Hi ladies, hope you don't mind me intruding on your board to ask a question. I am currently looking for my photographer and was wondering how many proofs you all got. I am trying to figure out what is average, I have heard everything from 200 to 1200. thanks.
Edited to say: If you don't mind, can you also tell me who your photograher was?
Sonicstef
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Neva: Actually, I think its easier to choose when you have so many. Yes, I have lots more favorite photos than room in my album but I have so many that I know no matter which I pick, I will still have a great album. Does that make sense?
dgtlsunshine
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Yes I see that view too. How many pics do you plan to put in your album?
michele31
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I have 1800 proofs (color, b&w, highspeed color, high speed b&w, medium format and natural lighting). Mark Kauffman Studios. 250 is NOT enough!
Sonicstef
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We havent had our appt yet but I dont plan on going much over my original 50 pages. (maybe a little) We have already spent so much on the wedding, I just dont want to spend another fortune. Of course I reserve the right to change my mind :D
shamma
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We got over 600 and I think they were too much to look at even tho' I look at them every day. Imagine Studios was our Photographer. Putting our album together was not hard, I picked the best of all the pix with my mom, then Roger and I sat with Lia for over 4 hours and that was it. We get it back next month. Yipee!!!
verdila
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300 proofs - not enough. I think 500-700 is an ideal number.
dgtlsunshine
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The people that have 200-300 proofs was the photographer with you all the entire day?
Margaret
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We got about 1200 (guessing). We used Sherwood-Triart and had a regular photographer and a separate photojournalistic one.
boosh78201
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We got around 560.
tracyann74
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I got about 1000 - half black and white and half color. I used Ed Collins Photography - I loved him. He was so excellent to work with and the pics are great! www.edcollinsphoto.com - check him out! Good luck!!
antoinette
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i got like 350-400 - it was PLENTY for me- i do like pics but i felt my photographer captured everything we needed and more.
dgtlsunshine
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I used Ed Collins too. I forgot about the black and white. He was so great to work with.
michele31
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I think it also depends on the TYPE of photos you want. Scott and I wanted some of the 'photojournalist' type photos- a term that is way too easily thrown around these days. We wanted not just the 'big' moments captured but also the 'small' non-showy moments. Most photographers capture the cake cutting, first dance, kiss at the ceremony, toast. But we wanted the hand-hold, the look across the room, the friends having a special moment captured. 300 proofs is not enough to cover all of those. Plus you have to take out the photos where someone's eyes are closed, that funny smile that you hate etc....
octobergirl
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We had at least 1000, but I didn't count. I think the photographers who do a more photojournalistic style end up with more proofs because they're always snapping away for the candid shots.
Edited to add....we also had 3 other people working alongside our photographer, so every moment was captured, from different angles and in both color and black and white! So happy!