FAQs

Upon booking my services, I will always be your Primary Photographer. I will also be accompanied by my Photo Assistant/Second Shooter {for additional coverage}. I also have personally selected two very talented Associate Photographers, whom you can book separately {for smaller budget celebrations}.

I will bring my primary camera {a professional DSLR Canon EOS 5D Mark ii}, a variety of professional series lenses, speed flashes {for both On- and Off-Camera lighting set ups}, tripod, and plenty of compact flash memory cards. I will also bring a back-up of each critical piece of equipment: back-up camera, lenses, flash and memory cards.

We will arrive 30-minutes prior to the scheduled photography start time, per our contract {typically when the Bride is finishing her final preparations}.

I try to be as unobtrusive as possible at weddings. I keep my interaction with the Bride and Groom to a minimum {unless direction is required - I love helping you pose!}. The only time I usually give specific directions is during the formal portraits.

I will certainly wear an attire appropriate to the style of your event – black tie, formal, backyard, picnic or semi-casual – whatever you require. I will mainly attempt to blend-in with the rest of your guests.

Depending on how many persons in your Wedding Party, I typically like to allow for approximately 30-45 minutes for the formal portraits.

Absolutely! Of course your Guests want to capture their own memories - I appreciate that!

However, while we are shooting the private Couple Portraits, I prefer it if your friends and family refrain from shooting their own snapshots. When we are making images of just the two of you, you will feel less self conscious if we step away from your wedding party, and take some time to shoot in a more secluded, quiet area. Often this will be the only time during the day the two of you spend alone, and I want you to enjoy every second of it. It can be somewhat distracting when all your friends and family pull out their point and shoot cameras, so I usually just ask that you mention to everyone beforehand that you’d prefer it if they didn’t. I will make sure I get lots of amazing photographs, and you’ll definitely be able to share them with all your friends and family, so there’s really no need for them to have their cameras out at this time. 

Of course, during the ceremony and reception, it doesn’t bother me at all if people have their cameras out {that's up to you!}.

All of your images will be available on your Online Photo Gallery approximately 4 weeks after the Wedding {for Guests/Friends to view and download!}.

At the wedding, Guests can sign-up with me to receive a direct Link to the Online Image Gallery via email. Your Guests will be able to view and download all images directly from the Gallery!

You will receive the final, High Resolution images {watermark free} within 6 weeks.

I personally edit every single one of your images. I do NOT outsource this task. In today's digital world, it's not enough to be a great photographer, one also must be a professional photo editor. I utilize Photo Mechanic, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, and ensure that your images are edited in a timeless, authentic style.

I give each of my Clients Full Photographer’s Permission to Print and Share their images as they see fit, for personal use.

I shoot every wedding in RAW. Any photographer who tells you they can get the highest quality photos possible with JPEG is fibbing. The cameras I use produce files that are 21 megapixel in size {up to 5,000 pixels wide}.

I immediately make 6 copies of all your images within 24 hours of your event. One on a external hard drive in a fireproof safe, one on a working computer, one on a 2 terabyte  drive designated for editing, one on a 10 terabyte storage Drobo system as dedicated as back-up, and all images are backed-up on a cloud server. Within a few months of your wedding, I make a 5th copy of all the finished files to an external hard drive and store that in a fireproof safe for a minimum of 3 years.

Yes. I carry full Liability Insurance under Bernadette Pollard, LLC.

Yes! I absolutely adore destination weddings and travel for them frequently. We can put together a custom package that suits your needs and budget.