Thanks for your comment. I totally agree with you about your point on image quality – you don’t want dozens of photos of the same group or composition. I think it is, however, important that couples know exactly what they are getting for their money in order to make an informed decision. You want to know that your photographer is going to take sufficient photos to cover the whole day, but not so many that you will end up overwhelmed with several hundred images, many of which show the same thing.

If find this not just a worrying trend, but a poor fact that people now concentrate so much on – it’s often about what they get for their money, rather than on the quality of photographs. I’ve only done a few weddings, but I make sure I tell my clients that numbers of photographs don’t make up for quality of them.

Money invested in a photographer shouldnt just be about what you are getting in your package (e.g. photographs/prints/albums), but is also about the quality of photographs. Couples should be confident in knowing their photographer will be telling the whole story of the day, capturing all the great moments and details, and using their skill to use light and composition to enhance the mood and moment. The best photographers don’t do 500-800 shots, but do around 300 or less.

I’ve only just started, but I know I’m going to be a photographer with integrity, professionalism and an artist. My advice would be to really look for a photographer who not only knows what they are doing, but is someone who also concentrates on the quality of their images.

Lovely site. My best wishes for 2010.

Steve France