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Ask HN: Have you paid for the photos/headshots you use in professional setting?

32 points by lambdadmitry 8y ago

And if so, why?

venantius 8y ago
Yes - the guy who did our wedding photos was great and I was just starting my own startup and knew I wanted headshots. I was happy to pay him for an hour of taking photos and knew I'd get something usable out of it.
qmarchi 8y ago
Have not. For me, there are events where the internal media team (responsible for announcements and for ads) handles taking these.
alexgmcm 8y ago
I haven't yet. I'm considering it because of the popularity of LinkedIn but in the Anglo-American culture and thus most multinational companies - it is frowned upon to attach a photo to your CV.
- frereubu 8y ago
  This is interesting in terms of the ubiquity of LinkedIn - the lack of a photo on a CV is obviously to do with reducing bias. For example, if a recruiter doesn't know how attractive someone is, that won't influence their decision, and rightly so. But now that everyone's on LinkedIn it's easy to track down someone's photo if you want to. I often do this with clients who approach us through email because I like to have a face in mind when I speak to them on the phone, but it's easy for recruiters to misuse.
  - jciochon 8y ago
    I attended a tech resume workshop recently and the recruiters there said they would absolutely discard resumes with photos (and other overly personal info) on them due to bias, and were instructed to do so by their employers. Interesting, but understandable. I do wonder how that reconciles with all the social media around though considering the main way recruiters reach out to me is LinkedIn.
    - frereubu 8y ago
      The guidance is absolutely right, but the morals of a sizeable minority of recruiters that I've met have been "flexible" to say the least.
    - bengale 8y ago
      Yeah at my last job where I used to get CVs I was always told to bin CVs that had photos/age etc. on them.
      - eb0la 8y ago
        In my country (Spain) you must attach a photo to the CV to get into consideration. I've been told in Germany you must attach a specific type.of photo, and you must gomtona professional photographer for it
marsrover 8y ago
I paid for my Christmas photos and that’s what I use on LinkedIn.
- ARandomerDude 8y ago
  Ditto. After the family pics, I told the photographer I want one of myself for professional use and she did a great job with it.
frereubu 8y ago
We tried to do it ourselves (two of my small company, including me, have an art college background - I studied photography for a year) and the results weren't great. They were obviously taken by non-professionals, and gave the staff section of our site an ad-hoc feel. Having said that, I prefer that kind of feel to photos that are so "professional" that they're mind-numbingly boring. There's a fine balance to be struck between stuff that's too slick and stuff that's amateurish - getting images that feel professional while still having a soul is very tricky, and generally involves finding a photographer that you click with (sorry, not sorry).
- stan_rogers 8y ago
  Getting headshot images that feel professional (in the sense of being well-lit with a decent background/setting and otherwise good technical execution) is actually a doddle. Especially these days, what with there being a plethora of resources available - good tutorials, cheap equipment, the equivalent of free film, and immediate feedback. There's no need for necromancy involving light meters, and no need to read the tea leaves of a Polaroid to guess at what the "real" picture will look like after it's souped. You don't need to do anything moody, dramatic or otherwise risky. As picture-taking goes, it's about as low as you can go on the technical difficulty scale. The hard part is getting "a person who happens to be in a picture" rather than "a picture that happens to have a person in it". That's psychology, not photography, and it's a completely separate skill. You can get the book learning from successful headshot types (notably Peter Hurley, but there are certainly others), but that's sort of like knowing the theory of standup comedy. You've got to actually work with people to figure out how to make them seem like they're looking through the camera rather than at it. And you've got to care enough to keep your subject from figuring out that you're doing any of that.
  - ensignavenger 8y ago
    I do some hobbyist photography, and I have kept myself to photographing nature and architecture because I have never been very good at posing / the psychology aspect as you describe it. Recently I have become more interested in doing more people photos, but I'm not sure how to go about learning it. Other than practice, are there any resources you might be able to suggest?
mrtenbears 8y ago
yep. I went to a pro with a lot of experience because i wanted a professional image for linkedin.
PedroCandeias 8y ago
I did, and use it in the company slack, email, salesforce, etc. Like it or not, others respond to our image. Using a professional photo is a great way to influence that response.
randyzwitch 8y ago
Yes, because it’s usually pretty inexpensive (I think I paid $35) relative to having a perfectly lit, clean background picture when one is needed at the last minute
wozmirek 8y ago
Nope, though I'm using a photo from an (unpaid) photoshoot from a startup accelerator, made by a semi-pro photographer.
Tharkun 8y ago
I don't use photos online anywhere. When silly tools/platform require the use of some kind of profile picture, I draw a stick figure or something similarly silly. It might not look terribly professional, but my face is entirely irrelevant in a professional context.
- DJBunnies 8y ago
  Except for somebody looking for you...
  - Tharkun 8y ago
    I have a name. They can look for that.
nottorp 8y ago
No, it's not the kind of image I want to project. I randomly use a crop of a normal photo or a drawing of me that my daughter made when she was like 3 or 4.
lucasgonze 8y ago
I paid for professional headshots to use in professional settings. It was partly about LinkedIn and other social media, and partly about conferences and press. Why? Because it's an effective way to tell your story better. It says you're confident, because you know that you're awesome enough to deserve a professional shoot. The specifics of whatever photos you end up using will carry some message. For example being shot in front of books carries an obvious message. It's good to have a photo specifically designed for professional contexts, rather than one awkwardly repurposed from a social context.
- netsharc 8y ago
  I second this, the lady I went to took around 80 different pictures, and she was telling me how to stand (where to place my feet, shoulders, turn my head, smile - even though the photo was chest-up the placement of the feet were important) and was very encouraging with "Smile! Oh wow, that's great!". Later on we reduced it to several photos by sorting out the ones I wouldn't like at all and going "Photo A or photo B?" through the ones we had left. A stiff passport photo would've been boring...
Fradow 8y ago
No, one time I took the team (~10 persons) to a nearby park on a nice day, and took photos with blurry green background. Otherwise, I just order people to stand in front of the white wall with best lighting I can find in the office, smile, and done. I use a low-end DSLR that I take the time to manually adjust. Results are good enough that I won't bother finding a professional to do better.
- copperx 8y ago
  Good enough is the enemy of great.
sideshowb 8y ago
No. Then again I'm not awful at photography myself and nor are the people who snapped pics for me (the ones that aren't selfies). Fwiw I'm an academic though I do interact with business.
pure-awesome 8y ago
I have a friend who studies photography. I paid them a bit of cash to snap a few semi-professional photos outdoors, and do a few post-processing touch-ups. I make use of these on my CV etc. Much better than I would have been able to do myself / with an amateur friend's help. Not as high quality as studio photos, but also not nearly as expensive, and good enough for my purposes.
1337biz 8y ago
Of cause. I consider it a relevant part of my professional identity just similar to dressing appropriately to the occasion.
schnevets 8y ago
No, but my current job provided one as part of onboarding, which I think is a great idea. When my nieces and nephews enter the work force, I'm planning on paying for professional headshots for each of them.
wingerlang 8y ago
I am currently re-using the picture from my work permit, it looked professional enough for me.
mcculley 8y ago
Yes, I have done so twice. The first time, I had a professional photographer take photos of my team and I so that our "about us" page would have a consistent look. The second time, my local Chamber of Commerce provided the services of a professional during a networking event. I use these photos over something I took with my phone or cropped from some other photo because they look a lot more professional. If you are developing a service related to professional headshots, I would appreciate you contacting me at mcculley@stackframe.com as I am developing something related to that industry.
LandR 8y ago
I'm a developer, so no... A headshot would be of exactly zero value to me. I have no photo on linkedin or any social media. In fact, zero photos of me online. Current work asked me to upload a photo for the company skype / whatever. I told them no. It's completely pointless. If a company wanted a photo for me to apply for the job, I wouldn't apply. Judge me on my history / technical skills / personal skills etc at the interview. My face is irrelevant.
- mdgrech23 8y ago
  You're greatly limiting your career potential with this mindset. Soft skills matter too. If you want to advance in your career you need people to pull you up, you'll never get the necessary contacts with this kind of attitude.
  - tboyd47 8y ago
    Is being able to smile for a camera a "soft skill?"
- hobofan 8y ago
  Would you also like to be referred to by your employee number instead of your name? I agree with your point about job interviews, but in your job, a photo is far from pointless. It helps people you only work with remotely to stay empathetic, and not reduce you to a faceless attributeless character (which is the image placholder photos transport), among other things.
- gallamine 8y ago
  As a remote worker, people with this attitude make it much harder to do my job - a photo helps build trust and trust makes good teams. Presumably you don't go into the office wearing a mask to hide your identity?
  - LandR 8y ago
    I'm also mostly a remote worker. Honestly, I try to go into the office as little as possible. I don't need a photo to help me trust someone though, I judge my colleagues on their work, I couldn't care less what they look like.
kowdermeister 8y ago
No, but I will do it in the future. It's handy for Tinder as well :)
- invalidusernam3 8y ago
  Multitasking :-)
- copperx 8y ago
  Because nothing communicates "I can be fun and exciting" as a stiff headshot.
dataminded 8y ago
A previous employer paid for mine. I had considered paying for my own.
yannis7 8y ago
oh how much I dislike this latest trend in tech-hip employee headshots where they blast insane amounts of light on one's face - that, in combination with the fake smile on all those pics, gives such an eerie effect..
- copperx 8y ago
  Smiling says "I'm an idiot" in Japan, so be careful if you're going for a headshot that can be used internationally.
TheGrumpyBrit 8y ago
Kind of. I use a good headshot from my wedding.
- OliviaLee 8y ago
  I paid for the photos. But if I had a little bit more time for preparation I would find some other creative way. You see, I was helped by my mum and her friends to organize the wedding. And found a great guide how to plan it too late here https://www.weddingforward.com/ https://www.weddingforward.com/ I wish I would turn it back..
dyeje 8y ago
Yes. It's cheap and well worth it, you can use them for quite a while.
gallamine 8y ago
I spoke at OSCON once. As part of the speaker package they did professional headshots. It was a great perk. I've used those extensively since - lots of other conferences ask for a headshot on their speaker list. I also use it on Linkedin.
zozbot123 8y ago
Yes. I had a professional photo made for my passport instead of the usual instant photo where you look flash burned, have a big nose, and a shadow behind you that looks like a mullet. There is a substantial difference in the way people handle identification with good photos. It feels like people think, "oh, of course, this is you." I liken it to my photo having taken a shower - it makes a much better impression. People usually hate their identification photos. Having a quality photo is a nice conversation starter.
colanderman 8y ago
Random tidbit: for some reason, LinkedIn displays your own profile image to yourself at a lower resolution than other profile images. I think it's related to the fact that your own profile image opens editing tools when clicked. (It took me hours to realize -- after digging through their HTML -- that the reason my own pic looked so blurry once uploaded was because of this. Logged out, it looks fine.)
okwme 8y ago
was considering this recently and came across something interesting. This photo studio in berlin charges different prices depending on where you plan to use it. Also curious whether that is common practice? 35 euro: for private use in applications, social networks eg Xing, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram etc. 80 euro: You acquire the full rights of use to use your portrait commercially eg for websites, brochures, business cards, publications in books or magazines, all without time and space restriction.
- netsharc 8y ago
  I've seen that too from some studios. Legally the photog is the copyright owner (they created the work), and you're purchasing a license from them, and I suppose in this case there are 2 levels of licenses. I guess one could try bargaining with them - because without you hiring them, there'd be no license to sell to you. But I guess successful ones can just turn you away.
lwhalen 8y ago
Yes, and it's been worth it every time.
ykevinator 8y ago
I've heard from those who have that it was worth the money. The only caution is that for some reason people still use those 70s olan mills background which connote a sort of tone deafness or cluelessness of the subject.
- copperx 8y ago
  What is, these days, an appropriate background?
milanmot 8y ago
I did it for my personal website hosted at https://www.milanmotavar.com/ https://www.milanmotavar.com/. I think it came out well.
BjoernKW 8y ago
Yes, about ten years ago when founding a startups because we thought it might be useful for press releases and similar publications. It probably wasn't the best way to spend our limited resources at the time. However, the pictures weren't particularly expensive either and I still use one for profile pictures and similar use cases, mostly because otherwise there aren't that many decent headshots of myself. Well, there's this one but I suppose it'd not be particularly suitable for a professional setting: https://bjoernkw.com/images/top-hat.jpg https://bjoernkw.com/images/top-hat.jpg So, in hindsight I'd say I got my money's worth for those shots.
matew 8y ago
I paid for the photos. But if I had a little bit more time for preparation I would find some other creative way. You see, I was helped by my mum and her friends to organize the wedding. And found a great guide how to plan it too late here https://www.weddingforward.com/ https://www.weddingforward.com/ I wish I would turn it back..

32 points by lambdadmitry 8y ago

And if so, why?

Yes - the guy who did our wedding photos was great and I was just starting my own startup and knew I wanted headshots. I was happy to pay him for an hour of taking photos and knew I'd get something usable out of it.

qmarchi 8y ago

Have not. For me, there are events where the internal media team (responsible for announcements and for ads) handles taking these.

alexgmcm 8y ago

I haven't yet. I'm considering it because of the popularity of LinkedIn but in the Anglo-American culture and thus most multinational companies - it is frowned upon to attach a photo to your CV.

frereubu 8y ago
This is interesting in terms of the ubiquity of LinkedIn - the lack of a photo on a CV is obviously to do with reducing bias. For example, if a recruiter doesn't know how attractive someone is, that won't influence their decision, and rightly so. But now that everyone's on LinkedIn it's easy to track down someone's photo if you want to. I often do this with clients who approach us through email because I like to have a face in mind when I speak to them on the phone, but it's easy for recruiters to misuse.
- jciochon 8y ago
  I attended a tech resume workshop recently and the recruiters there said they would absolutely discard resumes with photos (and other overly personal info) on them due to bias, and were instructed to do so by their employers. Interesting, but understandable. I do wonder how that reconciles with all the social media around though considering the main way recruiters reach out to me is LinkedIn.
  - frereubu 8y ago
    The guidance is absolutely right, but the morals of a sizeable minority of recruiters that I've met have been "flexible" to say the least.
  - bengale 8y ago
    Yeah at my last job where I used to get CVs I was always told to bin CVs that had photos/age etc. on them.
    - eb0la 8y ago
      In my country (Spain) you must attach a photo to the CV to get into consideration. I've been told in Germany you must attach a specific type.of photo, and you must gomtona professional photographer for it

marsrover 8y ago

I paid for my Christmas photos and that’s what I use on LinkedIn.

ARandomerDude 8y ago
Ditto. After the family pics, I told the photographer I want one of myself for professional use and she did a great job with it.

frereubu 8y ago

We tried to do it ourselves (two of my small company, including me, have an art college background - I studied photography for a year) and the results weren't great. They were obviously taken by non-professionals, and gave the staff section of our site an ad-hoc feel. Having said that, I prefer that kind of feel to photos that are so "professional" that they're mind-numbingly boring. There's a fine balance to be struck between stuff that's too slick and stuff that's amateurish - getting images that feel professional while still having a soul is very tricky, and generally involves finding a photographer that you click with (sorry, not sorry).

stan_rogers 8y ago
Getting headshot images that feel professional (in the sense of being well-lit with a decent background/setting and otherwise good technical execution) is actually a doddle. Especially these days, what with there being a plethora of resources available - good tutorials, cheap equipment, the equivalent of free film, and immediate feedback. There's no need for necromancy involving light meters, and no need to read the tea leaves of a Polaroid to guess at what the "real" picture will look like after it's souped. You don't need to do anything moody, dramatic or otherwise risky. As picture-taking goes, it's about as low as you can go on the technical difficulty scale. The hard part is getting "a person who happens to be in a picture" rather than "a picture that happens to have a person in it". That's psychology, not photography, and it's a completely separate skill. You can get the book learning from successful headshot types (notably Peter Hurley, but there are certainly others), but that's sort of like knowing the theory of standup comedy. You've got to actually work with people to figure out how to make them seem like they're looking through the camera rather than at it. And you've got to care enough to keep your subject from figuring out that you're doing any of that.
- ensignavenger 8y ago
  I do some hobbyist photography, and I have kept myself to photographing nature and architecture because I have never been very good at posing / the psychology aspect as you describe it. Recently I have become more interested in doing more people photos, but I'm not sure how to go about learning it. Other than practice, are there any resources you might be able to suggest?

mrtenbears 8y ago

yep. I went to a pro with a lot of experience because i wanted a professional image for linkedin.

PedroCandeias 8y ago

I did, and use it in the company slack, email, salesforce, etc. Like it or not, others respond to our image. Using a professional photo is a great way to influence that response.

randyzwitch 8y ago

Yes, because it’s usually pretty inexpensive (I think I paid $35) relative to having a perfectly lit, clean background picture when one is needed at the last minute

wozmirek 8y ago

Nope, though I'm using a photo from an (unpaid) photoshoot from a startup accelerator, made by a semi-pro photographer.

Tharkun 8y ago

I don't use photos online anywhere. When silly tools/platform require the use of some kind of profile picture, I draw a stick figure or something similarly silly. It might not look terribly professional, but my face is entirely irrelevant in a professional context.

DJBunnies 8y ago
Except for somebody looking for you...
- Tharkun 8y ago
  I have a name. They can look for that.

nottorp 8y ago

No, it's not the kind of image I want to project. I randomly use a crop of a normal photo or a drawing of me that my daughter made when she was like 3 or 4.

lucasgonze 8y ago

I paid for professional headshots to use in professional settings. It was partly about LinkedIn and other social media, and partly about conferences and press. Why? Because it's an effective way to tell your story better. It says you're confident, because you know that you're awesome enough to deserve a professional shoot. The specifics of whatever photos you end up using will carry some message. For example being shot in front of books carries an obvious message. It's good to have a photo specifically designed for professional contexts, rather than one awkwardly repurposed from a social context.

netsharc 8y ago
I second this, the lady I went to took around 80 different pictures, and she was telling me how to stand (where to place my feet, shoulders, turn my head, smile - even though the photo was chest-up the placement of the feet were important) and was very encouraging with "Smile! Oh wow, that's great!". Later on we reduced it to several photos by sorting out the ones I wouldn't like at all and going "Photo A or photo B?" through the ones we had left. A stiff passport photo would've been boring...

Fradow 8y ago

No, one time I took the team (~10 persons) to a nearby park on a nice day, and took photos with blurry green background. Otherwise, I just order people to stand in front of the white wall with best lighting I can find in the office, smile, and done. I use a low-end DSLR that I take the time to manually adjust. Results are good enough that I won't bother finding a professional to do better.

copperx 8y ago
Good enough is the enemy of great.

sideshowb 8y ago

No. Then again I'm not awful at photography myself and nor are the people who snapped pics for me (the ones that aren't selfies). Fwiw I'm an academic though I do interact with business.

pure-awesome 8y ago

I have a friend who studies photography. I paid them a bit of cash to snap a few semi-professional photos outdoors, and do a few post-processing touch-ups. I make use of these on my CV etc. Much better than I would have been able to do myself / with an amateur friend's help. Not as high quality as studio photos, but also not nearly as expensive, and good enough for my purposes.

1337biz 8y ago

Of cause. I consider it a relevant part of my professional identity just similar to dressing appropriately to the occasion.

schnevets 8y ago

No, but my current job provided one as part of onboarding, which I think is a great idea. When my nieces and nephews enter the work force, I'm planning on paying for professional headshots for each of them.

wingerlang 8y ago

I am currently re-using the picture from my work permit, it looked professional enough for me.

mcculley 8y ago

Yes, I have done so twice. The first time, I had a professional photographer take photos of my team and I so that our "about us" page would have a consistent look. The second time, my local Chamber of Commerce provided the services of a professional during a networking event. I use these photos over something I took with my phone or cropped from some other photo because they look a lot more professional. If you are developing a service related to professional headshots, I would appreciate you contacting me at mcculley@stackframe.com as I am developing something related to that industry.

LandR 8y ago

I'm a developer, so no... A headshot would be of exactly zero value to me. I have no photo on linkedin or any social media. In fact, zero photos of me online. Current work asked me to upload a photo for the company skype / whatever. I told them no. It's completely pointless. If a company wanted a photo for me to apply for the job, I wouldn't apply. Judge me on my history / technical skills / personal skills etc at the interview. My face is irrelevant.

mdgrech23 8y ago
You're greatly limiting your career potential with this mindset. Soft skills matter too. If you want to advance in your career you need people to pull you up, you'll never get the necessary contacts with this kind of attitude.
- tboyd47 8y ago
  Is being able to smile for a camera a "soft skill?"
hobofan 8y ago
Would you also like to be referred to by your employee number instead of your name? I agree with your point about job interviews, but in your job, a photo is far from pointless. It helps people you only work with remotely to stay empathetic, and not reduce you to a faceless attributeless character (which is the image placholder photos transport), among other things.
gallamine 8y ago
As a remote worker, people with this attitude make it much harder to do my job - a photo helps build trust and trust makes good teams. Presumably you don't go into the office wearing a mask to hide your identity?
- LandR 8y ago
  I'm also mostly a remote worker. Honestly, I try to go into the office as little as possible. I don't need a photo to help me trust someone though, I judge my colleagues on their work, I couldn't care less what they look like.

kowdermeister 8y ago

No, but I will do it in the future. It's handy for Tinder as well :)

invalidusernam3 8y ago
Multitasking :-)
copperx 8y ago
Because nothing communicates "I can be fun and exciting" as a stiff headshot.

dataminded 8y ago

A previous employer paid for mine. I had considered paying for my own.

yannis7 8y ago

oh how much I dislike this latest trend in tech-hip employee headshots where they blast insane amounts of light on one's face - that, in combination with the fake smile on all those pics, gives such an eerie effect..

copperx 8y ago
Smiling says "I'm an idiot" in Japan, so be careful if you're going for a headshot that can be used internationally.

TheGrumpyBrit 8y ago

Kind of. I use a good headshot from my wedding.

OliviaLee 8y ago
I paid for the photos. But if I had a little bit more time for preparation I would find some other creative way. You see, I was helped by my mum and her friends to organize the wedding. And found a great guide how to plan it too late here https://www.weddingforward.com/ https://www.weddingforward.com/ I wish I would turn it back..

dyeje 8y ago

Yes. It's cheap and well worth it, you can use them for quite a while.

gallamine 8y ago

I spoke at OSCON once. As part of the speaker package they did professional headshots. It was a great perk. I've used those extensively since - lots of other conferences ask for a headshot on their speaker list. I also use it on Linkedin.

zozbot123 8y ago

Yes. I had a professional photo made for my passport instead of the usual instant photo where you look flash burned, have a big nose, and a shadow behind you that looks like a mullet. There is a substantial difference in the way people handle identification with good photos. It feels like people think, "oh, of course, this is you." I liken it to my photo having taken a shower - it makes a much better impression. People usually hate their identification photos. Having a quality photo is a nice conversation starter.

colanderman 8y ago

Random tidbit: for some reason, LinkedIn displays your own profile image to yourself at a lower resolution than other profile images. I think it's related to the fact that your own profile image opens editing tools when clicked. (It took me hours to realize -- after digging through their HTML -- that the reason my own pic looked so blurry once uploaded was because of this. Logged out, it looks fine.)

okwme 8y ago

was considering this recently and came across something interesting. This photo studio in berlin charges different prices depending on where you plan to use it. Also curious whether that is common practice? 35 euro: for private use in applications, social networks eg Xing, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram etc. 80 euro: You acquire the full rights of use to use your portrait commercially eg for websites, brochures, business cards, publications in books or magazines, all without time and space restriction.

netsharc 8y ago
I've seen that too from some studios. Legally the photog is the copyright owner (they created the work), and you're purchasing a license from them, and I suppose in this case there are 2 levels of licenses. I guess one could try bargaining with them - because without you hiring them, there'd be no license to sell to you. But I guess successful ones can just turn you away.

lwhalen 8y ago

Yes, and it's been worth it every time.

ykevinator 8y ago

I've heard from those who have that it was worth the money. The only caution is that for some reason people still use those 70s olan mills background which connote a sort of tone deafness or cluelessness of the subject.

copperx 8y ago
What is, these days, an appropriate background?

milanmot 8y ago

I did it for my personal website hosted at https://www.milanmotavar.com/ https://www.milanmotavar.com/. I think it came out well.

BjoernKW 8y ago

Yes, about ten years ago when founding a startups because we thought it might be useful for press releases and similar publications. It probably wasn't the best way to spend our limited resources at the time. However, the pictures weren't particularly expensive either and I still use one for profile pictures and similar use cases, mostly because otherwise there aren't that many decent headshots of myself. Well, there's this one but I suppose it'd not be particularly suitable for a professional setting: https://bjoernkw.com/images/top-hat.jpg https://bjoernkw.com/images/top-hat.jpg So, in hindsight I'd say I got my money's worth for those shots.

matew 8y ago

I paid for the photos. But if I had a little bit more time for preparation I would find some other creative way. You see, I was helped by my mum and her friends to organize the wedding. And found a great guide how to plan it too late here https://www.weddingforward.com/ https://www.weddingforward.com/ I wish I would turn it back..