Guide to Picking a Videographer Part 2

Here's the second installment for you newly-engaged couples who are looking for a videographer to capture your big day.

In Part One of our Guide, we talked about asking the question "What Type of Cameras Do You Use?" In Part 2, we'll talk about two important topics you should discuss with your videographer; Style & Approach.

Style:

Style is a nice way of determining how the videographer views the world through his camera lens. These days, almost anyone can pick up a camera and film a wedding, but you're obviously going to want someone that sees things a little different than say, your cousin who makes really cool looking Youtube videos.

Ask to see a sample wedding video, not just the highlights. Most often, the highlight video is a collection of the videographer's best work. You're not paying for the 3-4 minutes of the best footage shot over the course of the eight hour day, so you want to make sure that his camerawork throughout your wedding is just as good as the highlight video he's using to make his sales pitch.

Approach:

Your personality can often determine what type of videographer you're looking for. Are you and your fiance shy and not big fans of being the center of attention? Then maybe you should look for a videographer that uses a documentary approach to filming.

Are you the type of person who loves the camera? Look for a videographer who doesn't mind getting dirty on the dance floor. (I've lost count of how many time's I've been elbowed in the head by a party-goer, but it's never stopped me from getting my shot!)