Can’t you just screenshot videos?
So, yeah. Videos are just pictures with audio added in. So, the natural question that follows is this - why hire a photographer? I mean, can’t you just take screen grabs from the videos and use those as pictures? After all, video is a constant flow of pictures, so you’re more guaranteed not to miss a moment! So why not save the money and just hire a videographer and then take screen grabs?
The answer is no. Here are five reasons why:
What if it rains?
I can’t tell you whether or not it will rain on your wedding day. But I can tell you this, if it does rain, everything will be ok. I’ve seen rain so many times, but I’ve never seen rain ruin a wedding. Rain can and often does change things, but change is not necessarily bad, and within that change lies both the creation of timeless memories and the call to focus even more on that which truly matters 🤍
Should you tip your videographer?
Why are we expected to pay money on top of a service? Why do we feel the need to add on to “enough?” Is standard service excellent by definition, and therefore must be rewarded with more than the expected cost? We Americans are in fact pretty weird. So does that weirdness extend to wedding videography? Well, it depends…
10 Questions for your Wedding Photographer
A good wedding photographer is hard to find. Unfortunately, a wedding photographer is not. Yeah, that means that there are tons of wedding photographers out there, but not as many good quality photographers.