With a budget priced digital SLR cameras proliferation, there are more people entering than than ever hobby photography. Everyone seems to have a friend or family member who is into photography. So it can be very tempting as a friend official wedding photographer for your wedding in Gloucestershire. While this may seem like a good way to save a significant amount of money on your wedding - there are a few things you should probably consider before making this decision.

Of course, if your friend happens to be a professional wedding photographer, and offered to take pictures of your wedding as your wedding gift, as long as you like the style of wedding photography they produce (and you obviously have them well as they are your friend), then I I think it's a no-brainer. However, if they just photography as a hobby, your choice can be difficult.

First, they are such a good friend or family member that they will be very involved in your wedding? I do not like to recommend to the bride or the groom's best friend is the official photographer, even if they already are professional wedding photographers father. The bride or the best man's father is too important an ace wedding work, they also take pictures of the wedding. It is very difficult to enjoy the day as a guest, which is also the official photographer.

Similarly, if the official photographer's wife or husband attend as a guest, it may have some effect on your photos. With his wife as a guest and capture candid moments of your wedding photographer can be torn in between. If this is the case, it would be reasonable to assume that the spouse to bring a friend, at a wedding, and the photographer captures images.

From a technical point of view, you should also ensure that your wedding is not the first of your photographer friend took pictures of the wedding. Wedding photography is one of the most difficult types of photography moments come and go in an instant, and can not be reproduced or re - It is important that you get someone who knows the wedding ceremony, sophisticated, and will miss the important moments. For more technical note, professional wedding photographers always take a backup software. Your friend may have a pretty decent camera, but what if the camera or lens break down?

Professional wedding photographers will always have at least one backup camera, often with two lenses and replacement lenses. This, combined with a lot of spare batteries and memory cards, as well as spare Flashguns, light stands, soft boxes and umbrellas weather deteriorates and they need to take formal group photo inside. This contingency set is worth its weight in gold should something go wrong. You can not just go back and try again tomorrow, as you can with the other photo shoots.

Another aspect to be considered is the fact that professional indemnity and public liability. Any professional photographer or a photographer active in a church or other public place should have full liability insurance. It is absolutely necessary to travel through the camera bag and tripod photographer cause any other incident. You may be held liable pursuant to your local photographer inadvertently cause any damage to the venue or someone else's property and take pictures of your wedding.

It is therefore important that you have with your photographer's agreement, regardless of whether they are your friend, in detail, what do you expect in order to ensure there are no frustration on both sides. Handled correctly, your friend may be able to produce some wonderful wedding memories for you, but make sure before making any kind of suggestions, no matter how tempted you may be to consider the above points.