Ack!!!! My photographer is giving us some scares

[ufcrusher]

Ok, so we have basically locked in our photograher for our wedding and were just going over the contract that he sent us. There were only two minor issues...but one of them may end up being major. We sent him the questions and our photographer responded within a timely manner. One of the answers was great, he told us that he already does that and we can amend the contract to reflect it. The other question which was just a clarification has spawned a whole other issue. When we were looking for our photographer, we specifically did not want them to use digital cameras, or if they did it had to be very minimal. So we asked every photographer that question and if the answer was wrong, they went with it.

The photographer we chose basically mirrored our sentiment about the digital camera, his work was great, and we really liked him. The problem, in todays response he is saying that he is shooting all of his color on a digital camera......not acceptable and not what we wanted. So I have an email into him for clarification...hopefully it was just a misunderstanding. if not, well then, we had a tough choice between this guy and one other, so we have a backup.

[Jeffbx]

Ask to see the large prints he produces from his camera... if he's got decent equipment (camera AND printer), you won't be able to tell the difference.

[hoey222]

Originally posted by Jeffbx
Ask to see the large prints he produces from his camera... if he's got decent equipment (camera AND printer), you won't be able to tell the difference.

true....


- but it's not what you wanted - and not something you want to have hanging over your head.

there's somuch else to stress you out on that day........


the guy sounds a little shifty to me :shifty:

[mcs328]

They do have some nice high pixel pro quality cameras out there. You can ask what kind he has and read the reviews at www.dpreview.com to see their take on it.

But if that's not what you want then that's not what you want.

[Tag]

I point I would make is do you have confidence in this guy?
Is he a quality photographer with many excellent referances.
At the end of the day thats what counts.

[cheapie]

the vendor my comany uses for our advertising and brochure images only uses digital. prints just as nicely as film

[ufcrusher]

Well, we got a response from him and he is going to use mostly film as we requested. The photographer does excellent work, both artistic and yet somehow traditional. We have met with him a few times and seen a very large portion of his work and he seems to have good references. That said, all the photos we saw were his work in film since he likes it better than digital himself.

As for the camera, he is using a 13.1 mp camera...I forget what brand right now, but its a top end camera. I dont know what his printer is.

Personally, I have yet to see a digital print that is as good in quality as what you can get with traditional film. There digital cameras dont get the crispness and certain other attributes of the traditional cameras.

[Jeffbx]

Originally posted by ufcrusher
As for the camera, he is using a 13.1 mp camera...I forget what brand right now, but its a top end camera. I dont know what his printer is.

Personally, I have yet to see a digital print that is as good in quality as what you can get with traditional film. There digital cameras dont get the crispness and certain other attributes of the traditional cameras.

Wow, with 13MP you're not going to see a difference. Film is roughly equivilant to 12-16MP, so unless you're planning on having a 40x60 print done, you won't be able to tell the difference. Sounds like he knows what he's doing, so I would bet he uses a nice high end dye-sub printer as well, so you've got nothing to worry about.

Time to pick out the flowers & the cake!

[Thesifer]

Humm I always heard Film is more like 4 Megapixel.. maybe im mistaken.. will have to look for proof on that.. but with a 13.1 MP Camera PROFESSIONAL (2-4 Thousand Dollar Camera or more) .. And a Printer that probably Costs about the Same or more.. There would be Absolutely NO WAY To tell the difference.. in color.. in features.. in anything.. Cant really refer it to anything out there unless you have seen the professionals.. cause no one really BUYS A prof camera/ printer for the house.. even the top of the line Consumer Printers will print some of the wrong colors etc.. But on theirs.. they just wouldnt get away with it ..
( those Cameras are MADE for Photographers By the way )

[raimin]

It all depends on enlargement and cropping
low ISO film with a good 50mm and tripod properly focused, it is more like 30 megapixel

[ray]

Originally posted by raimin
It all depends on enlargement and cropping
low ISO film with a good 50mm and tripod properly focused, it is more like 30 megapixel

as raimin has pointed out, it really depends on the size of the prints you are asking for. The larger the prints, the greater the resolution will have to be. a 13mp camera is what professional photographers use for sporting events. However, those prints are going into media publications and not really printed very large. I highly doubt you'll see a difference in quality, but since it's such a special day in your life, better safe than sorry. Heck, i'm sure between the professional and your friends and family, you'll have thousands of photos!

[sizemic1]

UF..

I can give you the name the photographer my wife and I used for our wedding a couple years ago. They are a husband and wife team and do INCREDIBLE work! If things don't work out let me know. They are in pretty high demand and extremely busy but you might luck out.

[ufcrusher]

Well thanks...everything worked out as I said, it was just him making a slight mistake. But then again, he apologized for it and there was no harm other than a scare.

[whitak24]

Originally posted by lilbigblue


as raimin has pointed out, it really depends on the size of the prints you are asking for. The larger the prints, the greater the resolution will have to be. a 13mp camera is what professional photographers use for sporting events. However, those prints are going into media publications and not really printed very large.
:stupid:
some pro digital cameras are approaching the level of quality that can be obtained with film. however, there are so many variables - a p&s POS camera shooting on kodak zoom max might only give you 2 megapixels or something :heh:

but when it comes down to it, professional equipment (particularly medium and large format) for film will be able to outperform professional digital equipment for some time. in 3 or 4 years that may not be the case, but i have my doubts.

then again, i'm old school :D