After posting this I received a comment which just totally made my day! It’s brilliant getting comments/testimonials from your clients but getting one from a well respected colleague just hits the spot. Thanks Tim!
“How do you justify a starting package of £2,500?” Because the wedding images are the most important thing to have at a wedding that’s why. The cake is eaten, the limo driven away; even if it’s dried out and encased for posterity, the bouquet loses its beautiful natural colours, and at some point the bride and groom like us all will pass away.
Apart from the now antique rings, the only family heirloom from my grandparents’ wedding is their wonderful album. It is the most important thing to have from the day because unlike the rings, they can be shared forever by friends and family.
If I were to be getting married again, I would be joining the queue and altering the date in order to have that very special occasion recorded by Crash Taylor – someone who shares my passion for photography that is matched by the skills to do it properly.
But it’s not about his technical knowledge or expensive cameras. For me successful wedding photography hinges on the photographer’s ability to form a relationship with the client that brings out the absolute best from the day. Who wants a grumpy git or technical perfectionist who takes two hours setting up posing whilst the rest of the congregation stand around twiddling their thumbs? The job of the best wedding photographers is to record the magic of the day without staging everything to some pre determined format like a studio shoot. Equally important it’s not just a rambling opportunist shoot-anything-that-moves-then-edit-later saga so often employed by novice camera owners who think that the job is an easy one.
Crash epitomises everything I value in a great wedding photographer and his evangelical way of selling his service is indicative of someone who is impassioned about his craft. Often people who are this good make lousy husbands and fathers because the photography comes first every time and family play second fiddle. This couldn’t be levelled at him however as the only two events I’ve known him to postpone or cancel were both because his family came first.
For these reasons Crash is (in my somewhat less than humble opinion) the UK’s No 1 photographer and NO I’m not on commission, I’m not related, I’m not having sex with him and I don’t owe him money. £2500? That’s a bargain.”
Crash Taylor – Wedding photographer covering Nottingham, Derby and Los Angeles. Wedding Photographers Nottingham.
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