When we talk about your wedding photographs, I want to know what you're looking forward to and who you want beside you. The hours and price matter, but so does feeling comfortable with the person photographing your day.
You might already have a few photographs in mind. Your people together, the place you've chosen or a quiet moment with someone important. Tell me about those. We can use them to work out where the day needs time and attention.
Here's how I think about the coverage, the way we'll work together and the photographs you'll receive.
See whether the work feels right to you
Spend some time with the photographs I can show you. Notice the light, color and expressions, and tell me which ones feel closest to what you'd want for your day. You don't need photography terms to explain what you like.
We can talk about how I work around changing light, family photographs and the moments you want to be present for. I want you to feel comfortable asking questions and to have a clear idea of how we'll work together.
Coverage should follow your priorities
Let's put the parts of the day you'd like photographed alongside your timeline. Getting ready in separate places, travelling between venues and bringing everyone together for portraits all take time. That helps us see whether six hours, nine hours or an individually planned scope fits.
At Campbell Shepard Photography, The Wedding starts at $3,000 for up to six hours. The Full Story starts at $4,500 and includes up to nine hours, a second photographer, and an engagement session. Both collections include the complete photographer-curated finished high-resolution gallery from the agreed coverage. The final number depends on the day; there is no fixed wedding image minimum. Smaller, intimate weddings are planned individually.
Put the moments you want covered against the proposed start and finish times. If coverage would end before speeches, for example, we can discuss whether a later start or more time would suit the day. A timeline makes that choice easier to see.
A second photographer can help when events happen in different places or when another perspective would add something useful. More time can make room for the people and parts of the day you want included. Each choice should have a reason in your plan.
You can see the current wedding collections before getting in touch.
Tell me your date, your venue if you have one and the parts of the day you most want to remember.
A relaxed approach still takes judgment
My preference is to work with the light around us and leave room for real moments. That can mean a window, open shade or the last light outside. It also means recognizing when available light needs help. At an indoor reception, flash or another lighting tool may be the right choice.
I want the light to suit the photograph and the people in it. That takes judgment as the day moves from one space to another.
I give direction for portraits and group photographs when it helps. During the rest of the day, I want you to be with your people. Part of choosing a photographer is deciding whether their presence and way of working will suit yours.
Editing belongs in the comparison
Ask what happens after the wedding. Who selects and edits the photographs? How are they delivered? What is the expected timing? What use and printing rights come with the gallery? The U.S. Copyright Office’s photography guide explains the copyright basics behind that question.
Selection and editing bring the collection together: the color, warmth and sequence of photographs should carry a sense of the day. Ask about practical safeguards as well, including how images are protected before delivery and what contingency plans are in place. Put those commitments in the agreement.
I want you to understand what I'm committing to before you book. We can talk through the coverage, delivery and practical questions together, then keep those details in the agreement.
Give the photographs a life beyond the gallery
I care about making photographs that bring you back to a moment and the people who shared it. A print you keep close, an album you look through together, or a photograph you give to someone who helped make that memory. Something you can hold, share, and return to over the years.
If you have something like that in mind, tell me. We can leave time for a photograph with the people you want included. You don't need to decide on prints or an album before we talk about the day.
Prints and albums are purchased separately. The wedding collections do not include package print credits or physical products.
If warm, thoughtful photographs and an easy working relationship sound like what you're looking for, see my wedding work and approach. Then tell me about your day. We'll work out the coverage around it.