Wait.... what? Safety?! What's unsafe about wedding photography? This is indeed an interesting topic.
Imagine you hire a wedding photographer and they are a no-show? What if their camera or lens breaks? Actually, they can be held financially accountable. But finances weren't what you and your fiancee were really interested in, what you wanted was a stunning album full of memories to share with your friends and family. Even if they pay you for the loss of shots, and come to do some posed shots after the fact, there you are, without the actual memories of your wedding day recorded in bits and bytes.
By hiring a team with more than one photographer, your wedding photographs will be safe from a number of things that could go wrong:
- Travel Difficulty: One photographer gets stuck at an airport, in a traffic jam, or worse. Hopefully the other(s) will show up.
- Camera Malfunction: Most photographers take more than one camera to the event anyway, but it's good to know that with 2+ photographers, you'll certainly have 2+ cameras.
- Memory Card Failure: OK, rare but possible. If a memory card corrupts, you want to make sure that you got the shot. With consideration for our previous blog entry, the 2nd perspective, even if not the best angle, is sure better than no perspective.
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| Memory card corruption can and does happen. Luckily I took about 2 dozen of this group or the moment would have been lost forever. Darn you faulty memory cards! Having a B shooter at the same scene would have also helped by doubling up on the shots, while giving an alternate perspective. |
I myself was sick at a wedding and needed break so I missed out on part of the dance. It was good to know that I had two other skilled photogs there ready to jump in and cover what I was missing.
At the end of the day, the photographer and wedding couple all want the same thing, which is a great album to remember the day by.
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