| Chances are if you are in the Chicagoland area or the | | | | business to keep customers happy as well as the |
| surrounding suburbs you are expecting to have to | | | | responsibility of their photographers. Your money is |
| fork up an arm and a leg for a local Chicago wedding | | | | usually safer (larger business cannot just take off so |
| photographer to photograph your wedding day. No | | | | quickly). They usually guarantee a substitute |
| matter where you are located, the decision factors | | | | photographer in case something happens to your |
| should stay the same. | | | | assigned photographer and should always guarantee |
| Your Photography Studio Choices | | | | that their photographers carry back-up equipment. |
| Today, there are many studios that specialize in | | | | Disadvantages of a large studio can be lack of |
| event photography. They range from small one-man | | | | attention that a one-man operation can offer. It is |
| home studios to multiple franchise-type operations. | | | | really best to try to find a wedding photography |
| Both have their advantages and disadvantages and | | | | studio that can provide you the security of a large |
| both range greatly in price. Your first decision to be | | | | studio with the friendliness and attention of a small |
| made is if you want an individual photographer or a | | | | studio. |
| larger multi photographer studio to photograph your | | | | Never assume that the price you pay is in any way |
| wedding. | | | | related to the quality of the photography. |
| Advantages & Disadvantages of different types | | | | The quality of the photography itself, strictly |
| of photography studios. | | | | depends on the photographer. It makes no matter if |
| One reason you may opt for hiring the independent | | | | it is an independent photographer or a photographer |
| photographer is because they are known to put | | | | from a large studio. You are never guaranteed to |
| personal care and attention to detail into their work. | | | | have a better one at either operation. Always ask to |
| However this is not guaranteed to be the case. The | | | | see a sample wedding of the work of the |
| best reason to have a one-man operation shoot your | | | | photographer you are hiring. |
| wedding would be because a friend referred him or | | | | Quite often the most expensive studios are only so |
| her and you love his/her work. If a friend or family | | | | expensive because they have to pay so much in |
| member did not refer this photographer for you, | | | | advertising to keep up their "high-end" photography |
| check for references or online reviews. The | | | | business. Though it varies from state to state, here |
| disadvantages of a one-man studio are that you are | | | | in the Chicagoland area, wedding photographers |
| not guaranteed to have the security that a larger, | | | | charge very high prices on their wedding packages. |
| more established studio may have. It is extremely | | | | They also have huge overhead costs as they have |
| important that you make sure the photographer has | | | | to pay for many employees and high rent. Keep in |
| back-up equipment and a back-up photographer in | | | | mind, it could very well be that the individual artist |
| case something unforeseen comes up and the | | | | photographer will shoot weddings for a lot less |
| photographer cannot make it to your wedding. It is | | | | because he is more interested in being an artist than |
| very important that you read the contract to make | | | | in running a business. In other words, expensive does |
| sure that you will get all your money back in the | | | | not necessarily mean better! Whatever you decide, |
| case that no photographer ends up showing up. | | | | the most important thing is to make sure the |
| The main advantage of hiring a larger, multiple | | | | company you choose is a reputable, established |
| photographer type studio to shoot your wedding is | | | | photography studio. |
| security. They have the experience of running a | | | | |