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Q. What is your wedding photography style? My work can be described in many ways but I prefer to call it "artistic wedding photojournalism". I will document your day by capturing a real emotions while adding my artistic perspective to each shot. I will also spend some time with bridal party and the family to take few traditional photos. Q. Will you be the one who photographs our wedding? Yes. I will be the one. Q. Why should we hire you, Joseph? I think you should consider someone who's style "clicks" with your vision. Perhaps you should read this article. Q. How long you've been photographing weddings ? More then 8 years in professional wedding photography. I took photos since age of 12. Q. What type of equipment do you use? I am shooting with high end digital Canon cameras, top of the line lenses and other equipment. The list is pretty long. Q. What is your attitude? Well dressed, on time, friendly and most of the time invisible to you. I am not a paparazzi type of a guy. I won't be in your face entire day. Q. Where can we see your work? Please visit my gallery. See a full wedding, special effects or my magazine style albums. Q. Should we meet? I would recommend to visit your wedding vendors before making the decision. Q. Do we have to sign a contract? Yes. Q. What is your deposit policy? 25% when contract is signed. 25% 6 months prior to the wedding day. The rest is due a week prior to the wedding day. Q. Can you notify us if someone else wants our date? It will sound like a high-pressure sales pitch, even though its the truth. I don't do this. Instead, you can pre-book the date by paying $500 via check or Paypal. This will put your date on my calendar. Q. What is your minimum coverage? Four hours for the weekend. Two hours for the weekday. Q. Do you have travel, location or setup fees? I don't charge for travel within 50-70 miles and don't have any additional fees except for a la carte products of course. Q. Do we get proofs to keep? Yes. Q. Do we get a proofbook? Yes. I offer a choice of proofbook or printed proofs. Q. Do you mark the proofs? No. You get unmarked, archival quality matte proofs. Q. Can we have a CD with proofs? Yes. Q. Can all of our pictures be posted online? Yes. Q. Can our friends order photos online? Yes. Q. How long should we wait until we can see our photos? 21 business days for 8 hours or bigger packages. Q. What type of albums do you offer? I have Magazine style albums, "Traditional" leather albums, self assembly "Deluxe" albums and Fine Art Italian magazine style albums. Q. How long does it take to get the album? Simple wedding album available almost immediately after the wedding day; traditional album normally ready within 2-3 months after selection is made; magazine style album normally takes 3-4 months to receive after selection is made. It also depends how fast all necessary selections are made. Q. Can we have a high resolution files? Yes, high resolution files are included in selected packages. Q. Do you work with assistant? Yes. Q. Do you offer engagement photography? Yes. Eight hours packages include engagement session. Q. Do you offer rehearsal dinner coverage? Yes. Q. How many proof prints do we get? Each package includes certain number of proofs or proofbook ( 150 - 800 ) and product credit which allows you to print enlargements. Q. Do you have discounts on certain dates? I post all discount online. Email me and I will send you a link to my pricing page. Q. Can we have additional parent books? Yes. You can have smaller copies for each type of the album as well as full size parent albums. Q. How much extra for destination weddings? Please contact me for domestic or international travel fees. For off-season destination weddings, travel fees are included with high end packages (November through March). See destination weddings page for more information. Q. Where are you located? I am a Daly City based photographer, however, I photograph weddings all over the Northern California, including San Jose, Palo Alto, San Ramon, Napa, Monterey, Carmel, Yosemite, Tahoe, Los Altos, Campbell, Los Gatos, Fremont, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Aptos, Burlingame, San Carlos, Walnut Creek, Livermore, Sausalito. I've been also invited to photograph weddings in New York (3 times), Boston (2 times), Washington DC (4 times), Philadelphia (once) and other east coast cities as well worked in international destinations such as Cancun and Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. Q. What is the best advice you can give us? Perhaps two advices that I think would be helpful. First: let it be light! By planning the Ceremony during daylight hours and making sure the Reception lighting is not completely dimmed you will help your photographer to minimize the use of flashes. Your photographs will look more attractive plus your guests will suffer less from blinding flashes. The second advice is: try to limit the guest photography. Especially when it interferes with professional photographer. The atmosphere of your Ceremony affected already by the presence of hired photographers, assistants and videographers. Now imagine guests standing around you entire Ceremony with flashing and beeping consumer cameras, preventing a photographer from taking important images and ruining your elegant ceremony atmosphere. Imagine also the traditional photos, your photographer will be taking, competing with a number of paparazzi guests trying to get an attention of your family during that time. It not only will distract bridal party from looking at the main camera, but will also extend the session itself, taking away valuable time could be spent with family and guests.
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