did anyone save the list of questions for photog?

I have an apt. in the morning and this time I want to make sure I ask all the important questions.
TIA

here a link to the knot with some questions..hth

Things to ask your photographer

thank you, thank you, thank you

glad to help

I got this list from someone on LIW

Photographer / Video Questions

Name
Website
Address
Contact Person
Dates/ Times Available
Video?


PHOTOGRAPHERS / BASICS
• How many photographers do you have on staff?
• How many weddings to you cover in one day?
• How many photographers and assistants will be there?
• How would you describe your style of photography?
• How many shots will be taken?
• How many proofs will we see?
• Will you come early the day of the wedding?
• If you are ill, who will photograph our wedding?
• If others will be shooting, can we see there work?
• Can we give you a shot list?
• How long should formal pictures take?

TECHNICAL
• What kinds of cameras do you use?
• What format do you shoot in? Medium, digital, or 35MM?
• Color, Black and White?
• What quality and brand film / paper?
• Do you bring back-up equipment?
• What type of effects can you incorporate?
• Do you develop the film or send it to a lab?
• Are the photos we look at today developed by the same person who will develop ours?
• Do you retouch images?

PROOFS / NEGATIVES
• How long after the wedding will we see proofs?
• Do we get to keep the proofs and / or negatives as part of the package?
• If not, can we purchase them or do you always own them?
• If you keep the negatives, for how long do you save them?

ALBUMS
• How many albums are included?
• What types of albums do you offer? Digital, Sizes?
• How many shots in each album?
• Can we add pages? What would be the cost?
• Are pages acid free / archival quality?
• Do we have choices for style, color, border, design, etc?
• Is there an extra fee to have our names and date printed on the album?
• How long after we make our proof selections will we receive the prints and/or albums?
• Parent Albums?

PORTRAITS
• How many portraits are included?
• What are our size options for the portraits?
• What is the cost for additional prints?

VIDEO
• What style of video do you like shoot / edit?
• Have you shot at our wedding site before?
• Do you have a tape for us to view?
• Can we see a tape of a wedding similar to outs? Church, Feb
• Have you shot indoors and outdoors?
• Do you shoot weddings primarily?
• What other types of videography have you done?
• How many hours of service and raw footage?
• How many tapes, what length?
• Cost of additional tapes?
• Will you work off a shot list?
• Will you come early to shoot us getting ready?
• Can you be inconspicuous during the wedding?

VIDEO TECHNICAL
• What kinds of equipment do you use?
• Color, Black and White?
• Do you have backup equipment?

VIDEO FINAL TAPE
• Is the final copy uncut or edited?
• If edited, who does the editing?
• Do we help edit, or do you decide what to cut?
• If we’re getting an edited tape, what happens to the raw footage?
• Is a shorter highlights tape included?
• How do you transition between scenes?
• Can you lay music over some scenes? Is there an additional cost?
• What kinds of special effects can we include? Additional cost?
• Can you do titles? Additional cost?
• Can we give you baby pictures or honeymoon pictures to incorporate in the video? Additional cost?
• When will we receive the video?
• How many copies are included?

MISC
• 2-3 References?
• What will your attire be?
• Do you have liability insurance?
• Any additional charges? ie travel,

FEES
• Photo
o # of Hours
o # of Photographers
o # of Assistants
• Video
o # of Hours
o # of Videographers
o # of Assistants



PAYMENT
• Deposit amount and due date
• Balance due date
• Cancellation policy
• Are credit cards accepted