Can anyone thats gotten married recently recommend a wedding photographer local to the Bay Area.

I'd prefer someone who shoots w/o an assistant, but thats not a requirement. I'd also require someone willing to give full resolution digital source files.

 

Hmmm... You might not find a good photographer that will be willing to do this... Do you have your own equiptment (camera, lens and so on)? If you do, swing on by to fredmiranda.com... Check out the wedding photograpy section... I really like Ed Pingol's work... Start a thread - Im sure some of the locals would do a "shoot and run" (no post processing what so ever)...
Seen here...

What youre asking (full-res raw) will cost you... If you dont have your own equiptment...

Well, I hope that helps...

 

check her out.....www.kellyhsiao.com. she is a freelance/Wedding photographer in San Jose area. She does very good work and also has her own studio next to her mom's work. You can email her at kelsiao@gmail.com, or call at 408-329-2511.

 

How much are you looking spend? Picture 2000 did my wedding I paid a little under $10,000 for everything. The wife found them and couldnt be happier. Really great photos cant be beat, great album, calender, original disk with full res copies, you choice of album style. If your near Milpitas area sometime I'd be glad to show you our album.

 

i believe member "gr?" is a wedding photographer. i'm not sure where he is located, but if not in socal, he might have some good recommendations for you.

 

Yeah, um, 10K is WELL out of range for photos. We are paying less than that for the entire wedding.

I have no desire for a professionally made album - I can do that myself. All I really care about is a single photographer and the digital files.

I'm thinking less than 2K.

 

I do actually have plenty of equipment - between myself and my best man, we have about 8 highend (L series) lenses, a 350D and a 1Ds MkII.....

 

I got married in So Cal, and know of no one but here is my advice.

Find someone great and spend whatever it takes to get what you want. If you want all the high res shots, work it out with them, since they are loosing money on the prints.

In the end, the food, the DJ, and just about everything else but her wedding dress are only memories. Over time, the worst things will simply be stories that people tell but the pictures, they are the hard copy. You can't go back and get them again, especially the candid shots of the two of you.

Chris

 

+1 Well put Chris....

 

True, though we are spending less than 10K for the wedding as a whole (besides photog), and so having the photog be a whole 'nother 5K+ is silly.

 

I have a reccomendation. Don't get married.

 

There you go... If I remember correctly. A member had a photographer do a shoot and run - 8 hours of work didn't break $2000. I would love an opportunity to shoot a wedding but never have... Good luck looking... Let me know what happens...

Oh yeah, one more thing. Indoor or outdoor wedding?

 

A good friend of mine does awesome photog work...

Ken Nakamura
http://www.kennakamura.com/
image@kennakamura.com
(415) 672-0798

Contact him if you're interested in his work for your wedding. I've already let him know that he may get contacted about this.

 

I have sent you a link and some info on my buddy's portfolio.

Contact him if interested.

Congrats on being brave and pulling the trigger.

 

He has some gorgeous model work, but I'm not sure its my style for a wedding.

 

Slight hijack!

Wait....maybe I'm being naive here....but...

Is it possible to have a wedding below $10K? From what I remembered, all the weddings I've been to cost upwards of $30K minimum? I know this because I have discussed with my uncles who were recently married 3-4 years ago and back then they spent nearly $35g's.....

It's just a question, do carry on

 

I think its possible, but would you want to do it? My cousin had a "Backyard" wedding" not the best type or even what I was expecting, but hay they did spend only $7000.

 

www.garyventura.com < such dynamic pictures... don't know if they travel or whatnot.

 

We have 56 people coming, a gorgeous house in the hills of wine country rented for 3 days (wedding is only 1 day), catered food, beer, wine, ceremony, etc.

Total cost will be about 11K.

Its easy to keep the costs down if you dont have 300 people there.

 

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