Setting up appointments with potential photographers

cands Posted: Sep 08, 2003 05:47 PM

Setting up appointments with potential photographers

HI

I'd like to set up three appt's this weekend with potential photographers. In order to set up a schedule this Saturday, I'm wondering how much time you guys spent at each appt?
THX!

dmorris8 Posted: Sep 08, 2003 05:49 PM

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My first appt. with my photographer was an hour and a half, but I ask a lot of questions. I think that an hour would be good

shawl Posted: Sep 08, 2003 05:50 PM

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Hi - we are also having our reception at the Carlyle! We spent at least 1 hour - sometimes closer to 2 - with each photographer we met. I actually have a spreadsheet on the photographers we met with that I can send you if you FM me your email. But if you're about to make appts for Saturday, you probably already know who you want to meet.

yabbobay Posted: Sep 08, 2003 05:53 PM

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more time than I though...1-2 hours is a good time frame...

also try to get more info on the phone...like are they available...average package cost, etc...

cands Posted: Sep 08, 2003 05:59 PM

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Shawl,
I sent you an FM

butterfly20 Posted: Sep 08, 2003 06:56 PM

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i think we spent a little over an hour at our last photographer(but thats cause we spent time bargaining and writing up the contract). the first few i went to I only spent a half hour... but id say to budget 1-2 hours for each its great when you can see them the same day cause then one of them should stick out in your head

butterfly91804 Posted: Sep 08, 2003 09:37 PM

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We spend on average 1-2 hours ewith each photographer - looking at pics, then albums, then proofs, etc. etc. Plus all the questions with pricing and packages are time consuming

kim425 Posted: Sep 08, 2003 09:38 PM

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I spent about an hour, I think that is the average time.

TogetherForever Posted: Sep 08, 2003 10:00 PM

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My first appt. was about an hour. When we went back to book them we were there for about a half hour.

ChristineC68 Posted: Sep 08, 2003 10:03 PM

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Our first appointments with photographers were about an hour and then the more we learned about what we liked and wanted our appointments got longer. I would plan them to be at least an hour and a half to not feel rushed.