What are your opionions on this photographer?

Question

Considering booking him for our wedding...

http://www.csc-photography.com

http://www.myspace.com/cscprophotography

What you think?

Answer 1

Looks good :) Sounds bizarre, but even the myspace looks really professional! And thats quite hard with that website :) Very good though, the photos on the man site are very nice and £300 sounds quite cheap! Sounds like a bargain and like a really good deal :)

Answer 2

The pictures seem very clear and crisp, which is nice.  More and more I'm liking the artsy stuff that photographers are doing (the black and white and the highlighting of one color).  I didn't see pricing info, but if it's in your budget and you think he's going to do a nice, professional job for you, then I'd go for it.  The style kinda looks like what my photographer does.

Answer 3

The pics are good, but not my taste and they seem a bit helter-skelter. His grammar leaves a bit to be desired as well.

The main question would be what's his personality like? If you can stand to be around him for an entire day with his lens in your face, then that's great, book him. If you don't like his personality, DON'T DO IT! It's your call, this is going to be the man who spends your entire wedding day with you, make sure you like him.

Also, what's the contract like? Is he in your budget? Does he guarantee a backup if he is sick etc?

Good luck with your decision!

Answer 4

looks like a great photographer to use for your wedding!

Answer 5

My opinions (not directions for your next step):

The style of photography is very artistic, and he seems to be technically adept.

The websites present him as more carefree rather than formal and polished. (Presumably deliberate, but I prefer a more professional presentation in service people).

I would not book him for myself because I prefer more formal and photo-journalistic styles, but this is personal preference.

Answer 6

not bad!!!  If he is reasonable i would book him!

Answer 7

I like his work.  I say use him.

Answer 8

I like it - he seems creative, and take a good photo.

Answer 9

Right away I noticed several grammatical and punctuation errors on the homepage. Also some odd choice of words that leaves me confused such as "cold modern tones".

The photos are a jumbled mess, not clean and easily visable.

Further digging into the site at the slideshow, there were some nice pictures but nothing outstanding. The photographer seems to always center his subjects in the frame, so the viewer loses some context of the photos. Overall, not the worst but not incredible.

Good design should be a no-brainer for a photographer. My first impression: Not good.

Answer 10

very nice

Answer 11

Wow.. thats really good!

Answer 12

His black and white candid shots are beautiful.

I say go for it.

Answer 13

Those photos are great!!! He really knows what he's doing. If it's $300 an hour then it is a bit pricey, but it looks like it's worth it. If you have the $ (remember that buying prints are pretty expensive) I say go for it!  

Answer 14

I also like the work of this photographer, it would be nice to see an "about us" page or something that tell a bit more about the photographer - Does he/she use an assistant or 2nd shooter?  We find two photographers of man/woman really help capture the entire day...

Congratulations on your engagement - Where is the wedding?