Why Charles Jablow Photography?
Insider's Secrets To Selecting a Wedding Photographer

Planning a wedding can be a lot of fun, but one of the most difficult selections has to do with the wedding photographer. There are so many myths, so many horror stories, and sometimes good stories. When people are happy with their choice of wedding photographer, will he/she also be right for you? People do need different levels of skill in their photographer, so we hope this will help you.

Secret #1: Find a Unique and Emotional Style Of Photography

When you hire Charles Jablow, you are not just hiring a photographer, you are hiring an artist. Let me explain:

People ask me why we don't use multiple photographers at a wedding. Unlike other photographers, Charles prefers to work solo. The reason why is simple. Other photographers work in pairs in order to capture more pictures. Charles likes to work solo in order to capture the perfectpictures, the perfect moments, the emotions, feelings, and the personalities of your family and friends. Quantity can seem a benefit , but quantity will never yield quality - that's a myth.

People who have seen Charles' photos over the years have seen the amazing emotional quality of his work, the consistency and the creativity, the uncanny ability to capture the feelings and expressions others miss.

In order to ensure that clients are getting that same quality in each and every image at each and every wedding or party, the photos must be taken by Charles. Assistants and other photographers simply can't capture these moments in the same way.

Another thing that happens quite often at these events is that the photographers simply do not know how to photograph large groups so that each person in the group is looking his or her best. So very often, they throw groups together without the proper organization or artistic composition and snap a picture like Uncle Harry would. This is just as frequent when there are two photographers, because neither of them really knows how to handle groups. (In fact, Charles was observing at one wedding where the mother of the bride said to him during a group shoot, "I don't really think that photographer knows what he is doing" and she was right. )

Charles will carefully set up the group so you can see every face and each person looks his best before making an image of the group. The result is a professional, pleasing photo that looks great in your final album.

So, when you investigate photographers, keep in mind who might be taking the pictures for you, and understand that with Charles Jablow Photography, he is handling your work personally. After all, he is putting his name and reputation on them!

Secret #2: Hire A Wealth of Experience, in Case You Need It

When you hire Charles Jablow, you are not just hiring a photographer, you are hiring a problem solver. Let me explain:

Things can go wrong at every wedding. Sometimes, the bouquet can turn out to be the wrong flowers. On other occasions, the beautiful weather can disappear and you have rain. Sometimes you can lose the use of the hotel lobby as so many hotel patrons are walking across it. Sometimes, you can't cut the cake because catering forgot to provide the knife and fork.

Is having two photographers better than having one? In the opinion of many photographers I respect, it all comes down to the experience of the photographer, rather than the number of photographers you hire. Photographers who've never apprenticed (and there are more then ever these days) have never seen how to solve these problems and for that reason can get in over their heads quickly. Back in the film days, most people did study, apprentice and practiced dealing with these complex filming situations. Charles has apprenticed and studied more than most, and with some of the best people in the world.

With this experience, no matter what happen at your event, Charles will stay calm, take great pictures, solve your problems, and help you make your wedding day a beautiful day, all while being very polite to your guests and a calming influence on the bride. Isn't that the good insurance you need?

Secret #3: Most Photographers Won't Help You Choose Your Album Images To Tell The Best Story

After the event, most photographers hand you a low-resolution CD and tell you to choose your images yourself. However, most people don't create albums every day and don't have much experience in doing this. They don't know how to approach telling the story, about creating sequences, about choosing backgrounds to complement the story, about creating variety, and other important aspects of album design. We do. We've been doing this for years, creating our own superior designs for our valued clients. While most others are outsourcing their designs to the low bidder, we continue to create our own. So we will sit with you for (2) 2-hour sessions to help you select the best images for high drama and emotional storytelling, then we'll create your album design and ask you to approve it. As far as we know, we're the only one asking you to approve your design before we print it. What this means to you is that you get exactly what you want, an emotional album with the design you want. You'll be looking at it for many years. Can you afford any less?

Charles only photographs 40 weddings per year - don't get shut out. Call now!

What consistently amazes Charles about photography is the complexity of the craft. It's easy to make an exposure, but not so easy to be artistic all day, every exposure, every wedding. That, my friends, is a completely different level of artistry and commitment. That is what Charles Jablow Photography is all about. We wish you a great wedding!!

              
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