What exactly are the trends? There are many of them, and while I answer this question, half of them are probably changing their course ...
How many cameras, lenses and other gadgets do you have in your working collection?
Well, why scare readers with incomprehensible and terrible names and numbers? Let me just say that I have all the necessary equipment to create amazing pictures, and its weight is no more than the significance of the photos themselves!
Denis Kalinichenko
During the interview, Denis seemed to our editors to be one of the most strictly organized and laconic people. It is true, time is money, and instead of a thousand words, the best thing is not Raffaello, but an impressive list of awards and, of course, photographs.
Best wedding album Prize "Grani", Nizhny Novgorod 2017
- Best wedding photographer Wedding awards, Volga region, 2016
- Best wedding photography WEDDISSON award (17 collection winners)
- The best photographer in the nomination "Seven wedding moments", Nizhny Novgorod, 2016
- TOP-20 best wedding photographers in Moscow according to prophotos.ru magazine, 2015
- Finalist MyWed Award 2014
- TOP-30 best wedding photographers according to Prophotos.ru magazine, 2013
- TOP-10 best wedding reportage photographers in Moscow according to zankyou.ru magazine, 2016
What is the most important thing for you in your work?
I will say briefly. I love weddings. I like to shoot all day and work with open newlyweds. The favorite among the genres is reportage. The most important thing is to catch some bright moment. For example, when the bride hugs her mother and cries. Such pictures will live for a long time and will always be the most valuable.
What does a photographer's work schedule look like?
24 hours a day, 7 days a week shooting and photo editing. I like to hold meetings with clients in my office with a cup of delicious coffee.
Who are your clients? What unites those who choose you as a photographer for their wedding?
They are beautiful, loving couples. My clients say that it is very easy to work with me. This is probably my go-to recipe.
Irina Paley
City: St. Petersburg
Genre: characterizes as a collective - about people's lives, about the variety of images, about key events, about the specificity
Loves: shoot complex projects and step out of your comfort zone
Dislikes: shooting in style fine art
One day:“recaptured” a couple from another photographer. I filmed a love story for the guys and eventually fell in love with myself and my work.
Believes: in what lies ahead for even more professional success
In 2008, Irina was selected as one of the seven "First Ladies of Wedding Photography" at the Wedding Biennale event held in Moscow. Today she is the only lady in our selection. On her fragile shoulders, Irina is ready to shoulder the burden of responsibility for photography and a backpack with equipment weighing more than 10 kg.
Among the professional awards - multiple "photo of the day" on the resources of MyWed and wedlife.ru, victory in the summer "Wedding Photography Competition" held by the Association of Wedding Photographers, 2nd place in the winter. Also, Irina is a finalist of the annual MyWed Award competition in several categories at once: “Special effects without Photoshop”, “Guests”, “Cutting the wedding cake”, “Element”, “Ceremony”.
What is the most important thing in wedding photography? What result should you strive for?
The photographer needs to feel and maintain a balance - when to take control of the situation, when to step aside, disappear, turn into "eyes" and shoot what is happening without interference. I am a supporter of a delicate attitude towards the client. If the frames turned out to be ethically controversial, I will weigh many times whether to give them to the client at all or immediately send them to the trash. My goal is a result that does not depend on whether inspiration has descended. I strive for a guaranteed creative individual style - this is the first sign of the professionalism of a wedding photographer.
What do you remember most from your first wedding in the capital?
I honestly don’t remember her, because it was in Moscow that my professional activity. I lived in the capital from 2004 to 2010, actively shooting all these years. I had my first experience of an international wedding, Russian-Italian, in Moscow, and back in 2007 or 2008, I first saw bonbonnieres at a wedding, which were handed out by an incredibly smiling (which also struck me then) Italian bride to guests at the end of the banquet. For the first time in Moscow, I filmed a Catholic wedding. For the first time in Moscow, I shot a numerous national Tatar Muslim wedding. Together with an assistant, she filmed both the ceremony in the mosque and the holiday separate for men and women, and the most difficult thing at that time was to shoot portraits of the bride and groom without hugs and kisses, which are prohibited according to traditions. In a word, Moscow gave me a lot of unique, first experience.
Do you have a favorite or most popular filming location in Moscow?
I am a supporter of choosing places for reasons of optimal route, this is an extremely important caveat for any large city. A huge advantage of Moscow and St. Petersburg is the abundance of places where you can shoot, this will not be difficult, as in regional cities, where good parks and beautiful places without panel houses in the background can be counted on the fingers of one hand. I love Chistye Prudy with their romantic trams, and the abandoned pavilions of VDNKh, and Gorky Park, and the site of the Academy of Sciences, and the Mosfilm film town, and the evening GUM, and Kamergersky Lane, and Neskuchny Garden, and the Bolotny Arrow. In general, Moscow is beautiful and diverse! The administration puts a lot of effort into the transformation of the city, some temporary installations are constantly being installed, all this is scenery for filming. Without reference to Moscow, in any city in the world, I love observation platforms.
I recently shot business portraits for two psychologists. One of them said that I am very "psychological", that is, I know when and what to say to a person in order to help him in such an atypical situation as photographing, to feel calm and confident. I never systematized this part of my knowledge, everything came with experience and on a whim. If it is possible to name honesty with the client, emotional openness to him and calm positive as a recipe, then, perhaps, I have it.
What is the most daring photography experiment you have ever done or want to do?
I shot a photo project in Spain based on a story I made up about the Little Mermaid and the fisherman. Conducted retro-shooting in original costumes of the 20s in St. Petersburg. Filmed a reconstruction of the acquaintance of one of the couples in Moscow. My favorite work is a story based on the film "Once Upon a Time in Vegas", filmed in a villa in Tuscany right on the day of the wedding! Last year, she shot an incomparably beautiful pin-up bachelorette party in Barcelona. Starting this year, I also offer aerial photography and aerial videography to my clients. Do I show courage in such situations? No, only imagination, since my professional level allows me to be calm about the success of the task, the main thing is to clearly formulate it. Courage is needed for photographers in hot spots.
What trends, in your opinion, set the taste and style in wedding photography today?
Perhaps taste in photography is not a temporary or relative phenomenon, but a certain constant, an absolute, in contrast to style. There is a client for any style shot “tasty”. There are no trends that can change the desires of the client in photography. Trends are more likely to influence young professionals who are still in search of their direction.
Alexander Shevtsov
Alexander and Karina are like two sticks of Twix - they fit perfectly on the job site. A male and female look at many things helps to liberate the newlyweds, to find an individual approach. The career of wedding photographers is the result of photo experiments in the past. The guys tried to shoot different things, received positive feedback from their colleagues, mostly foreign ones, and eventually opted for reportage shooting.
How do you think working in Moscow differs from working in the region?
A couple hours of travel. But seriously, like in any other industry, Moscow has more scale, more opportunities and more interesting projects. The growth ceiling is higher. We are not that far from Moscow, but there is still a delay in trends. People are generally terribly conservative, and this affects the wedding industry as a whole. But due to the proximity of Moscow, new people with a completely different way of thinking and a desire to develop are increasingly appearing.
What is the most important thing in wedding photography? What result should you strive for?
We have long understood that a wedding is made for a couple and their guests, and not for photographers and videographers. And you need to shoot for them, their children and grandchildren. If, at the same time, you manage to take some wow shots that the photo community will appreciate, this is the best result.
What does a photographer's work schedule look like?
There is much less filming in winter than in summer. But in winter we spend a lot of time on training, preparing for the season and other wedding-related matters. We always try to evenly distribute all the work and not sew up. In wedding photography, the morale of the photographer plays a very important role, so you need to try not to burn out by the end of the season. To do this, it is very useful to outsource at least part of the routine in order to free up time for rest or other household chores. Moreover, it is much easier to develop without risking current projects.
What trends do you think are setting the taste and style in wedding photography today?
We think that wedding photography should always be based on the classics with a few touches of current shooting and processing techniques. Here you need to feel the edge. Unfortunately, now the photo is divided into the one that clients need and the one that is highly appreciated in a professional environment. I am glad that more and more good photographers are talking about this and promoting the right approach to business. Now is the time for opportunity. Thanks to the development of the Internet, you can follow the top world-class photographers from almost anywhere in the world. The main thing is not to be lazy.
Alexey Pogorelov
The geography of the cities in which Alexey works is impressive: today he is in St. Petersburg, tomorrow in Moscow, the day after tomorrow Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Crimea are waiting. He jokes about his mode of work: shooting, dating, shooting again, dating again, and somewhere in between all this to eat and sleep a little.
What is the most important thing in wedding photography? What result should you strive for?
For me, the story is important for the viewer to experience the wedding day with us. Style and variety matter. In photographs, I appreciate sincerity, feelings. You want to look at a real photo and immerse yourself in the plot and atmosphere.
How is working in Moscow different from working in the region?
A lot of creative, unusual couples! The presence of a variety of venues, ideas, people with whom you make a wedding. Moscow is my favorite place for filming.
The most important title is the choice of my clients and the trust to shoot one of the most important days of their lives. And with some - long-term friendship. When you keep filming for them big story their families and children.
How to find contact with the newlyweds and liberate them? Do you have any special recipe of your own?
Laughter, laughter and more laughter! A friend photographer is more than just a wedding professional. Most often I just try to tune in to the guys, find out what is important to them, where their dreams end, if they end at all. All this is important for future shooting.
Phone: +7 906 521 51 50
Anton Varsoba
The weather was terrible, and the couple was beautiful. This is how briefly you can characterize the first experience of wedding photography in Moscow. A lot of time has passed since then. Today Anton is actively working not only in Moscow, Samara and St. Petersburg, but also in Europe. Grateful clients do not skimp on good reviews and publish Anton's works in huge numbers in various social networks under the hashtag #varsobabozhenka.
How do you think working in Moscow differs from working in the region?
The number of hours spent in the sky. First of all, a change of scenery, new acquaintances, some discoveries and, consequently, new emotions.
How are meetings with young people going?
Openly, cheerfully, I almost never fit into a certain time frame, I want to tell everything and explain why it is so.
Who are your clients? What unites those who choose you as a photographer for their wedding?
We must have the same tastes, views on life, on some things. They must understand and perceive my work.
What professional regalia and successes are you proud of?
I cannot say that I am definitely proud of the titles that I have been awarded on the wedding portals. The recognition of colleagues and clients is sometimes much more important and valuable.
What trends, in your opinion, set the taste and style in wedding photography today?
This is a very broad question: sometimes Europe dictates fashion to us, sometimes design and art, sometimes specific events and personalities. Sometimes the public just gets fed up with something and there is a demand for a completely opposite trend. It's also about who gets inspired by what.
Anatoly Bityukov
Anatoly is a versatile person: he graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics and the Faculty of Law, has been fond of various types sports. Still, his main love was photography. I have spent more than 10 years with a camera in my hand - I studied photography at LOMO College for four years, worked as a sports journalist, and, of course, a wedding photographer. During this time, he managed to earn himself an impressive track record of titles and awards. Here are just a few:
TOP-50 fearlessphotorgaphers, 2014
- Best Photographer of 2015 according to SPBWEDAWARDS
- The 150 best international wedding photographers for 2016
- multiple finalist for MyWed Award, WPPI, WPJI, WPS, ISPWP
What is the most important thing in wedding photography? What result should you strive for?
I really like to look at people's emotions, pure, sincere, which can only be caught without interfering in the situation and foreseeing it. I was once told that the most important thing is to have something to remember in old age, and you always want to remember what really pleased, filled your heart and made an emotional explosion. It seems to me that the most important thing is the atmosphere, the atmosphere of that day: light, color, emotions, loved ones, everyone who surrounded me. That's what really matters to me in my work.
What do you remember most from your first wedding in the capital?
To be honest, I don't remember my first wedding in Moscow. For me, all weddings are equally important, so I don’t see the difference in which city it takes place. Moscow, Russia, Europe, and at least any other corner of the planet - photography in every corner of the world gives the same pleasure.
Who are your clients? What unites those who choose you as a photographer for their wedding?
For the most part, my clients are those for whom it is important to have a good time, arrange a fun wedding for themselves, and not for someone else.
How many cameras, lenses and other gadgets do you have in your working collection?
For a good shot, the number of kilograms hanging on the photographer during the shooting is not important. But at the same time, as a good collector, every camera and every lens is precious to me. Every season I update equipment.
Evgeny Shamshura
Eugene studied at the Medical Academy for 6 years, and then whole year worked in a pharmacy. He was so bored that he bought himself a Sony Alpha camera, took the first thousand shots, fell in love and changed his life forever. Today Evgeny Shamshura positions himself as a family and wedding photographer. Everything that he does in his life, he tries to do with soul and love. Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Crimea, Italy, Georgia, Spain - for the sake of good shots, he is ready to go anywhere in the world.
First place in the TOP5 rating of photographers in Nizhny Novgorod according to the Gorko portal.
- Winner in the Nizhny Novgorod annual wedding award "Frontiers" in the nomination "wedding series".
- Repeated finalist in international competition MyWedaward 2014, 2015.
- Winner in the international competition MyWedaward 2016 in the nomination "Group portrait".
What is the most important thing in wedding photography? What result should you strive for?
The history of the day is very important to me. So that not only my newlyweds can remember their day in great detail, but also their grandchildren can fully see the day through the eyes of their grandparents. It is necessary to strive for such a full-fledged story, to make it beautiful, bright.
During the meeting, I always work positively, share my experience with the guys and sincerely wish their day to be as cool as those 250 couples whose wedding I have already photographed.
Who are your clients? What unites those who choose you as a photographer for their wedding?
My clients are couples who truly love each other, those who make a wedding not only for themselves, but also for guests, those who add zest to their wedding.
What trends, in your opinion, set the taste and style in wedding photography today?
Trends? It's hard for me to answer the question. These are just my observations, some may disagree. For example, a few years ago a tilt-shift lens was popular, then the fine art style, a little later more attention was paid to reportage shooting. What awaits us in 2017 - I can not say yet. We are waiting for the season, and we will see.
How many cameras, lenses and other gadgets do you have in your collection?
I have more than 5 cameras in my collection and twice as many lenses. Sometimes I myself wonder why I need so much, but I understand that everyone is needed, and every year I buy something new.
Kirill Zorin
Kirill is a photography teacher, a workaholic and the owner of 30 kilograms of professional equipment. Kirill's photos made it to the finals of the annual MyWed Award competition, became the photos of the year on the same portal, but he himself is modest and says that the best reward is satisfied customers.
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How to use the catalog?
If a photographer offers his services inexpensively, is popular in Moscow and creates beautiful photographs, then his offer will be posted on our website. To access all relevant options, use the handy filter:
- Choose a price. The “up to 20,000 ₽” category includes professionals requesting from 3,000 to 20,000 rubles per shooting day. If you need a photographer for an hour, the actual cost of photography may be lower than the price of a shooting day.
- Choose a date. A good, cheap photographer is more likely to be busy on popular wedding days. To get the opportunity to order a service inexpensively, it is better to negotiate in advance. Explore the options offered. Our catalog contains examples of works from which you can get a comprehensive idea of the artistic style of each photo artist.
Contacts of photographers are available in the portfolio. If you are not sure if the master is free on the right day, be sure to contact in advance and clarify this issue.
The question is where to find a photographer (English photographer), capable of making decent material, has recently appeared quite often. Given the existence of many talented masters, there is a high probability of falling into an inexperienced photographerwho can end up with low-quality pictures taken in a hurry.
We will display on film what you dreamed of. Come to us and make sure that there are no impossible tasks for us, we work with any genre of shooting!TopSound
Unfortunately, today this practice is observed more and more often. Professional equipment is available for sale, dishonest figures use it, cashing in on trusting people. Usually amateurs have a superficial knowledge of handling the device, they do not cope well with the shooting process (especially when it comes to reportage work).
The cost of the photographer's services
Where can I find a professional photographer? Come to TopSound. The studio staff have high level qualifications, constantly working on improving, honing skills, getting acquainted with the latest trends in the world of photography.
Service prices |
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| Service | Price | Payment | Quality |
| Video shooting (hourly) | 1.800 rub./hour | After shooting | 1920×1080 (Full HD) |
| Video shooting (hourly) | 2.500 rub./hour | After shooting | 4096×3072 (4K) |
| Photography (hourly) | 1.800 rub./hour | After shooting | 22 MP |
| Shooting events | 14.400 rub./8 hours | After shooting | 4096×3072 (4K) |
| wedding photography | 14.400 rub./8 hours | After shooting | 4096×3072 (4K) |
| Shooting from the air | 5.000 rub./hour | After shooting | 4096×3072 (4K) |
| Editing, color correction | from 3.000 rub. | Prepaid | Premiere PRO |
We work with professional grade equipment, we have a lot of additional devices that allow you to work in the studio and on the road. The client has the right to demand a portfolio, which will be immediately shown to him.
You can evaluate our work yourself, if you wish, you will talk with a photographer who will conduct a photo session after the conclusion of the contract.
Features of professional photography
Sometimes from the outside it may seem that the work of a photographer is not a very difficult task, accessible to everyone. But this is far from true. Behind the external simplicity of work lies experience, a solid baggage of theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as a delicate artistic taste. An experienced photographer, unlike ordinary person, has a special vision. He looks at any subject - be it a person, an animal, or an object - in such a way that he immediately understands how harmonious and beautiful the picture will turn out. At the same time, technical nuances have to be taken into account. Depending on the specific situation, one or another interchangeable lens, various shutter speed and aperture settings, additional lighting equipment may be needed. And all this needs to be well understood in order to respond quickly if the situation changes during the filming process.
Where to find a photographer in Moscow
Why is working with a studio specialist much more profitable and safer? The answer is simple. We have our own resources for shooting, "free" novice photographers are forced to rent an unknown device and premises.
The TopZvuk team works in a coordinated manner, due to which your waiting time for receiving finished materials is significantly reduced. We agree with each client in a personal conversation about the cost corresponding to the services. You do not have to worry about how to contact the photographer to find out the information you are interested in: we are always in touch, and our studio is open to visitors.
Working with the TopZvuk studio, you will gain a pleasant, positive experience of communicating with a professional team. You will no longer have a question where to find a photographer who will be able to correctly implement your ideas. We will display on film what you dreamed of. Come to us and make sure that there are no impossible tasks for us, we work with any genre of shooting! We work seven days a week (by appointment). We are waiting for your call right now!
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