Comments on: Do wedding photographers using digital cameras, let the couple keep the disc of pics.Under what terms usually? http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:04:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: belverana http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 belverana Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:35:56 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1643 it will cost you a lot of money. I know some photographers charge $35 per [1] high-def photo. If you have 500 of them, then...... it will cost you a lot of money. I know some photographers charge $35 per [1] high-def photo. If you have 500 of them, then……

]]> By: leslie05_00 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1641 leslie05_00 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:32:27 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1641 It depends on the package that you purchase. Most photographers will charge a fee for the images on a cd. But not all do. Mine isn't charging me for it. You have to negotiate that in the beginning. Remember, EVERYTHING is negotiable when you're getting married. Tell the photographer what you want to spend and what you want to get for it. Normally they'll agree, maybe with a little negotations. It depends on the package that you buy. Most photographers will charge a fee for the images on a cd. But not all do. Mine isn’t charging me for it. You have to negotiate that in the beginning. Remember, EVERYTHING is negotiable when you’re getting married. Tell the photographer what you want to spend and what you want to get for it. Normally they’ll agree, maybe with a small negotations.

]]> By: dncngqun44 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1640 dncngqun44 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:49:43 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1640 When I got married, my photographer had several "packages" to choose from and one the options was to get the original disc of images (assuming you would have your own prints made from the disc). My photographer was also expensive and very protective of his work, so even if you brought the CD of negatives, all of the negatives has watermark seals across them, so there was not way of reproducing them on your own. If you choose to order the CD of negatives, make sure you ask if they have a watermark seal on them or not!! When I got married, my photographer had several “packages” to choose from and one the options was to get the original disc of images (assuming you would have your own prints made from the disc). My photographer was also expensive and very protective of his work, so even if you brought the CD of negatives, all of the negatives has watermark seals across them, so there was not way of reproducing them on your own. If you choose to order the CD of negatives, make sure you question if they have a watermark seal on them or not!!

]]> By: pinkdenial http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1639 pinkdenial Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:24:24 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1639 None of what you have heard about wedding photographers, either film or digital, is a hard-and-fast rule. There ARE film photographers who will let you keep the negatives. Packages are flexible. For some, it's part of the package price. Or you get the negatives but no prints and have to print them yourselves. Or you can get the negatives if you buy a certain amount of photos. All of this is true with digital photographers as well. Many photographers, both film and digital, are reluctant to part with the source files (negatives or CD). This is because they make most of their money with the reprints, and they know that they won't get much money out of you and your loved ones if you have the source files. That's why they charge for the negatives and CD. I had a friend who went with digital for their wedding. They got the CD and had to make the prints themselves. It was a LOT of work for them to get everyone's picture orders and print them. And people ordered more pictures than they otherwise would have, because the couple charged the price they were charged to print the pictures. But they didn't factor in the time they spent on this. My advice is to save yourself the headache, and just order the pictures from the photographer. It doesn't save THAT much money. Also, digital pictures do not look as good as film. I'm a photographer myself, so I can spot the differences where a lot of people can't. Film pictures capture light more effectively. That, and digital cameras can sometimes shut off automatically for no reason, and a good moment might be lost. The trend has slowly moved to encompass digital cameras, but they are by no means overtaking film as the preferred method of wedding photography. When I was planning our wedding, I heard a lot about how I just HAD to get the negatives. I didn't, and I don't regret it. What do I want them for? It's not like I'll need new pictures every year. And I didn't want a picture of every single shot taken...why would I need dozens of pictures of people sitting at dining tables? But, that's just me. My advice to you is to find a photographer whose style you like and who will be good to work with. Don't be so worked up about the negatives. Usually the photographers who offer them for no cost, or a low price, are not as good creatively and need to offer such deals in order to get business, because their photographic talent is not enough on its own. None of what you have heard about wedding photographers, either film or digital, is a hard-and-quick rule.

There ARE film photographers who will let you keep the negatives. Packages are flexible. For some, it’s part of the package price. Or you get the negatives but no prints and have to print them yourselves. Or you can get the negatives if you buy a certain amount of photos. All of this is right with digital photographers as well.

Many photographers, both film and digital, are reluctant to part with the source files (negatives or CD). This is because they make most of their money with the reprints, and they know that they won’t get much money out of you and your loved ones if you have the source files. That’s why they charge for the negatives and CD.

I had a friend who went with digital for their wedding. They got the CD and had to make the prints themselves. It was a LOT of work for them to get everyone’s picture orders and print them. And people ordered more pictures than they otherwise would have, because the couple charged the price they were charged to print the pictures. But they didn’t factor in the time they spent on this. My advice is to save yourself the headache, and just order the pictures from the photographer. It doesn’t save THAT much money.

Also, digital pictures do not look as excellent as film. I’m a photographer myself, so I can spot the differences where a lot of people can’t. Film pictures capture light more effectively. That, and digital cameras can sometimes shut off automatically for no reason, and a excellent moment might be lost. The trend has slowly went to encompass digital cameras, but they are by no means overtaking film as the preferred method of wedding photography.

When I was plotting our wedding, I heard a lot about how I just HAD to get the negatives. I didn’t, and I don’t regret it. What do I want them for? It’s not like I’ll need new pictures every year. And I didn’t want a picture of every single shot taken…why would I need dozens of pictures of people sitting at dining tables? But, that’s just me.

My advice to you is to find a photographer whose style you like and who will be excellent to work with. Don’t be so worked up about the negatives. Usually the photographers who offer them for no cost, or a low price, are not as excellent creatively and need to offer such deals in order to get business, because their photographic talent is not enough on its own.

]]> By: sure_whatever_29 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1638 sure_whatever_29 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:23:50 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1638 pictures and film, yes you have to give it to them, on the contrary, you have a contract, that you can use their photos for your commercial purposes or business purposes like website. if its on the disc and there is a manipulation on the pictures, extra charge fo that. goodluck! pictures and film, yes you have to give it to them, on the contrary, you have a contract, that you can use their photos for your commercial purposes or business purposes like website. if its on the disc and there is a manipulation on the pictures, extra charge fo that. goodluck!

]]> By: bluez http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1637 bluez Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:58:29 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1637 I just got married 4 months ago and our photographer had our pics put on disc and sent me 3 copies of it to keep (one for us, one for each set of parents) and we had to pick our pictures for our album off of the disk (they were numbered on the disk). She actually took the pics with a regular camera, not a digital. Our photographer cost $1200 and we had her at the ceremony/reception for 3 hours, got the 3 disks, and an album with 50 of our pictures in it (4x6 prints). Pretty pricey for what we got, I think. I just got married 4 months ago and our photographer had our pics place on disc and sent me 3 copies of it to keep (one for us, one for each set of parents) and we had to pick our pictures for our album off of the disk (they were numbered on the disk). She really took the pics with a regular camera, not a digital. Our photographer cost $1200 and we had her at the ceremony/reception for 3 hours, got the 3 disks, and an album with 50 of our pictures in it (4×6 prints). Pretty pricey for what we got, I reckon.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 Sandy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:01:52 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1636 Oh boy, a new can of worms has been opened. According to the DRM law, niether the Camera Operator or the Wedding Participants are entitled to claim ownership of the Intellectual Knowledge that made the Digital Images. The owner of the Marketing Rights and the Manufactureing Rights of the Hardware and Software are the owners of anything that the Hardware and or Software is used to create. Next time you google a picture on the web search part, look at those hyperlinks that say "Some media displayed is owned,,,yad yada yada......." , now take this concept and Law one step further, Are the photographs Public Domain, or have the Rights to use the Intelectuall Property that gathers and accesses the digital data been bought and protected by an idavidual or corporation. Its allways darkest just before the nuclear dawn steams out the eyes of Bambi. Oh boy, a new can of worms has been opened. According to the DRM law, niether the Camera Operator or the Wedding Participants are entitled to claim ownership of the Intellectual Knowledge that made the Digital Images.
The owner of the Marketing Rights and the Manufactureing Rights of the Hardware and Software are the owners of anything that the Hardware and or Software is used to make.
Next time you google a picture on the web search part, look at those hyperlinks that say “Some media showed is owned,,,yad yada yada…….” , now take this concept and Law one step further, Are the photographs Public Domain, or have the Rights to use the Intelectuall Property that gathers and accesses the digital data been bought and protected by an idavidual or corporation.
Its allways darkest just before the nuclear dawn steams out the eyes of Bambi.

]]> By: leadbelly http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 leadbelly Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:59:53 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1635 you are the customer, you set the terms. find a photographer who agrees. you are the customer, you set the terms.
find a photographer who agrees.

]]> By: L96vette http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 L96vette Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:10 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1634 My brother just got married over the weekend, and the photographers used digital. They have a website set up where we can order all the photos that we want. I didn't hear anything about keeping a disc, but then we can scan all the photos that we want after we order them. My brother just got married over the weekend, and the photographers used digital. They have a website set up where we can order all the photos that we want. I didn’t hear anything about keeping a disc, but then we can scan all the photos that we want after we order them.

]]> By: DutchApplePie http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 DutchApplePie Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:57:26 +0000 http://www.rachaelwestdesigns.com/weddingquestions/do-wedding-photographers-using-digital-cameras-let-the-couple-keep-the-disc-of-pics-under-what-terms-usually/#comment-1633 Most of the time the disc comes in the package. You have to pay a lot extra for it but in the end you have the disc. No the couple can not demand the disc. Before anything, a contract should be signed stating who owns the rights to the photos. Very often it is not the couple. Most charge between $100 - $300 for two to three hours. But rates very of course. Most of the time the disc comes in the package. You have to pay a lot extra for it but in the end you have the disc. No the couple can not demand the disc. Before anything, a contract should be signed stating who owns the rights to the photos. Very often it is not the couple.

Most charge between $100 – $300 for two to three hours. But rates very of course.

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