We welcome
you to studioEPIC Photography, home of the professional Toronto Wedding Photographer.
At studioEPIC we realize that selecting a photographer for your wedding
event (Especially in a large city like Toronto), can be a daunting task. It is
however one of the most important decisions you will make in preparation for your
wedding. We are here to make this experience as friendly as possible. In Toronto,
where there are so many wedding photographers available this becomes even more
difficult. Here are a few things to help you along:
Photographer Reliability:
Remember the most
important attribute of any wedding photographer is reliability. At the
end of the day, the most beautiful photographs in a photographer's portfolio
are useless is the wedding photographer is late or does not show up! We frequently
hear horrific stories from Toronto couples whose photographers are late, unprepared
or even cancel just a few days before the wedding because they were able to
up-sell a more expensive package to a different wedding. One we commit to photographing
your wedding you may rest assured that the photographer will show up, will be
on time and will deliver beautiful photographs!
Photographer Style
and Technical Know-How:
Wedding Photography
style is a personal choice, and varies from one couple to the next, however
there are a few guidelines that a wedding photographer has to follow to achieve
good quality photographs. The photo has to be well focused, with no motion blur
unless done on purpose by the photographer. The photographer has to ensure the
wedding images are well exposed, and with just the right amount of colour saturation.
Photographer attitude
and chemistry.
When choosing a wedding
photographer, make sure you pick someone you feel comfortable with, after all
they'll be with you on one of the most important days of your life! Make sure
the photographer is friendly, easy going, and will get you exactly the result
you are going for! If you know your wedding party is large and you expect it
may be hard to control, make sure the photographer has experience with large
wedding photo shoots. In Toronto, it's easy to find lots of photographers, make
sure you get one that will match your style.
Q&A
Q: How long will
our wedding web gallery be on the site?
A: The wedding gallery remains on the wedding photography site permanently.
Most Toronto Photographers offer this feature for up to one year. The link to
your wedding photography gallery is only provided to you, however we invite
you to forward the link to your friends and relatives.
Q: For how long after
the wedding can we purchase additional photographs or enlargements.
A: We recommend that you purchase additional enlargements within the first year
from the date your wedding was shot by our photographer. However, we keep the
photographs on file, and will try to keep them indefinitely.
Q: Can we buy a full
resolution CD on the photographs taken on our wedding day?
A: Yes, a full resolution CD is available starting at just $150. This seems to be very
price competitive in the Toronto Wedding Photographer marketplace.
Q: Do you provide
videography services?
A: We are a Toronto Wedding Photographer only, however we work very closely
with some videographers and can arrange their services for you.
Q: What is the turn
around time to get my wedding photographs delivered?
A: During the high wedding season which spans May to October, it takes 6 to
8 weeks to receive the Wedding Gallery. During slower periods you will receive
your photo gallery in 2 to 4 weeks. The turnaround time depends on the number
of wedding being shot during a specific time period by our photographer.
Q: How do I go about
selecting my wedding photo enlargements?
A: After you wedding gallery is emailed to you by the photographer you can choose
your photo enlargements by the unique photo numbers in the left hand margin
of the galleries.
Q: Do your photographers
take digital or wedding photography?
A: Each photographer has a personal preference, in the recent years, most wedding
photographs have migrated to digital. This is also true of our photographers.
At this point, the default is to shoot the entire wedding digital. If your preference
is otherwise your photographer can shoot film.
Q: Do you charge
for consecutive hours or hours worked?
A: A Wedding Photographer is assigned to your wedding for a set of consecutive
hours. For example if you have a one hour break between your wedding ceremony
and reception, you will be charged for that hour. In certain circumstances,
when there are long breaks between shoots, special arrangements can be made
no to charge you for hours in between. (Applies to Toronto and area shoots only).
Q: Can your photographer
suggest a location for wedding portraits?
A: Yes, we can definitely suggest locations in and around Toronto which are
usable for wedding portrait photography.
Q: How many photographers
do the packages include?
A: One photographer is guaranteed for wedding packages lasting up to six hours.
Anything over six hours, we try to staff the wedding with two photographers
at no additional cost. Most Toronto studios offer only one photographer, regardless
of time spent at the wedding, and if two photographers are provided they charge
extra.
Q: How soon do you
require a deposit?
A: We require a deposit at least six months prior to your wedding. This guarantees
you the requested date, however we can take up to 2 weddings per day in the
Toronto area. Toronto wedding season is very busy, and thus it is usually a
good idea to book early to guarantee a quality photographer.
Q: Do you provide
samples of other weddings taken by the same photographer we will be using?
A: Yes, we can provide sample wedding photographer galleries at request.
Q: Do you provide
wedding references for photographers?
A: Yes, we can provide references for each and every photographer who will be
attending your wedding.
Brief history of Wedding Photography:
For centuries people have been projecting images onto surfaces. Some contemporary scholars believe this was done as early as the 16th century. Some, even though disputed, even believe that early artists used camera like devices to project images onto surfaces for tracing.
Photography in its true sense of capturing images did not start until the early 1800s. The first photo was produced by a French inventor Nicéore Niée on a copper plate covered with a petroleum derivative (Bitumen). This photo required an eight our exposure in bright sunlight. The earliest surviving photo is from 1826 and it was taken by this French inventor.
Various refinements of photographic technique lead to its popularization in the late 1800s. The industrial revolution and the requirement to product portraits quickly and easily (in comparison to the traditional oil painting) put additional pressure on the industry to refine the process and by around 1880 a studio portrait photography would cost about $1000 USD in 2006 dollars. At approximately that point wedding photography became an accepted form of commercial art. At first all wedding photographs, due to the limitations of technology and the amount of photographic equipment necessary were taken in the studio.
One limitation of early wedding photography was that there was no way of making copies of taken photographs. The photos were exposed on a small copper sheet. Additional changes in technology brought about new ways of capturing images, this included glass plates, tin and copper plates and sheet. In 1884 George Eastman of Rochester, New York developed a dry gel on paper process. This was the first time that photographers could leave the studio without having to carry loads of plates, heavy equipment and dangerous chemicals, also at this time we have the first historical records of early wedding photographers taking photos on location. With the new century came the introduction of color photography. This was achieved by combining various chemicals which responded differently to various wavelengths of light into one mixture in such a way that color would be captured on the surface. This process however, was very unpredictable and even though the original results were pleasing, the colors faded quickly. Between 1907 and 1936 various color films with increasing quality reached the market. In 1936, German photographic firm Agfa released the Agfacolor Neue film. This film is the basis for most modern day photographic films. After World War Two the 'Wedding Boom' and relative affordability gave rise to the first common wedding photography market. It became common place for engaged couples to have photographs taken before and during the wedding ceremony. An interesting phenomenon of those times was the fact that photographers would show up to the wedding unannounced, use their photographic roll film and compact portable flash tubes to take photos of the couple and then try to sell their photos after the event. The 'flash' photographers were at first militarily trained personnel looking to make additional money after the war, however this quickly changed and amateur photographers took up this activity as well. This forced trained studio photographer to go mobile as well, and by the 1950s this practice ceased to exists and the current day, pre-booked wedding photographers became the standard. The next significant change was the invention of the 35mm camera and the subsequent invention of the 'Wedding Photojournalist'. These new smaller cameras were portable enough to be used by journalists in the field and Wedding Photographers took the clue from professional photojournalists and started taking candid shots, known as the photojournalistic style. The next significant change was the invention of the auto focus which further simplified the art of wedding photography. Most recently Wedding Photography has undergone a monumental shift with the invention of the digital camera. What first started as the fringe industry of the digital wedding photographer recently became the norm. As the camera companies began to discontinue film cameras more and more Wedding Photographers switched into digital, leaving mostly the more traditional medium format wedding photographers shooting with Film.
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