some of you already know i'm starting to prepare for my wedding and like any OC brides, i have devoured the online profiles of couturier, photographers, videographers, caterers, photobooth suppliers, HMUA, even the headband suppliers...name it, i have looked at them...
from this excercise i have discovered a lot of things both from fellow brides and myself...... i noticed why some couple book a certain famous so-and-so and while some would just get the lowest photographer package from another so-and-so..... their reason can range from limited budget, practicality or because they are a big fan or simply just for status symbol....
when i was told about this certain famous videographer i decided to watch as many SDEs (same day edit, 3-5 min video) from that famous videographer as i can...... some are jaw-dropping but some are, well, so-so....... and when i looked at the videos of some of the not-so-famous and other budding videographersi was pleasantly surprised! if someone showed me their videos and wouldn't tell me who made it i could have mistaken it as from a famous so-and-so......
same goes with wedding photographers..... i've seen wedding photos from famous photographers who charges 100,000-150,000 and those budding photographers who charges 35,000 - 55,000..... when i looked at their portfolios i was wowed by both 100K and 35K photographers.... what a famous photographer can do, the budding artists can do too.......
when we choose photographers and we look at their online portfolios we need to understand that what they're posting on their website are only their best photos..... i mean, that's a no-brainer, that's their advertisement ofcourse they'll only post the good ones...... and these good ones are, most often than not, are already "processed" photos....... some photographers might deny that fact, they may or may not be telling the truth and we can't prove it so we are left to trust our own judgement and instinct...... we have to take everything with a grain of salt......
so.....having gone thru all this selection-dumping process i also observe other brides/engaged couples...... and their "shopping" criteria amuses me to no end ......... ah the psychology of it all! so why do you think others still decide to take a leap and get the expensive ones when they know they can find someone who is as good but not as expenisve? why do you think some of them took a blind eye on this budding artists and get the expensive ones?
i have a theory....
1. status symbol - they may be thinking "heck! we wouldn't want a certain whats-his-face-i-cant-even-remember-their-name to cover our wedding! our guests would think we're cheap or worst broke! que horror!"
2. they're really just a fan - they might have followed his/her career for so long and its just non-negotiable for them and they really have to get them.
as for me, i have seen some of the worst and corny and also the best (atleast in my opinion) wedding SDEs out there by a 150K videographers and 10K videographers..... i have also seen the worst & best photos of the many expensive photographers in the Philippines and the ones from the neophyte in the industry........ and for me, it all boils down into one......if i can't justify the rate their asking and i know there are other suppliers in the industry who can provide me with the same jaw-dropping SDE's or photo, then i'm not getting the expensive ones...... i'm actually more attracted to "budding" artists....those "promising" videographers and photographers.....the "uncommercialized" ones who do their crafts from the "heart"........ that i know, from every click of their camera or every second of their video is taken with passion and they don't treat me as just another client...... who they can't wait to get done with so they can proceed to the next one..... i'm not after the fame or for the status symbol...... i don't strive to impress anyone by the suppliers i choose........ i'm all for practicality but not sacrificing the quality......... and yes, i can have both adjectives in the same sentence and i can find someone who possess both........
p.s.
i'm not saying it's downright ridiculous to
get the expensive ones...
just make sure that whoever you're getting,
expensive or not, are for the
right reasons...
p.p.s.
curious about our short list?
video:
- cinemaworks - http://johndeguzmandv.com/
- DLS - http://danielleistudio.com
- SKT - http://sktdigital.com.ph/blog/
photo:
- atty fortun - http://raymond42n.multiply.com
- j lucas reyes - http://www.jlucasreyes.com/
- vignette studios - http://vignettephotographystudio.com/
*SDE - same day edit...a 3-5 min editted video shown during the reception which shows the preparation, ceremony and some few parts of the early part of the reception
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