Your images and the event's
On a wedding day several people are photographing: the official photographer, the guests and you. Your images are yours, but the person in them has often already negotiated how she wants to appear, and stepping outside that arrangement is what causes friction.
Timing is the specific issue in this work. Publishing before the event can reveal a look that was meant to be a surprise; publishing on the day can pre-empt the photographer's own release. Agreeing when, not just whether, is the part usually forgotten.
Trial images are a different matter and often more useful professionally: they're taken in a controlled setting, they show the work clearly, and the client is usually more relaxed about them than about images from the day itself.
What to agree in advance
The chart is qualitative and shows the weight of each point in avoiding friction.
How to agree it
Agree when, not only whether
Timing is part of the agreement.
Use trial images
Controlled conditions and less sensitivity.
Check with the photographer
One message avoids a collision.
Say what you keep
And for how long.
On the job
- Agree the timing of publication, not just the permission.
- Prefer trial images for your portfolio.
- Check whether the photographer has his own arrangement.
Preferring trial images solves most of the problem at source: they're taken in conditions you control, they show the work better, and they don't collide with anyone else's arrangements about the day.
Checking with the photographer takes one message and avoids the situation nobody wants, where two suppliers publish the same event on different terms and the client is left to sort it out.
From conversation to guided consultation
Saloria brings guided consultation to make-up artists and bridal beauty teams: face analysis, look plan and protocol help align face, hair, color and expectations before the event day.